House Session
The 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 Chronicle2,755 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 Chronicle2,755 viewsThe House passed two bills. One condemns anti-Asian rhetoric and sentiment during the coronavirus pandemic. The other seeks to provide employment protections for pregnant workers.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,520 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 Chronicle2,787 viewsPhilonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, testified before the House Judiciary Committee one day after the funeral of his brother, who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police. He spoke at a hearing on racial…
16,685 viewsThe House approved a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Members also debated a bill to strengthen anti-discrimination…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,888 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 viewsMinority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republican leaders held a news conference on the Intelligence Committee’s report on its impeachment inquiry of President Trump. They said Speaker…
1,860 viewsHouse Republican leaders and members spoke to reporters and stressed their continued support for President Trump following the 232-196 House vote in favoring of formalizing the impeachment…
4,678 viewsIn a 232-196 vote, the House debated and passed a resolution laying out the rules in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, including public hearings, and rights for the president and…
View in Congressional Chronicle24,078 viewsHouse Republican leaders criticized Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Democrats for officially launching an impeachment inquiry of President Trump without first looking at the memo of the…
1,984 viewsHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held a news conference during the first day of House Republicans' annual retreat in Baltimore. The minority leader was joined by House Judiciary…
804 viewsHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held a press conference following former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony on before two House committees on his investigation and…
2,692 viewsIn a vote of 284-149, the House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. It would increase discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to prevent sequester cuts, adding…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,136 viewsThe House passed a resolution condemning President Trump’s comments about four minority members of Congress in which he told them they should “go back” to the countries “from which they came.” Four Republicans…
View in Congressional Chronicle18,716 viewsThe House passed the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,243 viewsIn a 230-195 vote, the House passed a $4.5 billion bill providing emergency spending for humanitarian aid and security at the U.S. southern border. Four Democrats voted against the measure,…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,810 viewsThe House approved a resolution, 229-191, authorizing the Judiciary Committee to pursue court action on subpoenas issued for former and current Trump administration officials, including…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,362 viewsThe House debated a resolution disapproving of the Trump administration’s legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act. Members also worked on a number of suspension bills dealing with…
View in Congressional Chronicle734 viewsThe House fell short of the two-thirds majority (268) needed to override President Trump’s veto of a resolution blocking his national emergency declaration on U.S.-Mexico border. The final…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,269 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1. The bill would set up a publicly-financed matching fund program for small donations to congressional candidates. It also makes Election Day a federal holiday,…
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