U.S. Policy in the Balkans
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and others testified on U.S. policy in the Balkans at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Witnesses also discussed the political and econo…
1,618 viewsFormer Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and others testified on U.S. policy in the Balkans at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Witnesses also discussed the political and econo…
1,618 viewsRepresentative Eliot Engel (D-NY), the outgoing chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, was interviewed about his career as a lawmaker on Capitol Hill, which spanned 16 terms and mo…
398 viewsPortions of exit interviews and floor speeches from both Senators and House Members who left Capitol Hill at the end of the 116th Congress. You’ll hear from Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), S…
87 viewsThe House passed a suspension bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle273 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…
479 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 repea…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,609 viewsMembers of the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on a report on the progress of their work in the region and to make recommendati…
430 viewsRepresentative Kwanza Hall (D-GA) was sworn in the fill the remainder of the term of the late Representative John Lewis. The House then debated the rule governing the MORE Act (a marijuana d…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,030 viewsThe House considered a number of suspension bills concerning human rights, including a resolution condemning the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
View in Congressional Chronicle866 viewsThe House considered more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including one reaffirming the House of Representative’s commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,369 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 c…
989 viewsHouse Democrats held a news conference to introduce legislation that would impose new checks on presidential power and toughen enforcement of ethics rules and congressional subpoenas. Speake…
14,514 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 …
2,080 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a virtual hearing on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on mental health. The committee discussed the benefits telehealth has provide…
525 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 forei…
684 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense programs and policy bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle620 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the implications of China’s new national security law in Hong Kong. Witnesses included activists and scholars, who discussed the new law…
1,327 viewsHouse Democrats held a news conference after being briefed by the White House on reports of a suspected Russian bounty plot against U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (M…
4,278 viewsRick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who filed a whistleblower complaint alleging he was forced out of his job, testified be…
33,080 viewsIn a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed, 208-19…
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