House Session
The House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,827 viewsThe House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,827 viewsThe House resumed voting on amendments to and then passed the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle269 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,894 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2646, a mental health care bill, and H.R. 1270, a bill dealing with health savings accounts.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,354 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle232 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White testified on her agency’s fiscal year 2017 budget. Some of the topics covered at the hearing included combatting securities fraud…
441 viewsDenise Turner Roth testified at a hearing on the General Services Administration fiscal year 2017 budget request. She responded to representatives' questions on the relocation of the FBI and…
384 viewsDefense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford testified at a hearing on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2017 budget request. Secretary Carter sa…
2,690 viewsThe House passed a measure that permanently extends several tax provisions set to expire at the end of 2015. Members also debated the rule governing debate on the omnibus spending bill to fu…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,284 viewsThe House approved legislation to reauthorize the expired charter of the Export-Import Bank. Members also reauthorized federal highway and transit programs through November 20, 2015, and leg…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,347 viewsThe House passed a bill that would require a congressional joint resolution of approval before any “major” executive branch regulation could take effect. Under existing law, Congress can ove…
View in Congressional Chronicle643 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session and debated a number of bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle651 viewsThe House voted 278-149 to pass the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill. The House also passed the Africa trade bill, 397-32. The House voted on the rule for fast-frack trade promoti…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,486 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. The House debate H.R. 2685, a fiscal year 2016 Defense Appropriations bill and voted on amendments
View in Congressional Chronicle2,882 viewsThe House voted on several bills under suspension of the rules. A two-thirds majority is required for passage on each vote.
View in Congressional Chronicle272 viewsJustices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer testified on the Supreme Court fiscal year 2016 budget and the federal judiciary system. By law, the judicial branch assembles its own budget, whi…
11,723 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. They held a few procedural votes then went into recess.
View in Congressional Chronicle6,784 viewsIn the weekly Republican address Representatives Cathy McMorris-Rogers (R-WA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), and Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) talked about the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act.…
137 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,008 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
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