Unemployment Benefits
The Center for American Progress, the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, and the National Employment Law Project hosted a forum on unemployment insurance and its impact on the…
515 viewsThe Center for American Progress, the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, and the National Employment Law Project hosted a forum on unemployment insurance and its impact on the…
515 viewsThe House debated bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,106 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2646, a mental health care bill, and H.R. 1270, a bill dealing with health savings accounts.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,153 viewsHouse Republicans had been planning to allow a vote on gun control legislation after the June 12, 2016, mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, but some majority party members objected to the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,148 viewsLive footage of House Democrats' sit-in played from the House floor via Periscope and Facebook video feeds as Democratic members attempted to force House Republicans to allow a vote on gun…
1,969 viewsThe House approved several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation dealing with inspectors' general subpoena powers and construction of medical facilities for veterans.…
View in Congressional Chronicle793 viewsThe House debated the rules for two bills, a fiscal year 2017 defense appropriations bill and a bill prohibiting requiring the identity of contributors to tax-exempt organizations to be…
View in Congressional Chronicle462 viewsThe House passed H.R. 5325, a Legislative Branch appropriations bill that covers House of Representatives operations, the Library of Congress, and Capitol Police. They also considered two…
View in Congressional Chronicle846 viewsThe House debated the rule governing two bills dealing with retirement investment advice and a Washington, D.C., school voucher program.
View in Congressional Chronicle483 viewsThe House was expected to debate four bills debated under suspension of the rules, as well as the rule governing a bill dealing with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules governing…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,047 viewsThe House passed two bills. One prohibits the IRS from rehiring any former employees previously fired for misconduct, and the other delays bonuses to IRS employees until the Treasury…
View in Congressional Chronicle665 viewsThe House passed H.R. 4885, which determines how user fees collected by the IRS are used, and H.R. 1206, which deals with IRS hiring and agency employees who have delinquent tax debt.
View in Congressional Chronicle351 viewsThe House debated H.R. 4885, which determines how user fees collected by the IRS are used, and H.R. 1206, which deals with IRS hiring and agency employees who have delinquent tax debt.
View in Congressional Chronicle396 viewsThe House debated bills under suspension of the rules, including two on IRS oversight.
View in Congressional Chronicle648 viewsHouse Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) spoke with reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast. He talked about his concerns about the Trans-Pacific…
127 viewsThe House passed the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 that bill would require the Treasury Department to provide more information about U.S. debt and overall fiscal…
View in Congressional Chronicle945 viewsThe House approved a bill, H.R. 3700, that changes federal housing policy. Members also passed a measure that would restrict the Obama administration’s authority to lift sanctions on Iranian…
View in Congressional Chronicle870 viewsFollowing President Obama’s 2016 State of the Union address, members of Congress reacted to the speech.
507 viewsThe House convened for legislative session. Members voted to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act and defund Planned Parenthood for one year.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,589 viewsThe House passed a measure that permanently extends several tax provisions set to expire at the end of 2015. Members also debated the rule governing debate on the omnibus spending bill to…
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