Hearing on Expanding U.S. Energy Production
The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on expanding U.S. energy production. Committee members and witnesses discussed a bipartisan way to have clean, affordable, and…
1,075 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on expanding U.S. energy production. Committee members and witnesses discussed a bipartisan way to have clean, affordable, and…
1,075 viewsChristopher Calamari, Abbott Nutrition’s U.S. and Canada nutrition president, called the baby formula shortage “heartbreaking” and apologized for the company’s role in the ongoing shortage.…
1,642 viewsEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on her department’s fiscal year 2023 budget requestion. Secretary Granholm answered several…
615 viewsOfficials testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on the security and reliability of the nation’s energy pipelines. They answered questions on a number of topics,…
519 viewsThe House voted to repeal a Trump administration rule limiting the EPA’s ability to regulate methane emissions for oil and gas.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,158 viewsEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on her department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. Several topics were discussed during the…
406 viewsFormer Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and several former leading agency officials testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on rebuilding U.S. infrastructure. The committee was…
606 viewsThe House passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic economic relief bill that included a $15 minimum wage increase.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,863 viewsThe House passed the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution, which calls for $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief legislation by February 16, 2021. The measure passed on a near party-line vote, 218-212, with…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,070 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee held a meeting to organize for the 117th Congress.
395 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including a measure that requires a review panel to evaluate Boeing safety features following fatal airplane crashes in…
View in Congressional Chronicle954 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a virtual hearing on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on mental health. The committee discussed the benefits telehealth has…
500 viewsWhite House Coronavirus Task Force members Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Stephen Hahn, and Dr. Robert Redfield, along with Admiral Brett Giroir, who oversees coronavirus testing capacity for the…
20,160 viewsIn a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI) were the only…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,784 viewsEnvironmental advocates testified virtually at a House subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic and its environmental impact on low-income and minority communities. Several questions to the witnesses…
737 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 Chronicle2,598 viewsMost members of the U.S. House of Representatives were not able to participate in the debate on the $2 trillion dollar economic relief package. Due to the circumstances, Democratic…
262 viewsTwo House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a joint hearing to examine the impact of wildfires on the environment and energy infrastructure. Officials with two utility companies as…
665 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a near-$1 trillion spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,868 viewsThe House debated a bill that would block the Trump Administration from withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement.