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The House approved the final version of marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would next go to President Biden. Members also …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,595 viewsThe House approved the final version of marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would next go to President Biden. Members also …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,595 viewsThe House debated 12 bills under suspension of the rules, including measures dealing with cardiovascular research, disaster assistance, and opioid abuse treatment.
View in Congressional Chronicle340 viewsU.S. Postal Service (USPS) officials testified on holiday preparations before the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations. The witnesses also responded to a legislat…
894 viewsDefense Department officials testified at a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security hearing on the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp sexual abuse allegations that wer…
1,400 viewsPresident Biden warned Floridians that if Republicans take control of Congress, programs like Social Security and Medicare are in jeopardy. The president spoke about Democratic plan to prote…
551 viewsThe House approved a Senate-passed continuing resolution that funds the government through December 16, 2022. All Democrats and 10 Republicans voted “aye” on the measure that would next go t…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,096 viewsPhysicians and abortion rights advocates testified at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the impact on women’s health care of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. W…
1,768 viewsThe Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism, chaired by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and comprising politicians from around the world, convened its fir…
2,102 viewsThe House approved an assault weapons ban, a measure to ban private ownership of lions and tigers. and a bill addressing the drought and wildfires on the West coast. Members also passed two …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,435 viewsExecutives with Daniel Defense and Sturm, Ruger and Co. defended their gun manufacturing businesses against personal responsibility following multiple mass shootings across the U.S. where th…
4,218 viewsThe House voted 220-207 to approve a six-bill $405 billion federal spending package for fiscal year 2023. It includes spending for agriculture, energy, financial services, the environment, m…
View in Congressional Chronicle775 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 Chronicle2,932 viewsThe Jewish Democratic Council of America hosted a virtual discussion with former ambassadors to Israel and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) about President Biden’s first trip to Israel s…
125 views“Pro-choice” and “pro-life” advocates and care providers testified before the House Reform and Oversight Committee about the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. T…
4,866 viewsDr. Rahul Gupta, White House National Drug Control Policy director, said “for far too many years, the overdose crisis has been unraveling the very social fabric of our nation, and destroying…
931 viewsA student who lived through the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, gave powerful testimony to lawmakers on how she pretended to be dead by putting a slain classmate’s …
9,532 viewsThe House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to reauthorize water projects by the Army Corps of Engineers under the Water Resources Development Act (WRD…
View in Congressional Chronicle596 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and others made remarks at a memorial in Washington, D.C., for the victims of gun…
583 viewsThe House convened for a pro forma session.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,165 viewsStudents, educators, historians, and policy advocates testified at a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights hearing on free speech in the classroom, academic censorship, and…
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