House Pro Forma Session
The House met for a pro forma session.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,737 viewsThe House met for a pro forma session.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,737 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,500 viewsThe House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,189 viewsThe House considered 16 bills under suspension of the rules as members waited to begin work on a $1.7 trillion spending package to fund the federal government through the end of the current…
View in Congressional Chronicle461 viewsThe House met for a pro forma session.
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View in Congressional Chronicle3,001 viewsThe House approved the debate rules for four bills, voted to begin debate on government funding through December 23, and approved several suspension bills that were debated earlier in the…
View in Congressional Chronicle640 viewsThe House worked on H.R. 3648, the EAGLE Act, which would phase out the per country cap on employment-based immigrant visas, and members also approved a suspension bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle979 viewsThe House considered 32 bills under suspension of the rules, including measures on renaming post offices and replacing masculine pronouns in the National Archives with gender-neutral terms.
View in Congressional Chronicle306 viewsThe House approved the final version of marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would next go to President Biden. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,363 viewsThe House convened for opening procedures and one-minute speeches, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair as members waited for the Rules Committee to issue a rule for floor…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,458 viewsHouse and Senate leaders gathered to honor law enforcement officers with a Congressional Gold Medal for their efforts in defending the U.S. Capitol when it was under attack on January 6,…
10,836 viewsThe House began consideration of two immigration bills. H.R. 3648, the EAGLE Act, would phase out the per country cap on employment-based immigrant visas. H.R. 7946, the Veteran Service…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,570 viewsThe House debated 12 bills under suspension of the rules, including measures dealing with cardiovascular research, disaster assistance, and opioid abuse treatment.
View in Congressional Chronicle309 viewsThe House approved a suspension bill that increases funding for home visitation programs that serve pregnant women, new mothers, and their children. The bill was named after the late…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,529 viewsThe House debated two criminal justice-related bills. One would improve the treatment of pregnant inmates, and the other would create community reentry centers that would support formerly…
View in Congressional Chronicle868 viewsThe House approved the rules governing debate for five bills, including a measure to adopt the tentative agreement reached in September 2022 between unions and railroads to avert a national…
View in Congressional Chronicle9,330 viewsThe House considered 18 bills under suspension of the rules, including several veteran-related and post office naming measures as well as legislation on human rights for the Uyghurs in China and…
View in Congressional Chronicle789 viewsThe House met for a pro forma session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,694 viewsThe House held a brief pro forma session with no votes taking place. Members will return for votes on Tuesday, November 29, after the Thanksgiving holiday.
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