House Session
The House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural develop…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,208 viewsThe House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural develop…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,208 viewsDavid Malpass, the Treasury undersecretary for international affairs, testified about international financial institutions before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy…
1,102 viewsThe House debated and passed two tax policy bills. One encourages retirement and family savings through the creation of universal savings accounts. The other aims to promote new business inn…
View in Congressional Chronicle978 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,390 viewsThe House passed a bill requiring students to complete financial counseling when they accept federal student loans and Pell Grants. Trey Balderson (R-OH) was sworn in to fill the seat form…
View in Congressional Chronicle333 viewsThe House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also pas…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,991 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee about monetary policy and the economy. He addressed several issues, including inflation, jobs, une…
2,795 viewsThe House passed 14 bills dealing with foreign affairs, federal lands, and armed forces issues. Members ended the day by debating H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,605 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the international financial system. He addressed members' questions on several issue…
1,477 viewsThe House passed two bills concerning the nation’s opioid crisis. The first would require electronic tracking of international mail shipments and the contents of those shipments and the cont…
View in Congressional Chronicle303 viewsThe House debated two bills concerning the nation’s opioid crisis. The first would require electronic tracking of international mail shipments and the contents of those shipments and the con…
View in Congressional Chronicle502 viewsThe House passed bills dealing with the nation’s opioid epidemic, including housing for recovering addicts, shipments of illegal drugs, and the effect of opioid addiction on families.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,137 viewsThe House considered two bills. One relates to federal grants for states and local communities to deal with gang violence. The second concerns Army Corps of Engineers water projects for fisc…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,103 viewsThe House continued work on the farm bill, with members considering approximately 50 amendments.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,699 viewsThe House of Representatives passed a Senate resolution that would repeal an Obama administration rule under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aimed at preventing discriminatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,706 viewsThe House voted on bills debated previously under suspension of the rules, including one that would provide grave markers for veterans' families. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) was sworn to fill the un…
View in Congressional Chronicle316 viewsThe House debated amendments to a six-year re-authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. (FAA).
View in Congressional Chronicle3,064 viewsThe House worked on a six-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,001 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,005 viewsMembers of Congress, staff, and family attended a memorial service held in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol for the late Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY). Speakers included fellow New…
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