Morning Hour
The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,189 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,189 viewsThe House approved a bill aimed at increasing computer chip production in the U.S. to better compete with China. The measure would next to go to the president for his signature. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,176 viewsThe House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a semi-a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,514 viewsThe House passed a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or hairstyle in employment, public accommodations, and housing.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,738 viewsRepresentative Val Demings (D-FL) and other House Democrats held a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the rise in violent crime rates.
473 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,248 viewsThe House completed work on the defense authorization bill, with final passage expected later in the week.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,387 viewsRepresentatives Robin Kelly (D-IL), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) remembered their experiences on September 11, 2001.
51 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the le…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,677 viewsThe House passed an organized labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that makes it easier for workers to unionize. Members also debated and passed the rule for the final…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,657 viewsThe House voted 230-199 in favor of a resolution to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from her two committee assignments. The resolution pertains to past comments she made …
View in Congressional Chronicle17,655 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including a measure that requires a review panel to evaluate Boeing safety features following fatal airplane crashes in 2018…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,073 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 Chronicle1,113 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion Infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle551 viewsThe House debated two bills: H.R. 1425, which makes make changes to the Affordable Care Act, and H.R. 7301, the COVID-19 housing relief bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,269 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 Chronicle2,900 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 Chronicle9,764 viewsThe House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of i…
View in Congressional Chronicle46,521 viewsThe House voted on suspension bills debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle517 viewsThe House speaker held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected representatives. The event happens at the start of each Congress. The official swearing-in ceremony took place ear…
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