U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Operations
Beth Plemmons, CEO of visitor services at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, testified at a House Administration Committee hearing on operations of the Center as it neared its tenth anniversary.…
387 viewsBeth Plemmons, CEO of visitor services at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, testified at a House Administration Committee hearing on operations of the Center as it neared its tenth anniversary.…
387 viewsDuring this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members debated amendments concerning the Iran nuclear…
540 viewsFollowing House passage of a bill to update how sexual harassment cases are handled in Congress, a bipartisan group of members spoke to reporters. The news rules would make individual…
138 viewsThe House debated the rule for three bills: H.R. 772, on nutritional labeling; H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act; and H.R. 4771, regarding small banking regulations. The rule also allows…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,125 viewsThe House Administration Committee met to consider guidelines for inclusion in a bill that would require each member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a…
429 viewsThe House Administration Committee held a hearing on the processes and resources for congressional staff to report and recover from incidents of sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill. Witnesses…
962 viewsIn a 227-203 vote, the House approved the Republican tax reform bill. Members also passed H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 201, which reduces certain certain…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,589 viewsThe House debated and passed a resolution requiring all members and staff to complete mandatory anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training during each session of Congress. Lawmakers…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,061 viewsThe House Administration Committee convened a hearing to review the U.S. House of Representatives' policies and training on sexual harassment. Witnesses included Representative Jackie…
1,194 viewsThe Task Force on Election Security, composed of Democratic House members, held its first public forum on Capitol Hill. Members heard from former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and…
859 viewsThe House debated several suspension bills, including one to reauthorize intelligence programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle513 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual authorizing legislation for the Defense Department and its constituent…
595 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual authorizing legislation for the Defense Department and its constituent…
937 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1695, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act, which makes the position register of copyrights into a presidential appointment subject to Senate…
View in Congressional Chronicle670 viewsThe House debated a bill creating new Veterans Affairs Department staff recruitment and retention programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle408 viewsArchitect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Davita Vance-Cooks, and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa…
398 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee met to consider a waiver to exempt defense secretary nominee General James Mattis from the legal requirement that he must have retired from active…
1,728 viewsThe House and Senate convened for a joint session of Congress to verify certificates and count Electoral College votes from each state for president and vice president of the United States.…
60,473 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 Chronicle537 viewsThe national anthem was sung and campaign organizers and local politicians made remarks before President Obama’s appearance at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at…
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