House Session
The House debated and passed several bills suspension bills, including one to that aims to make improvements to veterans' health care and benefits. Also, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH)…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,157 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills suspension bills, including one to that aims to make improvements to veterans' health care and benefits. Also, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH)…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,157 viewsThe House passed a bill that changes the federal medical research process as well as makes policy changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and federal foster care programs. They also approved several…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,785 viewsTwo House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a joint hearing about the cybersecurity of various everyday electronic and internet-connected devices. Committee members heard from…
2,509 viewsEnergy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified at a hearing on his department’s responsibility to ensure energy security. He discussed the impact of climate change on energy security as well as…
702 viewsThe House approved a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including a resolution honoring Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, who died in July 2016; a…
View in Congressional Chronicle882 viewsFCC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing on Federal Communications Commission operations. They discussed a range of issues such as consumer privacy rules pertaining to broadband internet service…
734 viewsHouse Republicans had been planning to allow a vote on gun control legislation after the June 12, 2016, mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, but some majority party members objected to the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,197 viewsThe House approved several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation dealing with inspectors' general subpoena powers and construction of medical facilities for veterans.…
View in Congressional Chronicle833 viewsLeaders of organizations representing manufacturers and the Department of Energy were among the witnesses testifying at a hearing on current and future energy consumption regulations for…
729 viewsThe House reconvened after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to a joint meeting of Congress. Members debated the rule governing three bills dealing with ozone pollution…
View in Congressional Chronicle581 viewsNuclear energy experts testified at a hearing on legislation to increase cooperation between the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The goal of the cooperation was to…
508 viewsFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Tom Wheeler and others testified at an oversight hearing on the agency’s operations. Topics included the FCC spectrum auction and changes to…
937 viewsThe House debated a bill related to broadband Internet access for small businesses and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle320 viewsThe House passed a bill relating to defendants in fraudulent lawsuits in state courts. Members also debated a bill dealing with hunting and fishing on federal lands.
View in Congressional Chronicle533 viewsThe House passed the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 that bill would require the Treasury Department to provide more information about U.S. debt and overall fiscal…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,024 viewsThe House approved a bill dealing with lawsuits against the federal government that could result in new regulations and requires the government to give public notice when it begins…
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