House Session, Part 1
The House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle458 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle458 viewsThe House voted on and passed two suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle309 viewsTop cyber officials testified at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on threats and deterring attacks. Chris Inglis, White House national cyber director, and officials with the FB…
770 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,547 viewsCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly and White House National Cyber Director Chris Inglis testified on U.S. policy toward preventing and responding t…
765 viewsThe CEOs of Exxon, BP, Shell, and Chevron testified at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on climate change. The witnesses faced accusations from lawmakers that their industry ha…
4,694 viewsAlyssa Milano and others testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA is a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guara…
1,872 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing with Arizona election officials and election experts to examine the Cyber Ninjas audit of Arizona’s 2020 election results. Maricopa Co…
13,263 viewsFEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about recovery efforts following Hurricane Ida. The administrator told the panel the agency was “…
502 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on abortion laws. In the first panel, Representatives Cori Bush (D-MO), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) spoke in favor o…
2,456 viewsThe current Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator and three former TSA administrators testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on changes at the agency s…
239 viewsHouse Freedom Caucus members held a press briefing to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure deal and the $3.5 trillion budget resolution package, which passed the Senate and was being consid…
796 viewsThe House Freedom Caucus held a news conference to discuss their agenda. Topics included the CDC’s new mask guidance and caucus efforts to remove Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as speake…
3,167 viewsThe House passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021. The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals as hazardous and ma…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,047 viewsTransportation Security Administration officials testified before a House Homeland Security subcommittee on the COVID-19 pandemic and summer travel season. Other topics discussed included an…
480 viewsThe House approved four bills. Two of the bills, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act and the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, were debated as suspen…
View in Congressional Chronicle790 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee examined the pros and cons of paid family and medical leave for federal workers, and also discussed whether private sector employees would benefit fr…
348 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle360 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. The secretary was questioned about curr…
1,077 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The director said over 500 arrests had been made i…
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