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The 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 Chronicle1,806 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 Chronicle1,806 viewsSenator Pat Toomey delivered remarks at a campaign rally in Media, Pennsylvania. He said that a lot was at stake in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race and urged voters to head to the polls to r…
278 viewsCustoms and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske testified at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee on challenges to enforcing U.S. customs and trade laws. Membe…
486 viewsThe House approved legislation that changes provisions in the Affordable Care Act dealing with tax deductions for medical care, a bill extending technical education programs, and a resolutio…
View in Congressional Chronicle895 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 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…
770 viewsHouse Republicans had been planning to allow a vote on gun control legislation after the June 12, 2016, mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, but some majority party members objected to the bil…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,208 viewsThe House debated amendments to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,110 viewsThe House debated H.R. 5046, a bill to authorize funding for Justice Department grants for opioid abuse prevention and addiction treatment programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle528 viewsThe House approved legislation to set up a task force to update best practices for prescribing pain medications.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,316 viewsThe House voted on several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle394 viewsThe House passed two bills. One prohibits the IRS from rehiring any former employees previously fired for misconduct, and the other delays bonuses to IRS employees until the Treasury Departm…
View in Congressional Chronicle710 viewsThe House approved several bills under suspension of the rules, including a bill that expands the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) expedited review of Zika virus treatments. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle449 viewsThe House passed the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 that bill would require the Treasury Department to provide more information about U.S. debt and overall fiscal outl…
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