House Session
In a 227-203 vote, the House approved the Republican tax reform bill. Members also passed H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 201, which reduces certain certain regulatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,606 viewsIn a 227-203 vote, the House approved the Republican tax reform bill. Members also passed H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 201, which reduces certain certain regulatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,606 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a field hearing at Johns Hopkins Hospital on the opioid crisis. Testimonies were given by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), the…
1,232 viewsRepresentative Peter Welch (D-VT) talked about Vermont’s economy and agriculture. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Burlington, Vermont…
165 viewsThe House began initial debate on the Republican tax reform bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,963 viewsThe former U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to the U.N. were among the witnesses who testified at a hearing on relocating the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Most of the offic…
1,944 viewsThe House voted 242-174 to extend for five years the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It also continues community health centers and other health programs and provides for more Me…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,281 viewsThe House voted to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which is responsible for making Medicare cuts if the pr…
View in Congressional Chronicle498 viewsJohn Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, testified at a hearing about his latest progress report and lessons learned from U.S. involvement in the country ove…
696 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle730 viewsThe House passed the Senate amendment to H.Con.Res. 71, the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution with tax reform framework included.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,556 viewsThe five FCC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing of their agency. Issues discussed included President Trump’s tweets and the First Amendment, net neutrality, news media ownership…
1,139 viewsEnergy Secretary Rick Perry testified at a hearing on his agency’s priorities. At the start of the hearing, Secretary Perry defended his use of private and government planes for official bus…
1,199 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health met to hear testimony from many House members on their recommendations for combating the opioid epidemic. Some of the topics included tre…
1,094 viewsThe House in a 219-206 vote passed a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, House Continuing Resolution 71. It calls for a balanced budget in 10 years by 2027 and provided instruction to overha…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,544 viewsRepresentatives Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) spoke to reporters after a meeting with President Trump at the White House. Other Republican and Democratic lawmakers were also in at…
228 viewsBy a 235-192 vote, the House passed H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which includes Defense, Energy and Water, Military Construction, and Legislative Branch appropriati…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,659 viewsMembers of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) testified at an oversight hearing on possible changes to communications legislation. Topics included broadband access in rural communiti…
1,155 viewsThe House passed a bill that would ease water use restrictions in California, and give farmers more access to water. Members also worked on legislation to combat human trafficking, and began…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,478 viewsRepresentative Peter Welch (D-VT) talked about his disappointment that President Trump had not yet done enough to lower prescription drug prices.
367 viewsThe House passed a replacement bill for the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulation law.
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