House Session, Part 3
The House debated and passed a number of suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle736 viewsThe House debated and passed a number of suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle736 viewsThe House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural develop…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,206 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,112 viewsThe House considered 11 bills under suspension of the rules, including a bill designating former President George W. Bush’s childhood home in Midland, Texas, as part of the National Park Sys…
View in Congressional Chronicle546 viewsThe House debated and passed several homeland security measures and a trade bill that aims to reduce or suspend tariffs on imported raw materials used for the production of footwear and spor…
View in Congressional Chronicle776 viewsThe House Natural Resources Committee examined Puerto Rico’s electrical system and the reported management failures of the commonwealth’s sole energy utility. Among those appearing at the he…
1,191 viewsThe House passed a bill repealing the medical device excise tax that was established under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Members also debated several other measures, including one that exten…
View in Congressional Chronicle647 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,695 viewsThe House considered two bills. One relates to federal grants for states and local communities to deal with gang violence. The second concerns Army Corps of Engineers water projects for fisc…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,103 viewsThe House approved several bills. One would change the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations reform law. Another would allow terminally-ill patients to use experimental that do not yet have …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,290 viewsThe House voted down a five-year extension of the farm bill that would have required all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients work at least 20 hours per week.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,148 viewsThe House continued work on the farm bill, with members considering approximately 50 amendments.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,692 viewsThe House approved two bills. One provides $5.2 billion to private health care programs for veterans. The other makes it a federal crime to assault a local or state law enforcement officer. …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,396 viewsThe House debated two bills. One reconciles Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department standards for antitrust cases. The second would require state or local governments receiving…
View in Congressional Chronicle464 viewsThe House of Representatives passed a Senate resolution that would repeal an Obama administration rule under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aimed at preventing discriminatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,705 viewsThe House worked on a six-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,000 viewsFederal and state officials testified at a hearing on lessons learned from 2017 disasters resulting from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgi…
1,266 viewsThe House debated the rules on several upcoming financial regulation bills. Members also considered a suspension bill, H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 providing grants to pre…
View in Congressional Chronicle605 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle214 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
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