Pipeline Safety
Government and energy industry officials testified about pipeline safety and improvements to safety regulations. The hearing was held in response to a recent pipeline explosion in San…
634 viewsGovernment and energy industry officials testified about pipeline safety and improvements to safety regulations. The hearing was held in response to a recent pipeline explosion in San…
634 viewsThe House considered a number of bills, including ones on surface transportation and aid for Haiti.
View in Congressional Chronicle7,592 viewsPast and present Department of the Interior secretaries testified on the department’s role in BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They also addressed past government regulation and…
532 viewsThe House approved a five-year extension of the national flood insurance program with higher caps on both premiums and policy coverage.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,211 viewsThe House voted 237-192 for the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, which makes changes to financial market regulations. The legislation creates a panel of regulators chaired by the…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,591 viewsThe House considered several bills and resolutions.
View in Congressional Chronicle8,395 viewsOil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy…
5,172 viewsThe Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on proposals that would revise the national flood insurance program. Witnesses…
1,073 viewsThe House took up the Senate changes to the Health Care Reconciliation bill, and voted to approve the measure by 220 to 207.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,076 viewsFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski and other FCC members testified an an oversight hearing of the commission. The focused on proposals to expand broadband…
287 viewsThe House passed the Senate version of health care legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. The House passed both the Senate health care legislation and the reconciliation bill. The…
View in Congressional Chronicle156,701 viewsThe House Rules Committee has cleared the way for the full House to take up health care legislation. The committee rejected 80 possible amendments, and passed a rule allowing for separate…
957 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 3 of 4
430 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 2 of 4.
672 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 1 of 4.
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