House Session
The House approved a resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon that flew over the U.S. Lawmakers also passed two measures to repeal…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,059 viewsThe House approved a resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon that flew over the U.S. Lawmakers also passed two measures to repeal…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,059 viewsThe House votes on legislation providing financial aid to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers studying cybersecurity and energy infrastructure as well as expanding tribal lands.
View in Congressional Chronicle386 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 Chronicle3,050 viewsThe House approved three suspension bills, including a three-month extension of the COVID-19 pandemic relief school meal waiver program and concerning mental health concerns on college…
View in Congressional Chronicle602 viewsThe House approved a package of 13 measures promoting diversity and inclusion in the financial sector. More specifically, it includes provisions intended to increase access to banking…
View in Congressional Chronicle602 viewsThe House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to reauthorize water projects by the Army Corps of Engineers under the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)…
View in Congressional Chronicle522 viewsThe House approved a bill seeking to limit presidential power and election interference.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,737 viewsMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a Vigil for Justice at the U.S. Capitol.
185 viewsRepresentative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) held a news conference on a genetic damage study in Black Americans resulting from historical racism. She is the lead sponsor for legislation that…
222 viewsThe House passed two suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle215 viewsThe House considered the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021, a measure that extends a family violence protection law for five years and adds new programs to…
View in Congressional Chronicle496 viewsThe House in a 218-211 vote passed legislation that would prohibit states from enacting certain restrictions on abortion providers.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,350 viewsThe House took the first step in the budget reconciliation process by approving the Senate-passed $3.5 trillion budget resolution that congressional committees would use to draft legislation. Lawmakers also passed…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,952 viewsThe House voted down a resolution from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to seat all five of his Republican choices to sit on the Select Committee to…
View in Congressional Chronicle437 viewsThe House in a 222-190 vote passed a bill to create a 13-member select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol. All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution,…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,307 viewsThe House approved two bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules. One allows states to use federal energy conservation funds for plans to avert cyber attacks on energy…
View in Congressional Chronicle572 viewsThe House debated a bill to change the 1963 Equal Pay Act requiring equal pay for equal work. The bill would require employees to provide non-gender specific business reasons for paying a…
207 viewsThe House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women…
View in Congressional Chronicle669 viewsThe House voted 222-204 to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. Members then voted 244-172 to reauthorize and update the Violence Against…
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