House Session
The House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222 to…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,302 viewsThe House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222 to…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,302 viewsHouse Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) said the mandatory tax audits of former President Trump’s tax returns were “almost non-existent,” as he and fellow committee Democrat…
1,389 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee returned from a closed session to vote on whether to release to the public redacted tax filing information former President Donald Trump between the years …
1,064 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee convened before going into closed session to discuss whether to release to the public redacted tax filing information former President Donald Trump between…
7,807 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 Chronicle3,591 viewsThe House approved a suspension bill that increases funding for home visitation programs that serve pregnant women, new mothers, and their children. The bill was named after the late Represe…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,599 viewsThe House considered a suspension bill that would require Medicare Advantage plans that impose prior authorization requirements for medical procedures to establish an electronic prior author…
View in Congressional Chronicle772 viewsIn a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,435 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 Chronicle1,425 viewsThe House debated several bills, including grant programs for heart health outreach in the U.S. South Asian community, changes to monthly benefits for certain participants in the Delphi Corp…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,179 viewsThe House approves a bill to ensure the right to access to contraceptives. The final vote was 228-195, with two Republicans voting “present” and eight others supporting the measure.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,987 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 Chronicle2,929 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and fellow House Democrats Judy Chu (CA), Lizzie Fletcher (TX), and Marilyn Strickland (WA) held a news conference on the Women’s Health Protection Act and …
859 viewsThe House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the 1973…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,181 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democratic House members held a news conference to discuss the bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The bill contains several key elements, including…
455 viewsIn a 234-193 vote, the House approved a Senate-passed measure that expands background checks for gun buyers 21 or younger, provides grants to states for “red flag” laws that enable firearms …
View in Congressional Chronicle4,665 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled a portrait of the late Representative Patsy Mink (D-HI), the first Hawaiian woman elected to Congress,
446 viewsThe House debated the rules governing three bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle427 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee examined the challenges women in the workforce face and what they need to thrive and succeed in the current economy. Women from various backgrounds testifi…
740 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and others held a news conference to condemn the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory that “elites” want to “replace” and marginalize white Americans. The …
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