House Session
The House approved a bill to create and require national standards for workplace violence prevention plans at facilities where health care and social service workers do business.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,131 viewsThe House approved a bill to create and require national standards for workplace violence prevention plans at facilities where health care and social service workers do business.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,131 viewsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified on his department’s priorities before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In his opening remarks, Secretary Buttigieg said “the…
2,246 viewsState and local officials testified on combating domestic terrorism before a House Homeland Security subcommittee. Witnesses included the attorneys general from Michigan and Nevada and the…
550 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before a House committee for the first time since his confirmation. He answered questions on a range of issues regarding the…
9,766 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Biden administration’s foreign policy agenda. Members asked a range of questions on future…
137,670 viewsChris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other national security experts testified before the House Homeland Security Committee…
281 viewsThe House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on the threat of domestic terrorism in the wake of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The witnesses testified on how extremism…
1,298 viewsThe House voted 230-199 in favor of a resolution to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from her two committee assignments. The resolution pertains to past comments she made on social…
View in Congressional Chronicle16,294 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on U.S.-Syria policy with Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn. Among the topics discussed were Syria’s humanitarian crisis, refugees being forced to…
380 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one providing temporary protected status (TPS) for residents of Hong Kong and another calling for the global…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,296 viewsThe House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on funding for passenger rail transportation during the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the…
117 viewsThe House debated a measure condemning the QAnon group and its conspiracy theories. This issue came up after some members of Congress received death threats from followers of QAnon.
1,016 viewsThe House approved two non-binding resolutions. One, by Representatives Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and Denver Riggleman (R-VA), condemns QAnon and the conspiracy theories it promotes The vote was 371-18-1, with 17…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,075 viewsU.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack defied a congressional subpoena to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, but five former executives of the agency testified about changes made since…
810 viewsSpecial Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation and former U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad testified before the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security about the Trump…
2,169 viewsState Department officials testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the firing of the agency’s inspector general, Steve Linick. Witnesses included Undersecretary of State for Management Brian Bulatao. He…
1,919 viewsThe House passed two bills. One condemns anti-Asian rhetoric and sentiment during the coronavirus pandemic. The other seeks to provide employment protections for pregnant workers.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,091 viewsWilliam Flynn, Amtrak president and CEO, said the nation’s rail service will need more than $4 billion in additional federal funding for fiscal year 2021 in order to stay afloat, keep employees,…
744 viewsJohn Barsa, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) acting administrator, testified before House Foreign Affairs Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 $19.6 billion…
566 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic. Representative Ted Yoho (R-FL) apologized for what he called the “abrupt manner of the conversation” he had earlier in the week with…
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