21st Century Cures Act Bill Signing
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and other members of Congress held a ceremony to sign the 21st Century Cur…
1,448 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and other members of Congress held a ceremony to sign the 21st Century Cur…
1,448 viewsThe House approved short-term federal government funding through April 28, 2017. Members also passed a water projects authorization bill that includes money for Flint, Michigan.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,889 viewsThe House was expected to debate the rule governing a dealing with congressional oversight of international insurance industry standards. Members also considered 14 bills under suspension of…
View in Congressional Chronicle907 viewsThe House passed a bill that changes the federal medical research process as well as makes policy changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and federal foster care programs. They also approved several …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,805 viewsTwo House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a joint hearing about the cybersecurity of various everyday electronic and internet-connected devices. Committee members heard from technolog…
2,530 viewsMark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), testified on self-driving cars. He addressed the benefits of automated vehicles saying this techno…
953 viewsThe House considered eight bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation dealing with emergency medical care and misleading caller identification known as “spoofing.”
View in Congressional Chronicle616 viewsThe House voted to override President Obama’s veto of a bill allowing family members of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to sue Saudi Arabia.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,714 viewsAs part of debate on the House water resources bill, members debated an amendment to add funds to the bill to help the city of Flint, Michigan, deal with its water crisis. The amendment was …
1,921 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,444 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches. Members also debated several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,301 viewsEnergy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified at a hearing on his department’s responsibility to ensure energy security. He discussed the impact of climate change on energy security as well as the…
703 viewsTwo House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a hearing on the implementation and sustainability of the Affordable Care Act. Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and Humana announced plans to leave h…
609 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing reviewing federal laws guaranteeing parity of coverage for physical and mental health. Witnesses included behavioral health experts who discussed mental heal…
1,091 viewsThe House voted 231-196 to pass an Interior Department Spending bill. Following the completion of legislative work ahead of the House’s seven-week recess, Democrats delivered speeches on gun…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,668 viewsThe House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,827 viewsFCC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing on Federal Communications Commission operations. They discussed a range of issues such as consumer privacy rules pertaining to broadband i…
739 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. Members voted 407-5 to pass the conference report accompanying S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle723 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,893 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2646, a mental health care bill, and H.R. 1270, a bill dealing with health savings accounts.
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