House Session
In a 227-203 vote, the House approved the Republican tax reform bill. Members also passed H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 201, which reduces certain certain regulatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,598 viewsIn a 227-203 vote, the House approved the Republican tax reform bill. Members also passed H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 201, which reduces certain certain regulatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,598 viewsEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testified before the House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee on the mission of his agency. He said his three goals are restoring power to the states…
1,588 viewsThe House voted 242-174 to extend for five years the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It also continues community health centers and other health programs and provides for more Me…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,280 viewsThe House passed a bill to continue the Children’s Health Insurance Program for five years. The vote was 242-174. The bill also continued community health centers and other health programs a…
351 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations convened a hearing on the federal government’s public health preparedness for hurricane season. This hearing came a…
529 viewsEnergy Secretary Rick Perry testified at a hearing on his agency’s priorities. At the start of the hearing, Secretary Perry defended his use of private and government planes for official bus…
1,199 viewsFormer Equifax CEO Richard Smith testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on the credit ratings agency’s data breach that put the personal and financial records of more than…
4,654 viewsOfficials, including Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Neil Chatterjee, testified on the electricity industry and the reliability of the U.S. electric grid. The hearing focus…
404 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine ideas to modernize the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of over-the-counter drugs. Dr. Janet Woo…
758 viewsThe House debated several suspension bills, including one to reauthorize intelligence programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,148 viewsThe House passed a bill that delays an Obama administration ozone standards rule. Lawmakers also passed three measures on energy infrastructure. At approximately four hours and 35 minutes…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,462 viewsThe House passed a bill that would ease water use restrictions in California, and give farmers more access to water. Members also worked on legislation to combat human trafficking, and began…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,478 viewsState officials from Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Rhode Island testified about the nation’s opioid epidemic. The witnesses described specific treatment and prevention programs in their …
1,926 viewsCurrent and former state and federal health care officials testified at a hearing on extending funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which was set to expire at the end …
807 viewsThe House passed a bill that authorizes the interior secretary to coordinate the federal and state permitting process relating to the construction of surface water storage projects.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,089 viewsC-SPAN presented live coverage from the annual congressional baseball game between Republicans and Democrats. The game took place at Nationals Park one day after Majority Whip Steve Scalise …
23,139 viewsRepresentatives Joe Barton (R-TX) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) held a news conference in the wake of the shooting of Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virgin…
6,421 viewsOn their way to an all-members briefing on the shooting of Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) and several others at baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, Representatives Joe Barton (R-…
372 viewsPublic officials in charge of water systems around the nation testified at a hearing on federal funding for infrastructure to provide clean drinking water and treat wastewater. Most of the w…
547 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including one that would impose new sanctions on those who do business with or provide financing to the Syrian government. Several Democratic memb…
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