House Session, Part 2
The House began work on the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle8,330 viewsThe House began work on the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle8,330 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 Chronicle46,059 viewsThe House debated the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members also debated the rule for consideration of H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act,…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,591 viewsBoeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and the company’s chief pilot for the 737 MAX testified about the safety of the airplane before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
860 viewsBoeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg testified about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane at a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In his opening…
4,155 viewsOn Day 26 of a government shutdown, the House debated and passed a bill that provides over $12 billion in emergency funding for those recently affected by natural disasters, including…
View in Congressional Chronicle11,187 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,436 viewsThe House fell short of the two-thirds majority (268) needed to override President Trump’s veto of a resolution blocking his national emergency declaration on U.S.-Mexico border. The final…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,271 viewsIn this portion of the House Armed Services Committee’s consideration of the defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2020, members debated a substitute amendment offered by Representative…
610 viewsOn day 33 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the House passed a bill to reopen the government, excepting the Department of Homeland Security, through the end of fiscal year 2019…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,670 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to review the Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation of the FAA…
793 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,308 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act. The bill would create federal standards for election regulations and boost funding for election security…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,193 viewsRepresentative Paul Mitchell (R-MI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) talked about their proposed College Transparency Act that would ensure complete reporting on student enrollment,…
754 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,332 viewsFollowing a short break, the House Armed Services Committee resumed consideration of the defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2020 before voting it out of committee for consideration by the…
1,178 viewsAirline pilots and aviation industry leaders testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation on the status of the Boeing 737 Max airplane. Witnesses…
2,338 viewsFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Dan Elwell and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Robert Sumwalt testified before Congress on the Boeing 737 MAX airplane. Mr. Elwell…
3,696 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,406 viewsMembers considered five bills under suspension of the rules, all from the Transportation Committee, including legislation requiring federally-owned and leased buildings to provide…
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