The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a virtual hearing to examine the rise of hate groups and violence directed at minority institutions…
599 views“Pro-choice” and “pro-life” advocates testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on access to abortions and the impact overturning Roe v. Wade would have on that access. This hearing…
17,275 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently…
6,116 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently…
621 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended himself against Republican committee members, who assailed his record on immigration policy and called for his resignation as he testified before the House Judiciary…
6,765 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on rising crime and public safety proposals. During the first panel, U.S. Attorney Nicholas Brown talked about the rise in gun violence and the…
388 viewsMusician Gloria Estefan and broadcasting and recording executives testified before the House Judiciary Committee about compensating recording artists for their work. The hearing focused on…
427 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee held an oversight hearing with the Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal. The director answered questions on a variety of topics, including the…
654 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on implementation of the First Step Act, which made reforms to federal prisons and prisoning when…
477 viewsHarassment and sexual assault victims testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the use of forced arbitration. Legal scholars also testified on issues with non-disclosure…
1,276 viewsThe House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,743 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the impact of a Texas abortion law. Witnesses included reproductive rights advocates and a “pro-life” advocate. Lawmakers also shared their…
2,841 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department’s mission and policies. Lawmakers engaged with the attorney general on…
8,875 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security convened a hearing to examine the pros and cons of police using facial recognition technology. Robert Williams, who was…
818 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on oversight of the agency. Lawmakers asked about the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; the bureau’s…
5,063 viewsPublic defenders and criminal justice reform advocates testified on ways to improve pretrial practices at a virtual House Judiciary subcommittee hearing. Among the witnesses testifying were…
596 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing with legal and justice reform experts on the American juvenile justice system. The witnesses…
509 viewsThe House approved Senate-passed legislation that would suspend the annual Medicare payments cuts until the end of the year.
View in Congressional Chronicle393 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats held a news conference following passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
1,680 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws. Lawmakers also passed a police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,…
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