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The House considered legislation that seeks to expand U.S. production of semiconductors. Most are made abroad, and there was a shortage of semiconductors, resulting in higher prices for auto…
View in Congressional Chronicle678 viewsThe House considered legislation that seeks to expand U.S. production of semiconductors. Most are made abroad, and there was a shortage of semiconductors, resulting in higher prices for auto…
View in Congressional Chronicle678 viewsThe House passed a bill requiring the Veterans Affairs Department to automatically enroll new veterans in the VA health care system.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,066 viewsThe House passed a seven-bill federal spending package for fiscal year 2022, which includes funding for the Departments Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Veterans …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,064 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,149 viewsThe House passed a bill that would ensure the same burden of proof in age discrimination claims as in other discrimination cases. The measure would reverse a 2009 Supreme Court ruling on age…
View in Congressional Chronicle493 viewsThe House passed the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) and Disclosure Simplification Act, which requires public companies to disclose executive pay increases, corporate political con…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,231 viewsThe House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police an…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,039 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which addresses the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans, and members also considered several other suspension bills. La…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,226 viewsThe House passed the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which would expand and improve consumer, student, service member, and small business protections against abusive debt coll…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,028 viewsThe House passed a bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. The margin was 216-208, along party lines.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,481 viewsThe House passed four bills. One bans religion-based travel bans, and the second requires that all individuals entering the U.S. have access to legal counsel if stopped by immigration offici…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,605 viewsThe House passed the rule for three bills: a District of Columbia statehood measure, a bill to provide legal counsel for anyone detained at the U.S. border, and legislation to try to address…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,112 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 Chronicle1,596 viewsThe House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women d…
View in Congressional Chronicle758 viewsThe House considered 17 suspension bills dealing with such issues as food allergies and scams targeting senior citizens. Julia Letlow (R-LA), who won a special election in March, was sworn i…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,217 viewsThe House agreed to waive spending cuts that would have been triggered by the recent $1.9 coronavirus pandemic relief bill. Members also voted to condemn the recent military coup in Myanmar,…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,129 viewsThe House voted 222-204 to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. Members then voted 244-172 to reauthorize and update the Violenc…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,773 viewsThe House passed two gun background checks bills. The first bill expands when those background checks need to take place, including gun shows and online. The second bill increases from three…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,700 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the le…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,677 viewsThe House continued work on H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws.
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