House Session
By a vote of 273-147, the House passed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for two years. Section 702 allows the U.S. to monitor foreig…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,894 viewsBy a vote of 273-147, the House passed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for two years. Section 702 allows the U.S. to monitor foreig…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,894 viewsFormer Special Counsel Robert Hur defended his decision to reference President Biden’s mental state in his report during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. The attorney general …
15,587 viewsJustice Department Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified on oversight of her division before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited G…
1,617 viewsThe House debated the Laken Riley Act, which would detain migrants for theft-related crime. The bill is named after a 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered, allegedly by a Venezuelan …
View in Congressional Chronicle476 viewsAfter months of investigation and nearly three hours of floor debate, the House failed (214-216) to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on two articles: Willful and System…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,566 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland testified on oversight of the Justice Department before the House Judiciary Committee. Several Republican members grilled Attorney General Garland on whether…
26,209 viewsLina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testified at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Topics included privacy concerns, deceptive business practices…
3,145 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas touted the agency’s success with securing the Southern border and reiterated the number of illegal migrant border crossings has decreased. He t…
6,493 viewsHouse Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) said during a news conference caucus members will be voting against the debt ceiling deal between the White House and Speaker Kevin McCarth…
5,732 viewsThe House debated a bill to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and another measure on preventing the censorship of speech on social media.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,257 viewsThe Republican-led House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on migration and security concerns pertaining to the southern border. The witnesses were a father of a fentanyl-poisoning victim, …
2,414 viewsFormer anti-abortion activist Reverend Robert Schenck and legal professionals testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the influence of politics on the Supreme Court. The hearing …
8,060 viewsThe House approved two COVID-19 pandemic-related bills. One ends the COVID-19 public health emergency. The other ends the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for staff at health care facilities par…
View in Congressional Chronicle711 viewsHouse Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for the seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, and 11th times failed to get the majority 218 votes needed to be elected speaker of the House. This was th…
View in Congressional Chronicle44,720 viewsThe House worked on H.R. 3648, the EAGLE Act, which would phase out the per country cap on employment-based immigrant visas, and members also approved a suspension bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,038 viewsThe House approved legislation helping to expedite the naturalization process for non-U.S. citizens in the military and veterans. Members also approved several suspension bills that were deb…
View in Congressional Chronicle642 viewsMatthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for the National Security Division of the Justice Department, testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on national security threats. He answ…
3,432 viewsThe House approved an assault weapons ban, a measure to ban private ownership of lions and tigers. and a bill addressing the drought and wildfires on the West coast. Members also passed two …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,425 views“If you do not protect marriage equality, you are saying that we do not belong in "We the "people,” said Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the case that legalized same-sex marriage natio…
4,121 viewsThe House worked on bills dealing with abortion rights, veterans' benefits, and defense programs. They also worked on legislation that would establish an “Amber Alert” system for active shoo…
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