House Session
The House took a series of four votes, including passage of S. 2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, 417-7, with 10 members not voting.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,338 viewsThe House took a series of four votes, including passage of S. 2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, 417-7, with 10 members not voting.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,338 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on how organizations such as the Islamic State* obtain and deploy financial resources to commit acts of terror and further…
1,683 viewsFollowing one minute speeches, the House debated five bills under suspension of the rules including H.R. 4709, a bill to develop a coordinated approach by pharmacists, industry officials,…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,223 viewsWitnesses testified on the effects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on the financial services industry, consumers, and American competitiveness since its enactment…
2,009 viewsThe House considered H.R. 3086, a bill that would make the ban on Internet access taxes permanent. Members also continued debate on H.R. 5016, a fiscal year 2015 financial services spending…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,280 viewsStephen Luparello testified at a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) oversight hearing. The hearing focused on the activities of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, stock market…
556 viewsTreasury Secretary Jack Lew testified on the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which oversee the implementation of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law.
747 viewsRepresentative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and other members of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force held a press conference to announce the introduction of mental health and domestic…
439 viewsThe House passed H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,823 viewsThe House debated a closed rule for H.Res. 567, establishing a select committee to investigate the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi
View in Congressional Chronicle922 viewsThe House considered seven bills approved by the House Financial Services and Judiciary Committees to be considered under Suspensions of the Rules. All required a two-thirds majority to…
View in Congressional Chronicle393 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,215 viewsThe House considered a closed rule governing debate on H.R. 2575, a bill that would change a provision in the health care law defining a full-time employee from one who averages 30 hours…
View in Congressional Chronicle917 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen continued her testimony on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future monetary policy.
1,498 viewsRichard Cordray testified on the details of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s semiannual report.
1,071 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. Representative Bradley Byrne (R) was sworn in to represent Alabama’s 1st Congressional District, making the whole…
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