The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation re-designating Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. The site is located in Plains, Georgia, and includes…
View in Congressional Chronicle305 viewsTop executives of Purdue Pharma, a U.S. pharmaceutical company that makes OxyContin, testified about their role in the opioid epidemic at a virtual House Oversight Committee hearing. The company…
2,029 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on the 2020 Census. Experts in population data processing discussed the challenges in conducting an accurate 2020 Census due to the…
475 viewsTreasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on their respective agencies' response to the coronavirus…
6,834 viewsBristol-Myers Squibb CEO Dr. Giovanni Caforio, Teva CEO Kare Schultz and former Celgene CEO Mark Alles testified on prescription drug pricing before the House Oversight and Reform…
2,864 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hosted a remote hearing on white supremacists infiltrating police departments. Witnesses included law enforcement…
5,742 viewsThe House considered the Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle384 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,561 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a virtual hearing on providing federal financial aid for states and territories to help mitigate economic pressures and budgetary shortfalls caused by…
586 viewsThe National Action Network (NAN) held a “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech. Among the…
7,014 viewsPostmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Postal Service operations during the coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming elections. He was joined by Postal…
15,031 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 Chronicle951 viewsThe House debated and approved the debate rule on 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,450 viewsThe House approved two suspension bills. The first measure establishes a Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. The second sets up a Commission on the Social Status of Black…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,429 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.…
524 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 viewsA House Oversight and Reform subcommittee held a hearing on ensuring a safe COVID-19 vaccine. Members questioned the witnesses on how the vaccine is being developed quickly while also…
858 viewsA House Financial Services subcommittee held a virtual hearing to discuss minority-owned businesses having issues with access to financial services during the coronavirus pandemic.…
204 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle729 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a virtual briefing on violence against protesters and journalists in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died…
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