House Session
The House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,916 viewsThe House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,916 viewsThe House debated the rules governing four bills, approved suspension bills debated the previous day, and then passed two bills. In a 285-120 margin on the first measure, members voted to re…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,184 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Karen Bass (D-CA), lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, met with the family of George Floyd on the one-year anniversa…
795 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Joyce Beatty (D-OH) led a press conference with members of the CBC following former Minneapolis Police Officer De…
1,652 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats held a news conference following passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
1,705 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws. Lawmakers also passed a police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Pol…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,609 viewsThe House passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic economic relief bill that included a $15 minimum wage increase.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,913 viewsThe House debated and approved (224-206) the Equality Act, which would add LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections to the Civil Rights Act. Three Republicans voted in favor of the measure. Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle35,061 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with veterans issues. Another named a NASA facility after the late astronaut Neil Armstrong.
View in Congressional Chronicle820 viewsThe House approved the House-Senate compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets defense programs and policy for fiscal year 2021. President Trump had vowed to vet…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,493 viewsThe House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the l…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,874 viewsThe House voted to repeal President Trump’s 2017 travel ban on certain countries and to limit the president’s authority to issue new entry bans. Members also approved a Senate amendment to t…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,111 viewsCongressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and other Democratic members spoke with reporters on the House East Front steps before the House vote on the …
4,829 viewsIn a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,892 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), and other congressional Democrats held a press conference …
5,608 viewsThe House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Refo…
View in Congressional Chronicle9,763 viewsLeaders of the House of Representatives participated in the dedication ceremony of the Oversight and Reform Committee’s hearing room as the “Elijah E. Cummings Room,” in honor of the late co…
1,095 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus held a news conference on the 2020 census and its impact on communities of color. Several members called on comm…
245 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019, legislation seeking to reduce youth vaping by banning the sale of all flavored…
View in Congressional Chronicle8,739 viewsSeveral representatives came to the House floor to express their support for the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which designates lynching as a hate crime under federal law.
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