House Session
The House approved a bill seeking to limit presidential power and election interference.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,738 viewsThe House approved a bill seeking to limit presidential power and election interference.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,738 viewsThe House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,213 viewsThe House approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through February 18, 2022, as funding was set at midnight on December 3. The Senate later in the evening also passed the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,267 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,512 viewsThe CEOs of Exxon, BP, Shell, and Chevron testified at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on climate change. The witnesses faced accusations from lawmakers that their industry…
4,410 viewsThe directors of the National Intelligence Office, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency testified on improving diversity in the intelligence…
1,228 viewsThe House approved several suspension bills, including post office-naming bills for the late Representative Ben Gilman (R-NY) and country singer Patsy Cline.
View in Congressional Chronicle791 viewsThe House completed work on the defense authorization bill, with final passage expected later in the week.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,238 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 Chronicle1,954 viewsRepresentative Mike Quigley (D-IL) reacted following an intelligence briefing on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
19 viewsThe House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,340 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,701 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The director said over 500 arrests had been made in…
6,007 viewsSBA Administrator Isabel Guzman testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on oversight of the Small Business Administration. Ms.…
323 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services regarding congressional oversight of the agency. Several lawmakers raised inflation concerns…
406 viewsDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request.…
241 viewsThe House passed a bill to provide $1.9 billion in additional funding to improve U.S. Capitol security in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. It creates a quick-reaction security…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,067 viewsTroy Miller, the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), provided an update on his agency’s operations before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland…
889 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle978 viewsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on operational priorities for the agency. Mr. Johnson spoke…
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