House Session, Part 2
The House considered 21 bills under suspension of the rules, including the naming of several post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,552 viewsThe House considered 21 bills under suspension of the rules, including the naming of several post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,552 viewsLawmakers worked on several suspension bills, including one that extends authorization of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program.
View in Congressional Chronicle817 viewsThe House Natural Resources Committee examined Puerto Rico’s electrical system and the reported management failures of the commonwealth’s sole energy utility. Among those appearing at the hearing were…
1,179 viewsThe House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,983 viewsThe House debated two bills: the Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 (H.R. 6237), and the Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal…
View in Congressional Chronicle931 viewsThe House debated and passed the fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending bill. Members also approved a resolution insisting that the Justice Department provide House investigators…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,398 viewsThe House rejected in a 121-301 vote the Republican compromise immigration bill. Members then resumed debate on a fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,068 viewsThe House passed a bill aimed at protecting endangered salmon in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington state. Members also considered amendments to the fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,396 viewsU.S. Strategic Command Commander General John Hyten, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified at a hearing on utilizing satellites in space for commerce…
902 viewsPentagon officials were among the witnesses at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on military technology and the transfer of such developments with international and commercial partners. They…
1,679 viewsThe House approved a $15 billion rescissions bill. Members also began debate on a federal spending package for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, military…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,485 viewsThe House approved several bills. One would change the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations reform law. Another would allow terminally-ill patients to use experimental that do not yet have…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,280 viewsThe House voted on several bills related to veterans' issues that were debated earlier under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle320 viewsDuring this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members debated amendments concerning the Iran nuclear…
590 viewsDuring this third portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members voted on several amendments to the proposals…
279 viewsDuring this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, one of the approved amendments included the creation of a…
647 viewsThe House debated and voted on two bills. One concerns the Columbia River power system, and the other relates to modernizing music copyrights.
View in Congressional Chronicle827 viewsMilitary commanders testified at a hearing on the capabilities of U.S. missile defense systems, the fiscal year 2019 budget request, and threats from North Korea, Iran and Russia. Among…
588 viewsJoint Chief of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford and Defense Secretary James Mattis testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the military’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Secretary Mattis…
2,643 viewsThe secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force testified before the House Armed Services Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for their respective branches. They…
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