House Session, Part 3
The House considered a number of homeland security and financial services suspension bills. Votes on those bills were likely to occur throughout the week as the House Freedom Caucus…
View in Congressional Chronicle401 viewsThe House considered a number of homeland security and financial services suspension bills. Votes on those bills were likely to occur throughout the week as the House Freedom Caucus…
View in Congressional Chronicle401 viewsThe House considered a number of homeland security and financial services suspension bills. Votes on those bills were likely to occur throughout the week as the House Freedom Caucus…
View in Congressional Chronicle200 viewsSecretary Pete Buttigieg testified on President Bidens’s fiscal year 2022 Department of Transportation budget request. In his opening statement, Secretary Buttigieg discussed the administration’s…
172 viewsSpeaker Pelosi and congressional Democrats held a news conference to discuss the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can…
54 viewsThe House considered five bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation awarding three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S.…
View in Congressional Chronicle340 viewsPostmaster General Louis DeJoy testified at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Postal Service. Mr. DeJoy told committee members he would give himself an “A” for his performance,…
1,927 viewsThe House passed an organized labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that makes it easier for workers to unionize. Members also debated and passed the rule for the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,876 viewsInternal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee about challenges facing the agency during the…
270 viewsThe House debated and approved (224-206) the Equality Act, which would add LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections to the Civil Rights Act. Three Republicans voted in favor of the measure.…
View in Congressional Chronicle33,186 viewsThe House voted on a suspension bill debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle332 viewsU.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Chair Benjamin Hovland testified on election security and administration issues at a virtual House Appropriations subcommittee hearing. Mr. Hovland provided an…
556 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to debate the rule to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from her House committee assignments. She came under heavy criticism for her controversial statements, including suggesting violence…
6,785 viewsThe House Rules Committee debated a resolution calling on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment. If activated, the vice president would become acting president. The resolution was in…
19,471 viewsThe House debated over 40 bills, including one aiming to protect Americans from fraud during the coronavirus pandemic. Members also passed a resolution of official condolences to the family…
View in Congressional Chronicle905 viewsThe House voted on and passed the rules governing three bills and one resolution. Lawmakers also debated a bill that directs the Department of Education to award school grants to agencies…
View in Congressional Chronicle203 viewsMembers of the House Rules Committee met to consider the Delivering for America Act (H.R. 8015), which was introduced by House Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to address…
420 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle816 viewsThe House Appropriations Committee debated the fiscal year 2021 Transportation and Housing spending bill, which totals just over $158 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered…
803 viewsThe House Appropriations Committee met to debate, mark up, and approve fiscal year 2021 spending levels for homeland security, financial services and other government programs.
1,075 viewsThe House Appropriations Committee debated on the 2021 Transportation and Housing spending bill, which totals just over $158 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered amendments…
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