The House approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) in a vote of 385-41, replacing the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that took effect in 1994. Members also passed …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,037 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle879 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee about risks to financial stability and the U.S. economy. In his opening statement, Secretary Mnuchin…
2,313 viewsThe House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,993 viewsThe House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a hearing with public health officials on efforts to improve flu vaccines and develop a universal flu vaccine. The witnesses in the fir…
16,321 viewsFacebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee on his company’s plan to create a cryptocurrency called Libra and its possible impact on t…
87,579 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria testified at a House Financial Services Commi…
2,586 viewsThe House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government for seven weeks beyond the end of the budget year on September 30, 2019. Members then considered several bills under suspensio…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,002 viewsThe National Press Club hosted a spelling bee competition between journalists and lawmakers. Competing on the journalist team was Alexandra Petri from The Washington Post, Alex Gangitano fro…
1,799 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including one that opposes all boycotts of Israel.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,593 viewsThe House continued work on the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,974 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on U.S. monetary policy and the state of the economy. In his prepared remarks, Mr. Powell said the…
13,640 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act. The bill would create federal standards for election regulations and boost funding for election security eff…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,248 viewsEnergy Secretary Rick Perry testified on his department’s research and development programs before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Lawmakers asked about the agency’s curre…
1,100 viewsThe House continued work on a five-bill spending package, H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science (1); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (2); Interior, Environme…
View in Congressional Chronicle938 viewsThe Virginia Democratic Party held its Blue Commonwealth Gala featuring two presidential hopefuls, Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (IN).
2,617 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified on the international financial system before the House Financial Services Committee. He answered questions on a variety of topics, including banki…
5,448 viewsHousing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing issues and his department’s policies. Committee members asked about affo…
18,927 viewsThe House voted on amendments to and passed the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act (HR 987), which addresses health care and prescription drug costs.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,115 viewsAstrophysicists and astronomers testified at a hearing on the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which captured the very first image of a super-massive black hole. Among the witnesses were Event…
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