House Session, Part 2
The House approved a resolution dealing with mortgage lending rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle395 viewsThe House approved a resolution dealing with mortgage lending rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle395 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,090 viewsThe House began initial debate on the Republican tax reform bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,962 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,095 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on funding for Down syndrome research. Representatives Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) testified about their personal experiences rais…
8,309 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health met to hear testimony from many House members on their recommendations for combating the opioid epidemic. Some of the topics included tre…
1,092 viewsThe House passed a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks with the exceptions of rape, incest against minors, and saving the life of the mother. Members also considered several other measur…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,231 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, when members were permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle457 viewsThe House debated and passed several Department of Homeland Security bills. One requires DHS to conduct an annual homeland security assessment on the terrorist threat to the U.S. Members als…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,632 viewsThe House passed a bill that authorizes the interior secretary to coordinate the federal and state permitting process relating to the construction of surface water storage projects.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,089 viewsTransportation Secretary Elaine Chao testified on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. She heard concerns from both Republicans and Democrats on some of its proposals including…
1,010 viewsEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for her department. The Department of Education pro…
52,748 viewsThe House debated H.R. 1694, the Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,173 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Tom Price testified at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal. The plan cuts HHS funding by $15 bi…
2,489 viewsCorporation for Public Broadcasting officials testified at a hearing on cuts to public broadcasting funding in President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget plan. President Trump’s plan includes…
5,007 viewsThe House debated several bills under suspension of the rules. Members also approved a bill allowing groups of small businesses to pull together to buy health insurance coverage for their em…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,487 viewsThe House passed by a 371-48 margin H.R. 1301, the 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. Democrats offered four motions to adjourn in protest of House Republicans holding markup hea…
View in Congressional Chronicle896 viewsThe House passed a rule prohibiting killing of predators in Alaska, followed by approval of a resolution disapproving of changes to state eligibility requirements for Title X grants for fami…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,115 viewsThe House began consideration of two bills dealing with regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Members also approved legislatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle851 viewsThe House convened for the 115th Congress. Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) was re-elected 239-189 as speaker. He then swore in the members. Members passed a new rules package governing the c…
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