House Session
The House approved a bill (267-157) protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. Forth-seven Republicans and all Democrats voted for the measure. Members also worked on a six-bill federal …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,930 viewsThe House approved a bill (267-157) protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. Forth-seven Republicans and all Democrats voted for the measure. Members also worked on a six-bill federal …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,930 viewsThe House debated and approved (224-206) the Equality Act, which would add LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections to the Civil Rights Act. Three Republicans voted in favor of the measure. Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle35,071 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 421-0 for a resolution calling for the release of the whistleblower complaint involving President Trump’s summer of 2019 conversation with the leader of Ukraine, which includ…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,422 viewsThe House passed the rule for debate on H.R. 1423, the FAIR Act, which blocks forced arbitration in certain cases unless parties in the dispute agree to it. Members also passed a suspension …
View in Congressional Chronicle353 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a near-$1 trillion spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This speci…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,066 viewsThe House voted 236-173 to approve the Equality Act (H.R. 5), legislation that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,805 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…
5,049 viewsThe House passed a bill that allows mineral mining while restoring mining leases on certain federal lands in northern Minnesota. Lawmakers also approved legislation that requires a two-year …
View in Congressional Chronicle876 viewsRepresentative Joe Kennedy (D-MA), the Transgender Equality Task Force chair, members of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and LGBT spoke to reporters about President Trump’s announcem…
773 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) held a ceremonial swearing-in and photo opportunity with members of the 115th Congress and their families. The event happens at the start of each Congre…
3,464 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,894 viewsLive footage of House Democrats' sit-in played from the House floor via Periscope and Facebook video feeds as Democratic members attempted to force House Republicans to allow a vote on gun c…
2,127 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 viewsHouse Democratic leadership and others held a press conference calling on the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on legislation that would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination. The Equa…
1,537 viewsThe House debated a rule governing three bills, including H.R. 4800, an agriculture spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,607 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convenes to debate a bill that would require the Health and Human Services Dept. to report weekly on HealthCare.gov enrollments and to detail all problems w…
View in Congressional Chronicle900 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle377 viewsThe House considered H.R. 2632, a bill that reauthorizes only farm programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle891 viewsThe House voted 195-234 against its version of the farm bill, H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.
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