House Session
The House passed a bill intended to combat money laundering by curbing the use of shell companies while requiring corporations to report ownership information to the Treasury Department. Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,514 viewsThe House passed a bill intended to combat money laundering by curbing the use of shell companies while requiring corporations to report ownership information to the Treasury Department. Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,514 viewsThe House voted 240-190 in favor of H.R. 8, a bill expanding background checks for gun buyers to include private sales between individuals.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,780 viewsBoeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and the company’s chief pilot for the 737 MAX testified about the safety of the airplane before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
953 viewsAirline pilots and aviation industry leaders testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation on the status of the Boeing 737 Max airplane. Witnesses inc…
2,444 viewsArmy Chief of Staff General Mark Milley and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson were among the witnesses at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budg…
1,659 viewsRepresentatives of companies that provide privatized housing on military bases testified before a House Armed Services subcommittee. The testimony followed a government report revealing poor…
2,393 viewsA House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee examined the oversight of the Trump International Hotel lease at the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C. Members heard testimo…
1,741 viewsThe House approved a bill that amends a federal labor law to address pay discrimination based on gender. Members also began work on a resolution that opposes President Trump’s ban on transge…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,223 viewsThe House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,995 viewsThe House passed a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter for 10 years, through September 30, 2029, and renaming the agency the United States Export Finance Agency.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,726 viewsThe House continued work on the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,977 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,632 viewsThe House passed H.R. 729, the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act of 2019, which seeks to protect coastal and Great Lakes communities affected by climate change. Members als…
View in Congressional Chronicle605 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 v…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,337 viewsThe House passed a bill that would require insurance companies to recover patients with pre-existing conditions. Members also worked on a disaster relief bill for areas recovering from hurri…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,062 viewsJoint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan testified at a House hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 defense budget request. Witnesse…
1,618 viewsThe House passed a non-binding resolution opposing the Trump administration’s policy that bars some transgender people from serving in the military
View in Congressional Chronicle2,830 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing on U.S. roads and strategies to deal with traffic congestion and revenue needs. Among the witn…
470 viewsThe House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife held a hearing on the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies (CECIL) Act, which woul…
969 viewsThe House voted 407-23 to approve a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim discrimination, and bigotry. All of those who voted against the resolution were Republicans, and Represen…
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