House Session, Part 2
In a 217-185 vote, the House passed a revised bill for government funding until February 8, 2019. The bill, which differed from a Senate-passed version, includes $5.7 billion for a…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,628 viewsIn a 217-185 vote, the House passed a revised bill for government funding until February 8, 2019. The bill, which differed from a Senate-passed version, includes $5.7 billion for a…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,628 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,099 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including ones that condemns the Assad regime in Syria and Russian aggression against Ukraine.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,177 viewsThe House considered 21 bills under suspension of the rules, including the naming of several post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,552 viewsThe House approved a bill to make some of the individual tax cuts passed in December 2018 permanent. It was the last bill in a series of three Republican tax policy bills being called “Tax Reform…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,327 viewsTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about how his company uses artificial intelligence and humans to manage content on its platform. Members of…
17,226 viewsThe commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified at an oversight hearing on the operations of their regulatory agency. Issues addressed included network upgrades to accommodate 5G…
3,597 viewsFDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and NIH Director Francis Collins testified on the Cancer Moonshot initiative and other medical innovation as implemented under the 21st Century Cures Act. Both witnesses…
928 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches. Thereafter members debated 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to protect private property rights by prohibiting state…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,171 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection held an oversight hearing with all five Federal Trade Commission commissioners. They answered…
910 viewsThe House passed 24 suspension bills, including naming some post offices around the country and legislation requiring federal agencies to preserve certain electronic messages.
View in Congressional Chronicle904 viewsA House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing to consider legislation requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program in horse racing. Representatives Andy Barr…
429 viewsRepresentative Bob Latta (R-OH) shared his summer reading list with BookTV.
86 viewsThe House considered a series of bills related to opioid addiction and treatment.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,277 viewsAcademic researchers and technology industry executives briefed members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on the potential applications for quantum computing, a technology under…
1,801 viewsThe House approved two bills. One provides $5.2 billion to private health care programs for veterans. The other makes it a federal crime to assault a local or state law enforcement officer. Members…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,388 viewsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding the company’s use and protection of user data following the Cambridge Analytica breach. During the nearly…
25,525 viewsThe Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress' highest civilian honor.
1,836 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health convened a hearing to examine the nation’s opioid epidemic and ways to combat it. The two-day hearing began with witnesses from the federal…
955 viewsThe House debated 11 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation requiring the Homeland Security secretary to examine what actions DHS is undertaking to combat the threat of…
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