2019 State of the Union Address
President Trump made his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The address was originally scheduled for January 29, 2019, but was postponed due to the 35-day…
51,430 viewsPresident Trump made his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. The address was originally scheduled for January 29, 2019, but was postponed due to the 35-day…
51,430 viewsThe House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of…
View in Congressional Chronicle45,063 viewsRepresentative Katie Hill (D-CA) spoke on the chamber floor about her decision to resign from the House. She said that day was the first time she had left her apartment since intimate…
34,996 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019. The bill extends from three to as many as 20 days the amount of time the FBI would have to complete a background…
View in Congressional Chronicle25,684 viewsIn a 232-196 vote, the House debated and passed a resolution laying out the rules in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, including public hearings, and rights for the president and…
View in Congressional Chronicle23,687 viewsJens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, addressed a joint meeting of Congress. He spoke about the merits of the international alliance as it marked…
21,260 viewsThe House passed a resolution condemning President Trump’s comments about four minority members of Congress in which he told them they should “go back” to the countries “from which they came.” Four Republicans…
View in Congressional Chronicle18,375 viewsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) held a town hall meeting in Corona, New York with constituents and supporters including a supporter of President Trump who challenged her on the…
16,141 viewsMajority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) came to the House floor to discuss the agenda for the following week and the ongoing government shutdown.
14,966 viewsRepresentative Rick Crawford (R-AR) resigned from the House Intelligence Committee and was replaced by the Speaker’s appointment of Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH).
14,332 viewsThe House opened the 116th Congress and elected Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as its speaker. She was sworn in as speaker by Representative Don Young (R-AK), and she then administered the oath of office to the new members en masse. In her…
View in Congressional Chronicle12,497 viewsThe House worked on a bill requiring the president to keep the U.S. in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. President Donald Trump had said he would pull the U.S. out of the…
View in Congressional Chronicle11,145 viewsOn Day 26 of a government shutdown, the House debated and passed a bill that provides over $12 billion in emergency funding for those recently affected by natural disasters, including…
View in Congressional Chronicle10,916 viewsThe House considered 14 suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle8,222 viewsThe House began work on the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle7,912 viewsThe House considered six bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with child safety, Department of Veterans Affairs issues, and funding for historically black colleges…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,649 viewsThe House considered another Democratic measure to end the 27-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. The legislation would reopen all shuttered agencies through February 28,…
6,749 viewsThe House voted 232-190 to pass a bill to restore net neutrality rules that require internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content. The legislation comes less than two…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,144 viewsRepresentatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) held a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol concerning travel restrictions to Palestine and Israel. The news conference came…
5,770 viewsThe House convened for a pro forma session.
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