House Session, Part 1
The 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 Chronicle788 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 Chronicle788 viewsU.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack defied a congressional subpoena to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, but five former executives of the agency testified about changes made since…
933 viewsThe House considered five veterans-related bills under suspension of the rules, and voted on another suspension bill debated earlier in the week. Members also debated H.R. 4447, the Clean…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,504 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules. Lawmakers observed a moment of silence for more than 200,000 Americans who have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
View in Congressional Chronicle635 viewsThe House considered spending bills for fiscal year 2021 and two child care measures.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,320 viewsThe House debated amendments to the fiscal year 2021 spending measure that funds the Departments of Agriculture, State, Veterans Affairs, and Interior as well as military construction.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,064 viewsThe House debated the rule covering the fiscal year 2021 spending measure that funds the Departments of Agriculture, State, Veterans Affairs, and Interior as well as military construction.…
View in Congressional Chronicle18,653 viewsJohn Barsa, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) acting administrator, testified before House Foreign Affairs Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 $19.6 billion…
647 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 Chronicle1,750 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense programs and policy bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle569 viewsThe House began work on the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense programs and policy bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,334 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the implications of China’s new national security law in Hong Kong. Witnesses included activists and scholars, who discussed the new laws and how the…
1,240 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a bill enrollment ceremony for the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, which condemns the Chinese government for the human rights abuses suffered…
2,658 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches and then considered a suspension bill, S. 3744, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which would sanction China over its treatment of minorities.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,542 viewsThe House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and…
View in Congressional Chronicle9,689 viewsThe House debated and passed by voice vote a $2 trillion Senate-passed coronavirus economic aid package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Lawmakers had hoped to pass…
View in Congressional Chronicle10,362 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019, legislation seeking to reduce youth vaping by banning the sale of all…
View in Congressional Chronicle8,612 viewsSecretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on U.S. policies regarding Iran and Iraq. Several Democrats on the committee pressed Secretary Pompeo on…
5,518 viewsThe White House hosted a summit on the administration’s efforts to combat human trafficking. Speakers included Ivanka Trump, Attorney General William Barr, state officials, and members of…
1,444 viewsPresident Trump addressed the annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. He was the first U.S. president to speak in person at the event. The two-hour rally also included remarks by Vice President Pence…
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