The House Financial Services Committee heard testimony from the CEOs of several cryptocurrency and financial technology companies. Topics included the growth and challenges of cryptocurrency…
7,632 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other congressional Democrats spoke at a news conference on the impact of President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda on the climate and environment.
379 viewsThe House passed the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021, a measure that extends a family violence protection law for five years and adds new programs to address …
View in Congressional Chronicle450 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on agency priorities. He discussed a variety of topics, including investment i…
505 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified at an oversight hearing on on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers pressed the secret…
1,884 viewsIn a vote of 219-212, the House voted to suspend the debt ceiling through December 16, 2022. Democratic Representatives Golden (ME) and Schrader (OR) voted “no.” Republican Representative Ki…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,365 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,238 viewsThe House voted 316-113 to pass the the $778 billion defense programs and policy bill. Members also approved a suspension bill that gives $1 billion to Israel for its air defense system, kno…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,055 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid testified before the House Homeland Security Co…
31,245 viewsMembers of the Problem Solvers Caucus held a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss infrastructure legislation.
1,033 viewsThe House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a vo…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,545 viewsHomeland Security and U.S. Secret Service officials testified before a House Homeland Security subcommittee about the use of digital financing by terrorists. The witnesses delivered opening …
813 viewsTransportation Security Administration officials testified before a House Homeland Security subcommittee on the COVID-19 pandemic and summer travel season. Other topics discussed included an…
478 viewsNational security experts and former federal officials testified about ways to improve the management and operations at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In addition, they discussed…
420 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on monetary policy and the economy before the House Financial Services Committee. He answered questions on several topics, including the labor s…
1,264 viewsThe House debated the rules governing four bills, approved suspension bills debated the previous day, and then passed two bills. In a 285-120 margin on the first measure, members voted to re…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,189 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. The secretary was questioned about curr…
1,077 viewsThe House Homeland Security Subcommittees on Transportation and Maritime Security and on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation held a joint hearing on cyberthreats and the…
266 viewsRepresentatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), co-chairs of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, discussed their legislative priorities for the 117th Congress. They were a…
114 viewsCEOs from the nation’s largest banks testified before the House Financial Services Committee on their operating practices. The heads of Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Cha…
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