Morning Hour
The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,329 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,329 viewsThe House approved the House-Senate compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets defense programs and policy for fiscal year 2021. President Trump had vowed to…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,377 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan. Witnesses included former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker who warned the committee…
826 viewsThe House began work on the National Apprenticeship Act, a bill that seeks to expand apprenticeship opportunities.
View in Congressional Chronicle792 viewsA House Armed Services subcommittee and House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hybrid hearing on strengthening biological security. Members questioned Department of Defense and State…
431 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 Chronicle1,505 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules involving such issues as education discrimination lawsuits, grants for child care providers during the coronavirus pandemic, and…
View in Congressional Chronicle904 viewsThe Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services committee held a hearing to get an update on cleanup efforts related to water contamination at U.S. military bases linked to a…
299 viewsVice President Mike Pence was the keynote speaker on the third night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. Other speakers included: Karen…
36,906 viewsDefense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley testifed before the House Armed Services Committee on Defense Department authorities related to civilian law enforcement. They…
4,064 viewsA House Education and Labor subcommittee held a virtual hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on higher education. Among the witnesses were Minneapolis College President Sharon…
632 viewsHouse Education and Labor Committee held a virtual hearing on the impact of states budget cuts due the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s public schools. Those who testified included the…
849 viewsPresident Trump met with Republican lawmakers at the White House amid the coronavirus pandemic. The president discussed the administration’s response to the pandemic as well as the U.S.…
23,925 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 Chronicle10,365 viewsDefense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley appeared before the House Armed Services Committee to talk about President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget…
2,580 viewsDuring a recess from the Senate impeachment trial, House Republicans Mike Johnson (LA), Elise Stefanik (NY), and Lee Zeldin (NY) spoke with the press on Capitol Hill. Referencing the trial, Representative…
57 viewsThe House considered four bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation authorizing federal grants at the Education Department to help teachers develop and improve Holocaust…
View in Congressional Chronicle412 viewsHouse Republicans spoke to reporters on the seventh day of the impeachment trial of President Trump.
72 viewsReps. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and others spoke to reporters immediately following the first day of opening arguments by the president’s defense team. Rep. Stefanik told…
3,269 viewsHouse Republicans talked to reporters right before the start of the sixth day of the Senate impeachment trials of President Trump.
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