House Session
The House passed several suspension bills, including one requiring the National Park Service to remove the monument to Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, and…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,732 viewsThe House passed several suspension bills, including one requiring the National Park Service to remove the monument to Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, and…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,732 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, mostly veterans-related bills that seek to improve VA services for veterans including patient safety and quality of care at VA medical centers.
View in Congressional Chronicle933 viewsRepresentative Jared Huffman (D-CA) talked about the wildfires in the West and climate change.
573 viewsActing U.S. Park Police Chief Gregory Monahan testified on the agency’s role in clearing protesters in Lafayette Square in June 2020 so that President Trump could pose for a photograph at St. John’s Church nearby. Chief…
3,240 viewsThe House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing to discuss three pieces of legislation calling for the removal of Confederate statues on public land. Witnesses included the…
2,095 viewsThe House began work on the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense programs and policy bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,341 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion Infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle509 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats spoke to reporters about global climate change.
582 viewsThe House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the incident between U.S. Park Police and protesters near the White House at Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020. Law enforcement officials advanced on…
3,087 viewsThe House worked on the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act of 2019, a bill to designate wilderness and scenic rivers on federal lands in California, Colorado, and Washington state.
View in Congressional Chronicle652 viewsThe House worked on three measures, dealing with Medicaid block grants, labor union rights, and disaster relief for Puerto Rico after recent earthquakes. Members also voted to block a resolution…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,376 viewsThe House debated and voted on several suspension bills dealing with such issues as veterans health, water infrastructure, and the naming of post offices.
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