House Session
The House debated and approved (286-134) under suspension of the rules a $1.2 trillion six-bill spending package to fund about 70 percent of the federal government through the end of the fis…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,800 viewsThe House debated and approved (286-134) under suspension of the rules a $1.2 trillion six-bill spending package to fund about 70 percent of the federal government through the end of the fis…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,800 viewsRepresentative Henry Cuellar (D-TX), along with House Democratic colleagues, held a news conference to discuss a taskforce and legislation to address the crisis on the southern border with M…
449 viewsMembers of Congress reacted to President Biden’s State of the Union address.
2,103 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report before the House Financial Services Committee. He said that economic activity expanded at a stron…
1,249 viewsThe House approved two health care-related suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle170 viewsThe House approved (320-99) a continuing resolution to extend government funding in two stages, until March 8 and 22, to avert a looming partial government shutdown at midnight March 1. The …
View in Congressional Chronicle848 viewsHousing sector stakeholders and policy advocates testified on housing affordability before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Several topics were discussed, …
590 views“I absolutely believe it’s headed in the right direction,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen when asked about the U.S. economic outlook before the House Financial Services Committee. The …
1,018 viewsRep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and journalist Don Lemon hosted a panel discussion on the well-being and status of Black boys and men during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual l…
419 viewsFederal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on rule changes within the agency and the mortgage fees it charges. She discus…
1,174 viewsThe House approved a measure that would impose criminal penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border to flee Border Patrol or cooperating federal…
View in Congressional Chronicle296 viewsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified on a semi-annual report of his agency before the House Financial Services Committee. Several members of the Republican ma…
806 viewsThe House approved the debate rule for three bills, after failing to pass the measure earlier in the week. Thereafter, the House debated and approved two bills. One would block waivers on mo…
View in Congressional Chronicle498 viewsThe House failed to pass the debate rules for three upcoming bills, the second rule vote failure since Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected to the presiding officer position at the end of…
View in Congressional Chronicle465 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an ex…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,930 viewsThe House voted on three suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day, including one extending until March 8, 2024, Federal Aviation Administration programs set to expire at the end…
View in Congressional Chronicle208 viewsThe House approved two suspension bills debated earlier in the day, including legislation to reauthorize for five years funding for the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program that offers gra…
View in Congressional Chronicle875 viewsIndustry leaders testified on variables that influence insurance costs before the Housing Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Topics included state and federal regulati…
335 viewsSen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) joined other politicians, activists, and scholars at the Con…
219 viewsThe House voted on amendments to fiscal year 2024 federal spending legislation for the Departments of Homeland Security and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, as well as a bill…
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