Mixed Martial Arts Industry
Neurologist Dr. Ann McKee and representatives of the mixed martial arts (MMA) community testified at a hearing on the future of MMA, including regulation of the sport, marketing efforts, and…
2,447 viewsNeurologist Dr. Ann McKee and representatives of the mixed martial arts (MMA) community testified at a hearing on the future of MMA, including regulation of the sport, marketing efforts, and…
2,447 viewsThe House approved short-term federal government funding through April 28, 2017. Members also passed a water projects authorization bill that includes money for Flint, Michigan.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,889 viewsThe House passed a bill that changes the federal medical research process as well as makes policy changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and federal foster care programs. They also approved several …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,805 viewsTwo House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a joint hearing about the cybersecurity of various everyday electronic and internet-connected devices. Committee members heard from technolog…
2,534 viewsThe House passed a bill extending sanctions on Iran for another ten years, and another bill requiring the State Department to impose sanctions on people and entities found to be responsible …
View in Congressional Chronicle660 viewsMark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), testified on self-driving cars. He addressed the benefits of automated vehicles saying this techno…
953 viewsThe House considered eight bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation dealing with emergency medical care and misleading caller identification known as “spoofing.”
View in Congressional Chronicle616 viewsThe House voted to override President Obama’s veto of a bill allowing family members of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to sue Saudi Arabia.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,715 viewsThe House began work on the Water Resources Development Act, which authorizes $5 billion for Army Corps of Engineers water projects. Members also passed a bill that exempts from the Affordab…
View in Congressional Chronicle752 viewsThe House reconvened following an all-member classified briefing and voted on the rule for a bill dealing with cash payments to Iran, as well as on ten bills debated under suspension of the …
View in Congressional Chronicle332 viewsThe House passed a bill requiring the Treasury Department to report to Congress on assets of Iranian political and military leaders. Members also approved another bill that delays government…
View in Congressional Chronicle753 viewsThe House approved a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including a resolution honoring Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, who died in July 2016; a me…
View in Congressional Chronicle887 viewsIn a voice vote, the House unanimously passed S. 2040, which would allow families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts. Members also vot…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,007 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle339 viewsThe House voted 231-196 to pass an Interior Department Spending bill. Following the completion of legislative work ahead of the House’s seven-week recess, Democrats delivered speeches on gun…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,669 viewsFCC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing on Federal Communications Commission operations. They discussed a range of issues such as consumer privacy rules pertaining to broadband i…
739 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. Members voted 407-5 to pass the conference report accompanying S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle724 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 Chronicle2,352 viewsA House-Senate conference committee met to consider a bill addressing opioid abuse treatment and prevention. S.524, the “Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016,” would authorize th…
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