House Session, Part 2
The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules including legislation to reauthorize and update federal workforce development programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle366 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules including legislation to reauthorize and update federal workforce development programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle366 viewsThe presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) testified on combating antisemitism on college campuses at a public …
69,298 viewsActing Labor Secretary Julie Su fielded questions on her record as she testified on the department’s policies and priorities before the House Education and the Workforce Committee. Topics in…
1,194 viewsBy a party-line 213-209 vote, the House voted to censure former Select Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) for his claims about former President Trump’s ties to Russia. Six Repub…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,082 viewsThe House approved legislation to permanently classify all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled drugs.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,009 viewsColorado Governor Jared Polis (D) and education professionals testified on various topics relating to K-12 and post-secondary education, before the House Education and Workforce Committee. S…
1,624 viewsBy a 217-215 margin, lawmakers passed House Republican legislation tying an increase in the nation’s debt limit to federal spending cut. Members also approved two FCC-related suspension bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,768 viewsThe House failed to override President Biden’s first veto of legislation to repeal a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider environmental, social, and corporate …
View in Congressional Chronicle882 views“The time for thoughts and prayers alone is over. We need action,” said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in response to the latest mass shooting, which occurred at Robb Elementary School i…
694 viewsThe House debated three bills dealing with: preventing domestic terrorism, addressing the current baby formula shortage; and investments in low-income communities, which was also passed duri…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,750 viewsThe House worked on workforce development legislation. The measure would authorize $74 billion in funding over the next five years for employee training and education programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle547 viewsThe House approved legislation reauthorizing the Community Block Grant program for low-income individuals and communities. The bill renews the program for 10 years, through 2032. In addition…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,489 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 involving…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,364 viewsDeputy Education Secretary Cindy Marten and Education Undersecretary James Kvaal testified at a joint House Education and Labor subcommittee hearing on the implementation of COVID-19 pandemi…
354 viewsTwo House Education and Labor subcommittees held a remote hearing on COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Witnesses and lawmakers addressed vaccine mandates, including their legality, and thei…
1,482 viewsThe House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services held a virtual hearing on child nutrition and federal assistance programs. A panel of health and industry expert…
457 viewsEducation Secretary Miguel Cardona testified about the department’s priorities during a House Education and Labor Committee hearing. The secretary responded to a variety of questions regardi…
1,166 viewsThe House voted on three bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules, one that continues National Science Foundation programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle564 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 suspen…
View in Congressional Chronicle790 viewsThe House passed a bill that would ensure the same burden of proof in age discrimination claims as in other discrimination cases. The measure would reverse a 2009 Supreme Court ruling on age…
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