House Session
The House approved the Senate-passed final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an ex…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,965 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an ex…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,965 viewsThe House approved a resolution to repeal President Biden’s Saving on A Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment plan for new and existing student loan borrowers. Members also voted…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,103 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,043 viewsThe House voted to expel Representative George Santos (R-NY). He became the sixth House member and first Republican to be expelled in the history of the chamber, and the first House member e…
View in Congressional Chronicle8,388 viewsFormer Homeland Security Department officials from the Trump administration, including former acting Secretary Chad Wolf (2019-21), testified on migration at the southern border before the H…
1,254 viewsThe House debated a resolution to expel Representative George Santos (R-NY). If passed, he would be only the sixth member ever to be removed. Lawmakers were to vote on the resolution the fol…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,982 viewsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified on a semi-annual report of his agency before the House Financial Services Committee. Several members of the Republican ma…
161 viewsJohn Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), said Afghans who worked with the U.S. during the war and remain in the country are being sought out and murdered…
343 viewsThe House continued work on a fiscal year 2024 Department of the Treasury and White House spending bill. After votes on amendments to the bill, members also approved two bills under suspensi…
View in Congressional Chronicle242 viewsAssistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf and Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for the Middle East Dana Stroul testified on U.S. support for Israel amid its war wi…
2,251 viewsIndustry leaders testified on variables that influence insurance costs before the Housing Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Topics included state and federal regulati…
364 viewsThe House approved a suspension bill condemning the Hamas attack on Israel. The measure also reaffirms U.S. support of Israel and calls on Hamas to release all hostages. Members also began c…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,159 viewsIn a 220-190 vote, the House passed legislation to block a California gas-powered vehicle ban by 2035. The measure would prohibit the EPA from issuing a waiver allowing a state to set its ow…
View in Congressional Chronicle789 viewsFinancial regulators from the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation were among the witnesses testifying on the use of climate-related financial risk policies in risk …
713 viewsThe House approved the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Four Republicans voted against the bill, and four Democrats voted for it. The measure would next go to the …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,835 viewsThe House considered several financial services-related bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle241 views“The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient,” said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as he testified before the House Financial Services Committee on monetary policy and the economy. T…
1,108 viewsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), along with other House Republicans from California, held a news conference in Orange County on mass burglaries and organized crime in that area. The elec…
2,194 viewsThe House debated amendments to H.R. 277, the REINS Act of 2023, a measure requiring major federal rules that have an annual impact of $100 million or more to get congressional approval.
View in Congressional Chronicle781 viewsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the agency’s semi-annual report. Topics included consumer protection aga…
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