House Session, Part 1
The House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle440 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle440 viewsMayors from four Eastern European cities, Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, and Warsaw, testified at a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe hearing threats to democracy abroad.
109 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 Chronicle6,763 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle832 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including legislation to support protesters in Cuba.
View in Congressional Chronicle299 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,148 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department’s mission and policies. Lawmakers engaged with the attorney general on…
8,888 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including opioid abuse grant programs and the national stockpile of medical supplies.
View in Congressional Chronicle458 viewsDaniel Foote, former U.S. special envoy for Haiti, testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing U.S. policy toward Haitian migrants. Ambassador resigned from his special envoy position over…
1,046 viewsFormer government officials serving several presidential administrations testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Afghanistan withdrawal. The witnesses, who served under…
887 viewsState Department and USAID officials testified at a House Foreign Affairs joint subcommittee hearing on conflicts in Africa and the U.S. policy response. The witnesses highlighted solutions…
160 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 Chronicle723 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 Chronicle1,955 viewsThe House completed work on the defense authorization bill, with final passage expected later in the week.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,240 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee for more than five hours on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Lawmakers pressed him on several…
8,897 viewsState and federal judges joined other legal experts to testify on judicial branch diversity before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on courts. Topics included pathways to law school for…
551 viewsThe House approved four bills. Two of the bills, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act and the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, were debated as suspension…
View in Congressional Chronicle742 viewsThe House considered 18 suspension bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation making it a federal crime to engage in any schemes to defraud a veteran of their federal…
View in Congressional Chronicle647 viewsU.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield testified on foreign policy and U.S. global leadership before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield answered a range of…
633 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on oversight of the agency. Lawmakers asked about the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; the bureau’s…
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