House Session
The 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 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 Chronicle909 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills suspension bills, including one to that aims to make improvements to veterans' health care and benefits. Also, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) off…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,165 viewsThe House reconvened following a recess for a meeting to discuss possible rule changes for the 115th Congress. Members debated a bill prohibiting sales of aircraft to Iran.
View in Congressional Chronicle422 viewsWells Fargo Chair and CEO John Stumpf appeared before the House Financial Services Committee apologizing for the sales practices of his company that involved the creation of an estimated 2 m…
28,199 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches, debated the rule for a bill dealing with cash payments to Iran, and then considered of a bill related to tax deferrals for employee stockholders a…
View in Congressional Chronicle351 viewsThe House passed a bill requiring the Treasury Department to report to Congress on assets of Iranian political and military leaders. Members also approved another bill that delays government…
View in Congressional Chronicle753 viewsIn a voice vote, the House unanimously passed S. 2040, which would allow families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts. Members also vot…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,007 viewsThe House approved a separation of powers bill that would override legal precedent that requires courts give deference to federal agencies' interpretation of the law. Members also debated am…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,892 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,894 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented her semiannual report on monetary policy to the House Financial Services Committee.
19,510 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee Taskforce to Investigate Terrorism Financing held a hearing on efforts by Hezbollah and other terrorist groups to raise funds in South America through …
871 viewsThe Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on how ISIS* is profiting from its theft and looting of antiquities, a…
675 viewsAt the conclusion of the first day of the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference, several members of Congress and state representatives addressed the crowd on Republican policy issues…
374 viewsThe House passed the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 that bill would require the Treasury Department to provide more information about U.S. debt and overall fiscal outl…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,024 viewsThe House passed a bill that restrict the Justice Department’s ability to investigate certain banking practices and limit the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) oversight.
View in Congressional Chronicle607 viewsThe House approved a bill, H.R. 3700, that changes federal housing policy. Members also passed a measure that would restrict the Obama administration’s authority to lift sanctions on Iranian…
View in Congressional Chronicle923 viewsInsurance company representatives, state government officials, and a consumer advocate testified at a hearing on legislation that would create a private flood insurance market to expand cove…
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