House Session, Part 2
The House worked on energy policy legislation (H.R.1) that seeks to lower energy prices by increasing oil and gas production as well as speed up the federal permit approval process for…
View in Congressional Chronicle300 viewsThe House worked on energy policy legislation (H.R.1) that seeks to lower energy prices by increasing oil and gas production as well as speed up the federal permit approval process for…
View in Congressional Chronicle300 viewsThe House passed legislation to protect free speech on social media and approved a disapproval resolution to block the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule on…
View in Congressional Chronicle687 viewsThe House approved the rules governing two bills. One measure would require the president to publish the inflationary impact of any future executive orders. The second would repeal a…
View in Congressional Chronicle286 viewsColorado Governor Jared Polis (D) and education professionals testified on various topics relating to K-12 and post-secondary education, before the House Education and Workforce Committee.…
1,115 viewsTop Transportation Department officials and airline industry experts testified on aviation safety amid recent incidents at airports in Texas and New York. They covered a variety of topics…
1,141 viewsTransportation industry leaders, including Amtrak President Stephen Gardner, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The hearing addressed the impact of…
489 viewsThe House approved three suspension bills, including one that would create a task force to review how pilots receive crucial information such as flight path data in response to recent mass…
View in Congressional Chronicle368 viewsThe House debated several suspension bills, including one that would create a task force to review how pilots receive crucial information such as flight path data in response to recent mass…
View in Congressional Chronicle778 viewsDefense Department officials testified at a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security hearing on the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp sexual abuse allegations that…
1,258 viewsExecutives with Daniel Defense and Sturm, Ruger and Co. defended their gun manufacturing businesses against personal responsibility following multiple mass shootings across the U.S. where…
3,845 viewsDisability advocates and airline industry executives testified on air travel accessibility for disabled passengers before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on…
21 viewsRep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), the first quadriplegic to serve in Congress, testified on air travel accessibility for disabled passengers, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure…
14 viewsThe House approved legislation concerning school-based mental health services, corporate merger filing fees, and voting access for the disabled. Members also approved 25 suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,540 viewsThe House considered 32 bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with transportation and veterans issues. They also debated a rule for measures on school-based mental…
View in Congressional Chronicle869 viewsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said, “we now have the most transformative transportation investment in most of our lifetimes in the form of the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs…
5,508 viewsDr. Rahul Gupta, White House National Drug Control Policy director, said “for far too many years, the overdose crisis has been unraveling the very social fabric of our nation, and destroying American…
853 views“Pro-choice” and “pro-life” advocates and care providers testified before the House Reform and Oversight Committee about the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.…
4,504 viewsThe House approves a bill to ensure the right to access to contraceptives. The final vote was 228-195, with two Republicans voting “present” and eight others supporting the measure.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,880 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine after four months of attacks from Russia. In the first panel, Chef Jose Andres, the…
607 views“The time for thoughts and prayers alone is over. We need action,” said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in response to the latest mass shooting, which occurred at Robb Elementary School in…
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