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The 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 Chronicle12,858 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 Chronicle12,858 viewsThe House began work on the National Apprenticeship Act, a bill that seeks to expand apprenticeship opportunities.
View in Congressional Chronicle410 viewsThe House considered a number of suspension bills concerning human rights, including a resolution condemning the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
View in Congressional Chronicle443 viewsFederal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing and mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic. Committee…
782 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the federal government’s response to the coronavirus…
4,249 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle595 viewsIn a vote of 257-150, the House passed a bill that says the U.S. Postal Service needs to return to service and operation levels of January 1, 2020, and may not make any changes until…
View in Congressional Chronicle711 viewsKathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), testified before the House Financial Services Committee on what the agency is doing to protect consumers…
534 viewsThe House debated amendments to a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,255 viewsThe House considered spending bills for fiscal year 2021 and two child care measures.
View in Congressional Chronicle774 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the HEROES Act, which the House of Representatives passed in May 2020, and the next round of legislation for coronavirus aid.…
464 viewsThe House in a 295-125 vote passed the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense programs and policy bill. Chris Jacobs (R-NY) was sworn in to replace Chris…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,530 viewsA House Financial Services subcommittee held a virtual hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on jobs and protecting workers' pay. Witnesses included several economic academic…
529 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on monetary policy and the state of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chair Powell took…
5,093 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee about their respective agencies' pandemic response and the outlook for economic…
2,608 viewsA House Financial Services subcommittee held a virtual hearing with financial regulators on their response efforts to the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included Federal Reserve Board…
212 viewsFormer Wells Fargo board members testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the results of the committee’s investigation into the bank’s consumer abuses that led to the executives…
2,546 viewsWells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the results of the committee’s investigation into the bank’s consumer abuses. Committee members questioned Mr.…
3,574 viewsThe House voted on bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle178 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the economy and monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee. He told members that the impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy would largely depend…
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