House Session
The House continued work on fiscal year 2024 spending legislation to fund the Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Defense; and …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,011 viewsThe House continued work on fiscal year 2024 spending legislation to fund the Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Defense; and …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,011 viewsThe House continued work on energy policy legislation (H.R.1) that seeks to lower energy prices by increasing oil and gas production as well as speed up the federal permit approval process f…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,062 viewsChristopher Calamari, Abbott Nutrition’s U.S. and Canada nutrition president, called the baby formula shortage “heartbreaking” and apologized for the company’s role in the ongoing shortage. …
1,828 viewsOil executives with BP, Chevon, Devon Energy, ExxonMobil, Pioneer, and Shell defended their companies' operations and profits amid rising oil and gas prices during a House Energy and Commerc…
3,857 viewsThe House voted to increase the debt limit by $2.5 trillion until 2023. Along a party-line vote, members also passed a measure holding former Representative Mark Meadows (R-NY), who was form…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,119 viewsHouse Republican leaders held a news conference following their weekly caucus meeting.
703 viewsThe CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter testified on their companies' efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation on their platforms. Lawmakers from two House Energy and Commerce s…
6,327 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee held a meeting to organize for the 117th Congress.
422 viewsIn a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,900 viewsIn a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed, 208-19…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,669 viewsThe House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Refo…
View in Congressional Chronicle9,764 viewsThe House passed a bill providing assistance to Puerto Rico following a series of recent earthquakes, with significant funding for educational needs, repairs to transportation infrastructure…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,058 viewsIn a vote of 224-194, the House passed a war powers resolution seeking to limit the Trump administration’s military action against Iran without first getting congressional approval. All but …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,843 viewsHouse Republican leaders held a news conference one day after Iran fired missiles at military bases in Iraq. The Republicans said they supported President Trump’s order to kill Iranian Gener…
1,839 viewsIn a vote of 284-149, the House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. It would increase discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to prevent sequester cuts, adding nearl…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,203 viewsRepresentatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) were among those who addressed a group of journalists gathered for the Washington Press Club Foundation’s 75th annual congressiona…
24,897 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1. The bill would set up a publicly-financed matching fund program for small donations to congressional candidates. It also makes Election Day a federal holiday, requir…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,357 viewsThe House debated several bills, including one calling on financial institutions to work with customers who were affected by the recent 35-day government shutdown.
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