House Session
In a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,142 viewsIn a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,142 viewsThe House approved a bill aimed at increasing computer chip production in the U.S. to better compete with China. The measure would next to go to the president for his signature. Members…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,089 viewsHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and several other House Republicans held a news conference on the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed federal…
2,059 viewsHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other Republican House leaders held an opening news conference previewing their retreat in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. They talked about…
924 viewsHouse Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) held a listening session with policy advocates and…
1,352 viewsThe House approved the debate rules for legislation to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances since the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Members then recessed in preparation…
View in Congressional Chronicle651 viewsThe House considered legislation that seeks to expand U.S. production of semiconductors. Most are made abroad, and there was a shortage of semiconductors, resulting in higher prices for…
View in Congressional Chronicle623 viewsMinority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republicans held a news conference on President Biden’s social spending agenda.
743 viewsThe House passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021. The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals as hazardous and make the…
View in Congressional Chronicle938 viewsThe House passed four bills. One bans religion-based travel bans, and the second requires that all individuals entering the U.S. have access to legal counsel if stopped by immigration…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,517 viewsThe House debated amendments to a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,806 viewsThe House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and…
View in Congressional Chronicle9,690 viewsThe House debated and voted on several suspension bills dealing with such issues as veterans health, water infrastructure, and the naming of post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,175 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules. Members also debated a resolution to terminate President Trump’s emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border, and they…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,155 viewsThe House voted on amendments to and passed the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act (HR 987), which addresses health care and prescription drug costs.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,035 viewsHouse Republican leadership members, female political experts, and former campaign staffers participated in panel discussions at the launch event for Representative Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY)…
939 viewsThe House approved a resolution calling for the government of Myanmar (Burma) to release imprisoned journalists.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,710 viewsThe House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,127 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), along with his leadership team, held a news conference to discuss the legislative agenda for the week, including a spending bill to fund the Pentagon and a…
1,805 viewsDuring a Republican leaders news conference, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) was asked about a recent tweet by the president challenging the number of reported deaths in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. The…
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