House Session
The House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women…
View in Congressional Chronicle162 viewsThe House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women…
View in Congressional Chronicle162 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 Chronicle1,420 viewsThe House voted 222-204 to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. Members then voted 244-172 to reauthorize and update the Violence Against…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,058 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,885 viewsThe House approved the rules for three bills concerning unions and gun legislation. M
View in Congressional Chronicle223 viewsThe House continued work on H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws.
View in Congressional Chronicle9,712 viewsThe House approved the debate rule for two upcoming bills. One concerns changes to campaign finance and ethics laws, and the other measure deals with police reform. The rule included…
View in Congressional Chronicle553 viewsThe House debated and approved (224-206) the Equality Act, which would add LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections to the Civil Rights Act. Three Republicans voted in favor of the measure.…
View in Congressional Chronicle33,108 viewsThe House Budget Committee considered President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Committee members delivered opening statements and…
2,400 viewsThe House passed the fiscal year budget resolution for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The measure passed on a near party line vote, 218-212, with Democratic Representatives Ed Case (HI) and…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,522 viewsThe House approved a waiver to allow Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, to serve as secretary of defense. Existing law required a seven-year waiting period for retired general…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,109 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a hearing on the U.S. Capitol . Members of the CBC, civil rights activists, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), and counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance spoke about…
2,696 viewsThe House voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump for a second time. Ten Republicans and all Democrats voted in favor of the resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle21,517 viewsThe House passed legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It does not change state laws on cannabis but says the federal government would provide some regulation for…
View in Congressional Chronicle13,033 viewsThe House voted on a suspension bill debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle69 viewsThe House voted on a suspension bill debated earlier in the day and then recessed so that the chamber could be cleaned.
View in Congressional Chronicle39 viewsThe House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,034 viewsThe House debated over 40 bills, including one aiming to protect Americans from fraud during the coronavirus pandemic. Members also passed a resolution of official condolences to the family…
View in Congressional Chronicle904 viewsThe House passed two bills. One condemns anti-Asian rhetoric and sentiment during the coronavirus pandemic. The other seeks to provide employment protections for pregnant workers.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,091 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules involving such issues as education discrimination lawsuits, grants for child care providers during the coronavirus pandemic, and…
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