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The House passed a number of suspension bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 18, 2020.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,184 viewsThe House passed a number of suspension bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 18, 2020.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,184 viewsThe House Small Business Committee held a hearing on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the nation’s food industry. Representatives from various aspects of the industry, including farming,…
427 viewsCandidates for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, incumbent Representative Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) and Ashley Hinson (R), participated in a debate was sponsored by Iowa PBS. Representative Fi…
430 viewsHouse lawmakers examined the coronavirus impact on rural economies and small businesses. Business leaders from Iowa, Ohio, and Vermont virtually testified about their experiences before the …
227 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules involving such issues as education discrimination lawsuits, grants for child care providers during the coronavirus pandemic, …
View in Congressional Chronicle999 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including a measure requiring all annual federal agency budget and appropriations requests to be made public.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,140 viewsThe House debated amendments to a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,961 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Small Business Committee on the status of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a small business fund established in the $2 tril…
1,871 viewsThe House Small Business Committee held a virtual hearing about the distribution of small business loans during the coronavirus pandemic. Small business owners and advocates spoke about the …
207 viewsThe House Small Business Committee held a hearing on the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which was created to provide assistance for small businesses during the coronavirus pan…
1,672 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle777 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion Infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle551 viewsOn a near party-line vote of 232-180, the House passed legislation to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. Representative Collin Peterson (MN) was the only Democrat to vote “no.” Me…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,661 viewsMembers of Congress testified before the House Small Business Committee on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other measures intended to provide economic relief to small businesses im…
855 viewsThe House debated and passed by voice vote a $2 trillion Senate-passed coronavirus economic aid package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Lawmakers had hoped to pass t…
View in Congressional Chronicle10,593 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1140, the Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020, which overhauls the TSA personnel system by providing the same rights and protections as other federa…
View in Congressional Chronicle609 viewsThe House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development held a hearing to examine the impact of agriculture technology on farming. Witnesses included technologists, a f…
557 views2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held a campaign event in Vinton, Iowa, where he spoke about expanding the Affordable Care Act, making climate change a priority, and investin…
2,496 viewsThe House passed a bill that would allow the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services the authority to negotiate Medicare prescription drug prices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,746 viewsThe House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
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