Cybersecurity of Voting Machines
Two House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees examined the cybersecurity of U.S. voting machines and what the federal government and states can do to prepare for the 2018 midterm…
1,309 viewsTwo House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees examined the cybersecurity of U.S. voting machines and what the federal government and states can do to prepare for the 2018 midterm…
1,309 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a field hearing at Johns Hopkins Hospital on the opioid crisis. Testimonies were given by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), the…
1,175 viewsGovernment oversight and non-governmental organization officials testified at a hearing on efforts to modernize operations of the Census Bureau before the 2020 Census. Their testimony…
1,315 viewsThe House in a 219-206 vote passed a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, House Continuing Resolution 71. It calls for a balanced budget in 10 years by 2027 and provided instruction to…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,465 viewsThe House continued work on a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, House Continuing Resolution 71. It calls for a balanced budget in 10 years by 2027 and provided instruction to overhaul the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,162 viewsThe House considered H.R. 3697, which was a bill to combat gang violence by criminal aliens and enhance public safety. Members also continued work on fiscal year 2018 federal spending.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,436 viewsThe House continued work on an omnibus fiscal year 2018 spending bill for eight of the 12 agencies that fund the federal government and related agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,886 viewsThe House Budget Committee marked up the fiscal year 2018 concurrent budget resolution.
1,160 viewsThe House Budget Committee continued its markup of its fiscal year 2018 concurrent budget resolution. In this portion, Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) offered an amendment aimed at changing the way the…
474 viewsRepresentative Gary Palmer (R-AL) answered the question “What are you reading this summer?”
64 viewsC-SPAN presented live coverage from the annual congressional baseball game between Republicans and Democrats. The game took place at Nationals Park one day after Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and three…
22,716 viewsNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Director Charles Romine was among the witnesses at a hearing on the impact of the recent global ransomware attack and ways to strength…
1,523 viewsThe House debated and passed a bill making it easier for the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to remove employees for misconduct, and another that governs tax credits in the…
View in Congressional Chronicle778 viewsWhite House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testified on President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget. The plan includes cuts to Medicaid, student loan aid, and food stamps, and seeks…
4,826 viewsThe House debated a number of bills related to law enforcement, including providing for rapid DNA testing for police officers, flying flags at half-staff when a first responder dies in the…
View in Congressional Chronicle355 viewsRepresentative Gary Palmer (R-AL) held a town hall meeting with constituents. He defended his party’s efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act.…
380 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to consider an amendment to the American Health Care Act, the Republican replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act. The amendment, as explained by…
1,371 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) held his weekly briefing with reporters. Topics included a new amendment to the Republican Affordable Care Act replacement bill aimed at lowering premiums.…
1,892 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on cancer research, including the National Cancer Research Moonshot Initiative. Witnesses included Tammi Carr, the mother of…
3,896 viewsThe House Rules Committee continued its meeting as it heard from members who offered amendments to the Republican replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act.
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