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 Rules Committee debated and approved a rule governing debate on two bills, one authorizing a slate of water resources development projects for design and building by the Army Corps…
835 viewsThe House approved several bills debated under suspension of the rules. Representatives James Comer (R-KY) and Dwight Evans (D-PA) were sworn in.
View in Congressional Chronicle668 viewsScott Wong talked about key issues to be debated during the lame-duck session of Congress beginning the next week as well as congressional leadership elections. He discussed the changes in t…
446 viewsThe House passed a temporary spending bill to fund the government until December 9, 2016.
View in Congressional Chronicle603 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 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 Chronicle1,889 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.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,348 viewsSpeaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and other House Republicans spoke to reporters about their policy agenda if Republicans win the White House in November. This was the fourth component of the par…
852 viewsThe House reconvened following a closed-door briefing on the Orlando, Florida, mass shooting. Members approved an IRS data collection ban bill. They then began work on H.R. 5293, a fiscal ye…
View in Congressional Chronicle635 viewsThe House passed a Puerto Rico debt relief bill, and began work on a Legislative Branch appropriations bill. Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) was sworn in to the seat previously held by…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,892 viewsThe House by a 112-305 vote failed to pass H.R. 5055, a water and energy appropriations bill. It included anti-LGBT discrimination provisions and a ban on the U.S. purchase of heavy water fr…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,188 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first relates to Zika virus prevention that amends federal law on pesticide use in or near navigable water. The other measure makes a number of changes to Env…
View in Congressional Chronicle802 viewsHouse Appropriations Committee Chair Harold Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) debated spending to combat the spread of the Zika virus.
120 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first bill allocates $622 million for Zika virus research and prevention. Members also voted 277-147 in favor of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,445 viewsThe House debated H.R. 5046, a bill to authorize funding for Justice Department grants for opioid abuse prevention and addiction treatment programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle525 viewsThe House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on the National Institute on Health (NIH) fiscal year 2017 budget req…
937 viewsSecret Service Director Joseph Clancy testified a a hearing on his agency’s fiscal year 2017 budget proposal. In his remarks he said his agency’s top priority at campaign events is the prote…
1,178 viewsSecretary Julian Castro testified at a hearing on his Housing and Urban Development Department’s fiscal year 2017 budget request. He answered questions on affordable housing, homelessness, a…
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