Social Media and Content Monitoring
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about how his company uses artificial intelligence and humans to manage content on its platform. Members of…
17,182 viewsTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about how his company uses artificial intelligence and humans to manage content on its platform. Members of…
17,182 viewsThe commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified at an oversight hearing on the operations of their regulatory agency. Issues addressed included network upgrades to accommodate 5G…
3,501 viewsAssistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz said her department stands ready to help immigrant families and…
752 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection held an oversight hearing with all five Federal Trade Commission commissioners. They answered…
877 viewsA House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing to consider legislation requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program in horse racing. Representatives Andy Barr…
392 viewsThe House debated several bills related to curbing opioid addiction. At one point members brought children to the well to protest the Trump administration policy on immigration.
View in Congressional Chronicle681 viewsThe House debated two bills concerning the nation’s opioid crisis. The first would require electronic tracking of international mail shipments and the contents of those shipments and the contents…
View in Congressional Chronicle443 viewsThe House considered a series of bills related to opioid addiction and treatment.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,109 viewsThe House passed a measure that would advance the federal approval process to build a permanent nuclear waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,630 viewsThe House debated two bills. One reconciles Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department standards for antitrust cases. The second would require state or local governments…
View in Congressional Chronicle437 viewsAdministrator Scott Pruitt testified on the agency’s fiscal year 2019 budget request before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee amid allegations of ethics violations and fiscal mismanagement. Administrator Pruitt told…
7,071 viewsMembers of Congress, staff, and family attended a memorial service held in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol for the late Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY). Speakers included fellow New York…
36,391 viewsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding the company’s use and protection of user data following the Cambridge Analytica breach. During the nearly…
25,308 viewsRecovering addicts as well as several health care providers who treat patients addicted to opioids testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on the opioid epidemic.…
936 viewsThe House debated H.R. 5247, which would allow terminally ill patients to use experimental drugs that have not been approved by the FDA.
View in Congressional Chronicle282 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health convened a hearing to examine the nation’s opioid epidemic and ways to combat it. The two-day hearing began with witnesses from the federal…
930 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle752 viewsThe House approved several suspension bills, including legislation to improve state home health care for disabled veterans. Members did not, however, approve a suspension bill to allow…
View in Congressional Chronicle638 viewsRepresentative Nancy Pelosi (D-California) became the first woman speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007. In a ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Ms.…
390 viewsThe House passed H.R. 4607, which requires bank regulators to review and identify outdated regulations every seven years. Lawmakers also passed several bills under suspension of the rules…
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