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The 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 Chronicle1,968 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 Chronicle1,968 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 Chronicle220 viewsHousing sector stakeholders and policy advocates testified on housing affordability before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Several topics were discussed, …
620 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…
828 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 Chronicle880 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…
366 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,044 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…
463 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…
234 viewsMinority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL), and other House Democratic leaders held a news conference to discuss the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
642 viewsAdvocates gathered to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included public officials, businesspersons, entertainers, uni…
4,741 viewsCongressional Black Caucus members held a news conference on race-related issues, including Florida education standards for African American history curriculum and Supreme Court decisions on…
215 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese producers of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl to combat opioid traffi…
View in Congressional Chronicle492 viewsThe superintendents of West Point, the Naval and the Air Force academies testified on their admissions process and curriculum before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personn…
18,614 viewsThe House passed two suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day, including one to increase the U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment.
View in Congressional Chronicle230 viewsThe House continued work on the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
View in Congressional Chronicle1,282 views“The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient,” said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as he testified before the House Financial Services Committee on monetary policy and the economy. T…
1,110 viewsThe House debated amendments to H.R. 277, the REINS Act of 2023, a measure requiring major federal rules that have an annual impact of $100 million or more to get congressional approval.
View in Congressional Chronicle781 viewsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the agency’s semi-annual report. Topics included consumer protection aga…
62 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the importance of international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and International Mo…
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