House Session
The House considered 38 bills under suspension of the rules, including reauthorizing programs that deal with flu outbreaks; a Senate-passed drug-pricing transparency measure allowing pharmac…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,454 viewsThe House considered 38 bills under suspension of the rules, including reauthorizing programs that deal with flu outbreaks; a Senate-passed drug-pricing transparency measure allowing pharmac…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,454 viewsCandidates in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District race, incumbent Representative Barbara Comstock (R)and Jennifer Wexton (D), took part in a debate.
1,910 viewsThe Bipartisan Women’s Caucus, chaired by Representatives Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Lois Frankel (D-FL), hosted a panel to discuss issues of sexual harassment in the workplace. Witnesses inclu…
889 viewsThe House debated a bill setting fishery conservation and management policy for the upcoming five years.
View in Congressional Chronicle710 viewsTwo subcommittees of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a joint hearing to consider the applications and implications of artificial intelligence technology, or “AI.” Witn…
3,439 viewsThe House considered a series of bills related to opioid addiction and treatment.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,290 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 viewsTwo House subcommittees examined medical technologies designed to help veterans. Some of the innovations include robotic exoskeletons to help veterans walk and a system to monitor those affl…
3,466 viewsThe House worked on a six-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,000 viewsThe Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues held a hearing on combating sexual harassment in the hotel, service, and airline industries. Employees and advocates from those industries shared …
1,651 viewsThe House passed a suspension bill, H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 providing grants to prevent gun violence in schools. Members also passed a H.R. 1116, a bill to limit fina…
View in Congressional Chronicle931 viewsKevin Hassett, President Trump’s chief economist, testified before the Joint Economic Committee on an annual report outlining the administration’s domestic and international economic policie…
655 viewsFollowing House passage of a bill to update how sexual harassment cases are handled in Congress, a bipartisan group of members spoke to reporters. The news rules would make individual member…
192 viewsPresident Trump met with law enforcement officials, lawmakers, and members of his cabinet to discuss immigration policy and the MS-13 gangs. He told the group that he would support a governm…
2,547 viewsThe House debated the rule for three bills: H.R. 772, on nutritional labeling; H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act; and H.R. 4771, regarding small banking regulations. The rule also allows th…
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