House Session
The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with veterans issues. Another named a NASA facility after the late astronaut Neil Armstrong.
View in Congressional Chronicle711 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with veterans issues. Another named a NASA facility after the late astronaut Neil Armstrong.
View in Congressional Chronicle711 viewsLawmakers passed a resolution reaffirming the House of Representative’s commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution. The Senate the previous week…
View in Congressional Chronicle257 viewsThe House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on how the coronavirus pandemic has provided insight into improving the Department of Veterans…
374 viewsThe House debated the rules governing three bills and one resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle507 viewsThe House Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on suicide prevention legislation for veterans. The hearing was an opportunity for members of Congress to discuss bills they’ve…
566 viewsThe House debated amendments to a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,806 viewsA House subcommittee held a hearing to examine sexual harassment issues in the Veterans Affairs Department. Lawmakers and witnesses discussed the Government Accountability Report on the…
383 viewsThe House began work on the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense programs and policy bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,341 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion Infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle509 viewsVeterans Health Administration Executive Director Dr. Richard Stone was among the witnesses at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the Veterans Affairs Department’s response to…
459 viewsIn a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed,…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,599 viewsThe bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus held a “virtual Congress,” in which members participated in an unofficial floor debate via video conference. Members debated the next coronavirus relief…
590 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 Chronicle9,690 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 Chronicle10,371 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,254 viewsThe House considered nine homeland security-related bills, including one barring the Homeland Security Department from operating, financing, or entering into or renewing a contract for…
View in Congressional Chronicle261 viewsThe House debated and voted on several suspension bills dealing with such issues as veterans health, water infrastructure, and the naming of post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,175 viewsFederal officials and non-profit organization leaders testified about food insecurity among the veteran population before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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