House Session
The House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,210 viewsThe House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,210 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including opioid abuse grant programs and the national stockpile of medical supplies.
View in Congressional Chronicle458 viewsThe House approved several suspension bills. Members also concluded debate on the Senate-passed infrastructure bill. The legislation would fund roads, bridges, rail, and mass transit…
View in Congressional Chronicle722 viewsGovernment officials and experts testified before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee at a hearing on veteran suicide prevention. Topics included the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal…
232 viewsThe House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,338 viewsThe House debated the rules governing four bills, approved suspension bills debated the previous day, and then passed two bills. In a 285-120 margin on the first measure, members voted to…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,127 viewsThe House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police…
View in Congressional Chronicle943 viewsNASA Administrator Bill Nelson testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. Questions focused on building a space economy,…
634 viewsThe House considered 14 suspension bills, mainly concerning suicide prevention efforts and community mental health services. Troy Carter (D-LA) was sworn in to fill the seat formerly filled…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,344 viewsCommerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget…
446 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland testified before a House subcommittee on President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request for the agency. Committee members asked Attorney General Garland…
1,411 viewsCounterterrorism experts from the Justice Department and FBI testified on combating domestic violent extremism before a House Appropriations subcommittee. Jill Sanborn, the FBI’s…
1,207 viewsSecretary Pete Buttigieg testified on President Bidens’s fiscal year 2022 Department of Transportation budget request. In his opening statement, Secretary Buttigieg discussed the administration’s…
381 viewsVeterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies to testify at a virtual hearing…
251 viewsVeteran’s Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee on his agency’s COVID-19 pandemic response and progress made at the VA during the first…
574 viewsThe Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies about the bureau’s response to…
710 viewsThe House passed two immigration bill. H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, would provide a pathway to citizenship for “DREAMers,” undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, and…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,087 viewsRepresentatives from the Veterans Health Administration testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on veterans' health care. Topics included women’s health, mental health, and…
310 viewsThe Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee held a hearing to address aging Veterans Affairs health care facilities across the country. Brett Simms, the…
273 viewsThe House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a virtual hearing on the Veterans Affairs Department’s response to the COVID-19…
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