House Session
The House was expected to debate the rule governing a dealing with congressional oversight of international insurance industry standards. Members also considered 14 bills under suspension of…
View in Congressional Chronicle909 viewsThe House was expected to debate the rule governing a dealing with congressional oversight of international insurance industry standards. Members also considered 14 bills under suspension of…
View in Congressional Chronicle909 viewsThe House debated the rule governing the $618.7 defense authorization conference report, as well as a bill rolling back a provision on the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law.
View in Congressional Chronicle652 viewsThe House reconvened following a recess for a meeting to discuss possible rule changes for the 115th Congress. Members debated a bill prohibiting sales of aircraft to Iran.
View in Congressional Chronicle422 viewsWells Fargo Chair and CEO John Stumpf appeared before the House Financial Services Committee apologizing for the sales practices of his company that involved the creation of an estimated 2 m…
28,224 viewsThe House voted to override President Obama’s veto of a bill allowing family members of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to sue Saudi Arabia.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,715 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified at a hearing on the central bank’s oversight responsibilities for the nation’s financial institutions. She talked about the proposed changes bein…
1,707 viewsAt a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew presented the findings of the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report for 2015. …
1,268 viewsThe House passed a bill requiring the Treasury Department to report to Congress on assets of Iranian political and military leaders. Members also approved another bill that delays government…
View in Congressional Chronicle753 viewsRepresentatives from the State, Justice, and Treasury departments as well as foreign affairs analysts testified before the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee …
3,537 viewsThe House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade hosted a hearing about Federal Reserve district banks and their impact on monetary policy and the economy. Subcommittee…
1,010 viewsThe House voted 231-196 to pass an Interior Department Spending bill. Following the completion of legislative work ahead of the House’s seven-week recess, Democrats delivered speeches on gun…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,669 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented her semiannual report on monetary policy to the House Financial Services Committee.
19,510 viewsThe House reconvened following a closed-door briefing on the Orlando, Florida, mass shooting. Members approved an IRS data collection ban bill. They then began work on H.R. 5293, a fiscal ye…
View in Congressional Chronicle636 viewsThe House approved by a vote of 295-129 H.R. 4974, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,014 viewsThe House debated bills under suspension of the rules, including two on IRS oversight.
View in Congressional Chronicle715 viewsThe House approved two financial services bills, one dealing with the consolidated assets threshold for small bank holding companies and one on funding for the Financial Stability Oversight …
View in Congressional Chronicle820 viewsTreasury Secretary Jack Lew testified at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the international financial system. When asked about the terrorist attacks that took place in Brussel…
1,389 viewsThe House passed a bill allowing federal officers and employees at medium and high security prisons to carry pepper spray. They also debated the rule for a bill on lawsuit fraud.
View in Congressional Chronicle957 viewsThe House passed a bill that restrict the Justice Department’s ability to investigate certain banking practices and limit the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) oversight.
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