House Session
The House approved legislation to provide relief to borrowers who consolidated federal student loan debt with a spouse and need to separate it due to divorce or domestic violence. Members…
View in Congressional Chronicle948 viewsThe House approved legislation to provide relief to borrowers who consolidated federal student loan debt with a spouse and need to separate it due to divorce or domestic violence. Members…
View in Congressional Chronicle948 viewsThe House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,150 viewsThe House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,746 viewsThe House approved several suspension bills. Members also concluded debate on the Senate-passed infrastructure bill. The legislation would fund roads, bridges, rail, and mass transit…
View in Congressional Chronicle722 viewsThe House voted 316-113 to pass the the $778 billion defense programs and policy bill. Members also approved a suspension bill that gives $1 billion to Israel for its air defense system,…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,949 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 approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,482 viewsThe House considered a number of suspension bills concerning human rights, including a resolution condemning the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
View in Congressional Chronicle789 viewsThe House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,756 viewsThe House passed a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle7,449 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the implications of China’s new national security law in Hong Kong. Witnesses included activists and scholars, who discussed the new laws and how the…
1,241 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019, legislation seeking to reduce youth vaping by banning the sale of all…
View in Congressional Chronicle8,613 viewsThe House passed a measure to remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
View in Congressional Chronicle2,136 viewsThe House began debate on two Iran-related bills. The first would repeal the 2002 congressional authorization for the use of military force against Iraq. The second aims to block federal funding from…
View in Congressional Chronicle15,415 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 viewsIn a vote of 224-194, the House passed a war powers resolution seeking to limit the Trump administration’s military action against Iran without first getting congressional approval. All but…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,571 viewsThe House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of…
View in Congressional Chronicle46,054 viewsThe House approved a resolution supporting a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The vote was 226-188. Members also passed a bill to restore Department of Justice…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,738 viewsThe House considered eight suspension bills, including one that would grant citizenship to children born outside of the United States to American parents if one of the parents is residing…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,663 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and several other House Democrats spoke to reporters about House-passed legislation on gun background checks. They called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch…
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