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 Chronicle5,628 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 Chronicle5,628 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for floor debate on the American Health Care Act, the Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. In part 1, the chairs and ranking m…
2,233 viewsTax policy experts, the chief executive officer of Target Stores,and the former CEO of Walmart testified at a hearing on tax policy, specifically the border adjustment tax. Committee members…
1,247 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee met to mark up the budget reconciliation recommendations to replace the Affordable Care Act. Democratic committee members introduced numerous amendments an…
885 viewsThe House voted 316-90 to approve a $15.25 billion Hurricane Harvey disaster relief package. All of the “no” votes were by Republicans, and 27 members did not vote. The bill also extended th…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,712 viewsThe House passed the Senate amendment to H.Con.Res. 71, the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution with tax reform framework included.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,556 viewsThe House convened for the 115th Congress. Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) was re-elected 239-189 as speaker. He then swore in the members. Members passed a new rules package governing the c…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,067 viewsThe House approved a number of bills, including one imposing additional sanctions against Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The legislation would also stop President Trump from removing any Rus…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,304 viewsU.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the Trump administration’s trade policy agenda.Topics included renegotiating the North Amer…
1,214 viewsThe House voted 222-192 on the motion to go to conference with the Senate on the Republican tax reform bill. Members defeated a Democratic effort to require House negotiators to take certain…
View in Congressional Chronicle366 viewsThe House debated the House Republican tax reform bill, HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. No amendments were allowed to the legislation during floor debate.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,643 viewsThe House approved a resolution expressing gratitude for the three Capitol Police officers who responded to the shooting at the congressional Republican baseball practice. Members also appro…
View in Congressional Chronicle707 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined other Democratic lawmakers to oppose Republican proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in the…
4,256 viewsThe House revoted and passed the Republican tax reform bill, which was been stripped of three provisions that were determined to be in violation of Senate rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,599 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee met to mark up legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act. This portion includes debate on amendments to the bill, most of them from Democratic members…
836 viewsAt a news briefing, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) criticized a Republican plan to overhaul the tax code. Representatives John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Richard Neal (D-MA), the respecti…
519 viewsHouse members debated and voted on the House Republicans' tax reform bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,681 viewsThe House voted 217-213 to approve the Republican replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act,. Members also voted down an exemption for members of Congress from the revised Republican heal…
View in Congressional Chronicle13,767 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke with reporters before the debate and vote on the Republican tax reform bill. She was joined by health care advocates and faith leaders.
1,403 viewsHouse Democratic leaders spoke with reporters about Senate Republicans' failed efforts to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) thanked Senato…
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