House Session, Part 2
The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including a telecommunications security measure that would ban the use of federal funds to purchase communications…
View in Congressional Chronicle785 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including a telecommunications security measure that would ban the use of federal funds to purchase communications…
View in Congressional Chronicle785 viewsThe House passed two bills. One would provide a path for undocumented farm workers to get green cards. The other was the final version of a fiscal year 2020 defense policy and programs…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,373 viewsThe House debated the rule for H.R. 729, the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act of 2019, which seeks to protect U.S. coastal and Great Lakes communities impacted by climate…
View in Congressional Chronicle745 viewsRepresentative Mike Doyle (D-IL), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, talked about a recent Federal Communications Commission oversight…
196 viewsFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Ajit Pai and the other four agency commissioners testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.…
1,365 viewsThe House approved a measure that restricts robocalls, and members started work on a bill that bans illegal insider trading, making exchanges to the Securities Exchange Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle703 viewsGoogle and Reddit officials testified before two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees about internet privacy and consumer protection. The hearing focused on Section 230 of the…
1,292 viewsVoting industry experts testified at a House Energy subcommittee on proposed legislation to secure the nation’s wireless infrastructure from foreign interference.
426 viewsIn a vote of 284-149, the House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. It would increase discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to prevent sequester cuts, adding…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,138 viewsThe House passed a number of bills, including one that establishes a pension rehabilitation trust fund within the Treasury Department for multi-employer benefit plans. Another one sets…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,857 viewsThe House approved a resolution, 229-191, authorizing the Judiciary Committee to pursue court action on subpoenas issued for former and current Trump administration officials, including…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,364 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) legislation, which…
6,547 viewsThe House passed a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill for damage caused by tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, earthquakes, and hurricanes. Fred Keller (R) was sworn in to represent Pennsylvania’s…
View in Congressional Chronicle535 viewsThe House voted 232-190 to pass a bill to restore net neutrality rules that require internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content. The legislation comes less than two…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,346 viewsThe House continued work on a bill to restore net neutrality rules that require internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content. The legislation comes less than two…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,259 viewsThe House Rules Committee approved along party lines rules for floor debate for two pieces of legislation. One bill would reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net…
641 viewsRepresentative Mike Doyle (D-PA), chair of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee overseeing communications and technology, talked about net neutrality, hate speech on the internet and…
448 viewsHouse and Senate Democratic leaders held a press conference on Capitol Hill to unveil legislation aimed at restoring net neutrality rules. In December 2017, the Federal Communications Commission…
708 viewsThe House voted 240-190 in favor of H.R. 8, a bill expanding background checks for gun buyers to include private sales between individuals.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,710 viewsT-Mobile and Sprint executives testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on the proposed merger between the two wireless companies.…
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