Space Traffic Safety
Witnesses testified on the roles of U.S. federal agencies in orbital debris mitigation and space traffic management, the authorities granted to those agencies, and the coordination of their …
1,300 viewsWitnesses testified on the roles of U.S. federal agencies in orbital debris mitigation and space traffic management, the authorities granted to those agencies, and the coordination of their …
1,300 viewsNASA Administrator Charles Bolden testified on his agency’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal. The request is $17.5 billion with the goal sending humans to an asteroid by 2025, the first-ever…
1,149 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) inspector general’s report on long wait times for health care and other concerns…
2,116 viewsSearch for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Research Center (SETI) specialists testified on the scientific methods used to look for extraterrestrial life, including radio and optical astronomy …
145,080 viewsThe House considered H.R. 5016, a $21.3 billion spending bill for fiscal year 2015 that funds the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department, and Securities and Exchange Commission.
View in Congressional Chronicle522 viewsRepresentative David Schweikert (R-AZ) talked about President Obama’s request for $3.7 billion to address the influx of unaccompanied immigrant children across the U.S.-Mexico border from Ce…
337 viewsThe House debated the combined rule for H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty (health care bill) and H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability (coal bill) .
View in Congressional Chronicle1,032 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,314 viewsThe House resumed legislative business. One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 2431 - The National Integrated Drought Information Systems …
View in Congressional Chronicle760 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee joint hearing on surveillance technologies that could help secure the U.S. border with Mexico. They talked about th…
540 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. Representative-elect Curt Clawson, having won a special election the previous day, was sworn in as the representative of the Nineteenth Distr…
View in Congressional Chronicle559 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle631 viewsWitnesses testified on the nation’s deep space exploration programs and capabilities. William Gerstenmaier provided an update on the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion programs. Cristina Ch…
815 viewsBob Perciasepe testified on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its potential effects on small businesses.
417 viewsHouse members debated four bills under suspension of the rules and passed H.R. 4012, which requires the EPA to disclose the scientific data it uses to justify its regulations. Members delive…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,271 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle295 viewsA House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee held a hearing focusing on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives developed and conducted by the pr…
901 viewsRobert Perciasepe testified on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) oversight authority under the Clean Water Act. He answered questions from committee members on the scope of the EPA…
759 viewsThe House considered seven bills. Among those bills was S. 2183, which authorizes up to $10 million for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America to increase broadcasts into easte…
View in Congressional Chronicle907 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
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