U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement
The House Ways and Means Committee met to consider the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members delivered opening statements on the legislation before taking a break for votes on …
2,237 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee met to consider the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members delivered opening statements on the legislation before taking a break for votes on …
2,237 viewsPolitico hosted its annual “Women Rule” summit with members of Congress and journalists looking at the political landscape heading into 2020. This portion of the event highlighted women work…
610 viewsThe House passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) extending government funding through December 20, 2019. Members also passed a bill debated the previous day under suspension of the r…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,535 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,319 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the difficulties in caring for aging Americans, including the lack of reasonably-priced long term care for senior citizens and their care…
1,752 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,537 viewsThe House passed a bill blocking enforcement of forced arbitration in contract disputes. The bill covers employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights issues.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,833 viewsRepresentative Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) joined policy experts in a discussion on how to combat digital disinformation. This forum was part of a symposium hosted by the Office of the Federal E…
486 viewsThe House passed a number of bills, including one that establishes a pension rehabilitation trust fund within the Treasury Department for multi-employer benefit plans. Another one sets human…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,949 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including one that opposes all boycotts of Israel.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,593 viewsThe House approved a bill that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,378 viewsThe House passed a resolution condemning President Trump’s comments about four minority members of Congress in which he told them they should “go back” to the countries “from which they came…
View in Congressional Chronicle18,885 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,266 viewsU.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the Trump administration’s trade policy positions. He stressed the urgent need for C…
1,273 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a near-$1 trillion spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This speci…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,066 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,207 viewsThe House voted 417-3 to pass a bill to increase the flexibility of 401(k) retirement savings plans, making it easier for employers to offer retirement plans to their employees.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,644 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to examine paid family and medical leave. While members from both parties expressed support for paid family and medical leave, there was dis…
1,296 viewsThe House approved several suspension bills dealing with financial literacy, elder fraud, and renaming post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,151 viewsThe House continued work on a bill to restore net neutrality rules that require internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content. The legislation comes less than two years…
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