House Session, Part 2
The House passed a short-term highway funding bill that extends funding through December 7.
View in Congressional Chronicle944 viewsThe House passed a short-term highway funding bill that extends funding through December 7.
View in Congressional Chronicle944 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,786 viewsOfficials from state health insurance marketplaces testified about the ongoing management and implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The witnesses described challenges their states faced…
643 viewsFederal Communications Commission Chair Tom Wheeler and Commissioner Ajit Pai testified at an oversight hearing of their agency’s priorities. They also discussed rural access to broadband an…
993 viewsIndustry experts testified at a hearing on how to increase broadband Internet infrastructure in the U.S. Committee members' questions focused primarily on the challenges of making broadband …
3,978 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2898, a bill that would ease environmental restrictions affecting drought-stricken areas of California. The White House has issued a veto threat to the bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,034 viewsThe House approved a bill that increases timber production on federal lands. House leadership pulled the fiscal year 2016 bill to fund the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protec…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,352 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2822, the fiscal year 2016 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,963 viewsThe House debated and voted on H. Res. 173, a bill to replace the Medicare reimbursement formula for doctors, also known as the “doc fix,” and to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,908 viewsThe commissioners testified at a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight hearing about operations and budget. The focus was on their recent open Internet vote classifying the Inter…
1,343 viewsRepresentative Greg Walden (R-OR), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, talked about his opposition to Federal Communications Commission (FCC…
720 viewsThe House voted on two bills under suspension of the rules, including one on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reporting requirements and one dealing with toxins in drinking water.
View in Congressional Chronicle229 viewsMembers debated three bills under suspension of the rules, including one to fund science, technology, and math education programs, and one dealing with toxins in drinking water.
View in Congressional Chronicle307 viewsFollowing one minutes speeches, the House debated under suspension of the rules H.R. 431, which authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal for civil rights supporters who participated in the 1965…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,344 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Internet freedom and net neutrality. Net neutrality, also known as “open Internet,” refers to the idea that Interne…
1,056 viewsMembers of both parties read the Constitution.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,870 viewsHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) held a ceremonial swearing-in for members of the 114th Congress.
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