House Session, Part 2
The House considered five bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle305 viewsThe House considered five bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle305 viewsThe House considered 18 bills under suspension of the rules, including several veteran-related and post office naming measures as well as legislation on human rights for the Uyghurs in China and…
View in Congressional Chronicle797 viewsThe House approved a Senate-passed continuing resolution that funds the government through December 16, 2022. All Democrats and 10 Republicans voted “aye” on the measure that would next go…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,942 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 Chronicle867 viewsThe House debated more than two dozen bills under suspension of the rules, including measures to reauthorize the Peace Corps, increase penalties for human trafficking, and establish…
View in Congressional Chronicle670 viewsThe Congressional-Executive Commission on China convened a hearing on Chinese government efforts to control religion through online censorship and digital technologies. Topics included DNA…
177 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 Chronicle4,877 viewsThe House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,048 viewsHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and several other House Republicans held a news conference on the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed federal…
2,054 viewsThe House debated three bills dealing with: preventing domestic terrorism, addressing the current baby formula shortage; and investments in low-income communities, which was also passed…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,479 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified at House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the agency’s foreign policy priorities and fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Blinken defended the…
1,407 viewsHumanitarian aid and International law experts talked about the role hunger plays in armed conflict. They appeared before during a virtual hearing of Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
224 viewsThe House voted 220-203 to hold former Trump administration advisers Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the Select…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,528 viewsDeputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific region. Topics included the U.S. competition with China,…
664 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on suspected war crimes and other human rights abuses allegedly committed by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. Experts…
825 viewsThe House passed legislation to fund the government through September 30, 2022. The spending package originally included $15.6 billion in COVID-19 funding, but it was removed after Republicans…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,248 viewsInternational law experts discussed the process of punishing war crimes through international criminal courts. Witnesses testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission about the process…
141 viewsThe House continued work on legislation to expand disability and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Members also approved a measure…
View in Congressional Chronicle606 viewsDeputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told lawmakers the Biden administration supports working with Congress to update the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was…
1,066 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
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