House Session
Representative Kwanza Hall (D-GA) was sworn in the fill the remainder of the term of the late Representative John Lewis. The House then debated the rule governing the MORE Act (a marijuana…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,606 viewsRepresentative Kwanza Hall (D-GA) was sworn in the fill the remainder of the term of the late Representative John Lewis. The House then debated the rule governing the MORE Act (a marijuana…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,606 viewsThe House agreed to a resolution on forced Uyghur labor camps in China and began working on another coronavirus economic relief package.
View in Congressional Chronicle743 viewsFederal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing and mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic. Committee…
787 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the HEROES Act, which the House of Representatives passed in May 2020, and the next round of legislation for coronavirus aid.…
467 viewsThe House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance held a virtual hearing on efforts to assist renters impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses…
208 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee about their respective agencies' pandemic response and the outlook for economic…
2,617 viewsThe House debated two bills: H.R. 1425, which makes make changes to the Affordable Care Act, and H.R. 7301, the COVID-19 housing relief bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle578 viewsThe House debated two bills: H.R. 5332, the Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019, and H.J.Res. 90, a disapproval resolution of a rule issued in May 2020 by the Office of the Comptroller…
View in Congressional Chronicle488 viewsIn a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed,…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,364 viewsThe House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and…
View in Congressional Chronicle9,368 viewsThe House debated and passed by voice vote a $2 trillion Senate-passed coronavirus economic aid package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Lawmakers had hoped to pass…
View in Congressional Chronicle9,766 viewsWells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the results of the committee’s investigation into the bank’s consumer abuses. Committee members questioned Mr.…
3,582 viewsThe House debated and voted on several suspension bills dealing with such issues as veterans health, water infrastructure, and the naming of post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle593 viewsThe House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of…
View in Congressional Chronicle43,825 viewsThe House approved a bill combating illegal insider trading. Debate also began on a voting rights measure and a resolution calling for a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
View in Congressional Chronicle636 viewsThe House debated and passed several suspension bills, including one that reauthorizes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for seven years.
View in Congressional Chronicle360 viewsThe House worked on a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter for 10 years, through September 30, 2029, and renaming the agency the United States Export Finance Agency.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,363 viewsFacebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee on his company’s plan to create a cryptocurrency called Libra and its possible impact on…
82,462 viewsMembers blocked a resolution offered by House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Biggs (R-AZ) to condemn and censure House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) over the impeachment…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,959 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee heard from the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Chair Jay Clayton, on the agency’s priorities. Topics included corporate…
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