The House Rules Committee met to consider amendments for floor debate on H.R. 22, the surface transportation reauthorization bill. The legislation would provide a six-year authorization of h…
828 viewsRepresentative Anna Eshoo (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, talked about how Congress should address cybersecurity and data breaches, net ne…
473 viewsThe House approved two bill. One, H.R. 692, the Default Prevention Act, deals with federal debt repayments dealt with prioritizing federal debt payments. The other reauthorizes school vouche…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,113 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,020 viewsFederal Communications Commission Chair Tom Wheeler and Commissioner Ajit Pai testified at an oversight hearing of their agency’s priorities. They also discussed rural access to broadband an…
993 viewsIndustry experts testified at a hearing on how to increase broadband Internet infrastructure in the U.S. Committee members' questions focused primarily on the challenges of making broadband …
3,979 viewsThe House debated a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reauthorization bill, followed by debate on several bills under suspension of the rules. Members were also expected to vote on…
View in Congressional Chronicle495 viewsThe commissioners testified at a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight hearing about operations and budget. The focus was on their recent open Internet vote classifying the Inter…
1,343 viewsRepresentative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and members of the congressional delegation to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti spoke with reporters and responded to questions on the delegation’s …
365 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Internet freedom and net neutrality. Net neutrality, also known as “open Internet,” refers to the idea that Interne…
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