House Session, Part 2
The House considered 21 bills under suspension of the rules, including the naming of several post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,517 viewsThe House considered 21 bills under suspension of the rules, including the naming of several post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,517 viewsThe House considered a bill removing the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,512 viewsAir Force officials testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces on C-130 fleet modernization, readiness and safety. Committee members raised…
1,003 viewsThe House Armed Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee questioned military officials on their Syrian strategy. The hearing was broken up into two parts. Following the on-camera…
901 viewsThe House debated and approved a bill that expedites Department of Energy permit approvals for liquified natural gas. Members also voted to meet with senators to negotiate differences…
View in Congressional Chronicle738 viewsAviation officials testified at a hearing examining cybersecurity threats in the aviation sector. Topics included information sharing between the airline industry and Homeland Security,…
1,156 viewsFederal and state emergency management officials testified before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on hurricane preparedness and response efforts. They discussed…
1,011 viewsThe House passed 14 bills dealing with foreign affairs, federal lands, and armed forces issues. Members ended the day by debating H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,471 viewsThe House rejected in a 121-301 vote the Republican compromise immigration bill. Members then resumed debate on a fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,947 viewsRepresentative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) shared his summer reading list with BookTV.
152 viewsA bipartisan group of members of Congress and administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, participated in a series of national security policy discussions.…
68 viewsPentagon officials were among the witnesses at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on military technology and the transfer of such developments with international and commercial partners. They…
1,654 viewsThe House continued debate on amendments to the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,153 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) took several questions from reporters on disagreement within his conference over a farm bill and immigration as well as news reports that some in the party would…
589 viewsThe House continued work on the farm bill, with members considering approximately 50 amendments.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,462 viewsDuring this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members debated amendments concerning the Iran nuclear…
579 viewsDuring this third portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members voted on several amendments to the proposals…
269 viewsDuring this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, one of the approved amendments included the creation of a…
631 viewsJoint Chief of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford and Defense Secretary James Mattis testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the military’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Secretary Mattis…
2,614 viewsThe secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force testified before the House Armed Services Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for their respective branches. They…
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