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The House approved the final version of marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would next go to President Biden. Members also …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,591 viewsThe House approved the final version of marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would next go to President Biden. Members also …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,591 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and others participated in the unveiling of a portrait of the late Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the U.S. Capitol. Representative Cummings repres…
5,628 viewsIn a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,436 viewsThe House approved a bill aimed at increasing computer chip production in the U.S. to better compete with China. The measure would next to go to the president for his signature. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,176 viewsThe House approves a bill to ensure the right to access to contraceptives. The final vote was 228-195, with two Republicans voting “present” and eight others supporting the measure.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,987 viewsThe House approved a bill (267-157) protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. Forth-seven Republicans and all Democrats voted for the measure. Members also worked on a six-bill federal …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,930 viewsThe House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the 1973…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,182 viewsThe House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a semi-a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,514 viewsThe House debated three bills dealing with: preventing domestic terrorism, addressing the current baby formula shortage; and investments in low-income communities, which was also passed duri…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,750 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and pro-choice Democrats lined the steps of the U.S. Capitol in opposition to a potential decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. A leaked in…
442 viewsThe House approved a bill to limit the cost a one month’s supply of insulin to $35. Members also approved a measure to instruct House conferees who were negotiating with the Senate on a bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,579 viewsThe House continued work on legislation to expand disability and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Members also approved a measu…
View in Congressional Chronicle648 viewsThe House debated and approved another continuing resolution to fund the government through March 11, 2022, with current federal spending set to expire on February 18. Members also passed a …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,144 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and other Democrats unveiled their investigative results into high pharmaceutical d…
894 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and several committee chairs held a news conference following the passage of a bill dealing with presidential powers and election oversight known as the Pro…
969 viewsThe House approved a bill seeking to limit presidential power and election interference.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,901 viewsThe House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills involving…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,364 viewsThe House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,923 viewsIn a vote of 219-212, the House voted to suspend the debt ceiling through December 16, 2022. Democratic Representatives Golden (ME) and Schrader (OR) voted “no.” Republican Representative Ki…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,365 viewsThe House approved several suspension bills. Members also concluded debate on the Senate-passed infrastructure bill. The legislation would fund roads, bridges, rail, and mass transit progra…
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