House Session
The House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222 to…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,304 viewsThe House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222 to…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,304 viewsHouse Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) said the mandatory tax audits of former President Trump’s tax returns were “almost non-existent,” as he and fellow committee Democrat…
1,389 viewsThe House approved the final version of marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would next go to President Biden. Members also …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,595 viewsThe House approved a suspension bill that increases funding for home visitation programs that serve pregnant women, new mothers, and their children. The bill was named after the late Represe…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,602 viewsThe House considered a suspension bill that would require Medicare Advantage plans that impose prior authorization requirements for medical procedures to establish an electronic prior author…
View in Congressional Chronicle776 viewsFormer White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney (Trump administration, 2017-20) said, “The rules are not broken. Congress is broken,” referring to the federal debt limit. His comments came …
186 viewsArtists and entertainement venue owners testified about the challenges presented to them by COVID before the House Small Business Committee. The witnesses responded to questions about inflat…
172 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee examined the challenges women in the workforce face and what they need to thrive and succeed in the current economy. Women from various backgrounds testifi…
740 viewsIn a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,446 viewsThe House approved an assault weapons ban, a measure to ban private ownership of lions and tigers. and a bill addressing the drought and wildfires on the West coast. Members also passed two …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,432 viewsThe House debated several bills, including grant programs for heart health outreach in the U.S. South Asian community, changes to monthly benefits for certain participants in the Delphi Corp…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,180 viewsGovernment Accountability Strategic Division Director James McTigue said a recent GAO report found that while audit rates for taxpayers claiming over $200,000 have declined, “the audit rate …
744 viewsThe House approves a bill to ensure the right to access to contraceptives. The final vote was 228-195, with two Republicans voting “present” and eight others supporting the measure.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,993 viewsThe House approved a bill (267-157) protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. Forth-seven Republicans and all Democrats voted for the measure. Members also worked on a six-bill federal …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,932 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and fellow House Democrats Judy Chu (CA), Lizzie Fletcher (TX), and Marilyn Strickland (WA) held a news conference on the Women’s Health Protection Act and …
861 viewsThe House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the 1973…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,184 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democratic House members held a news conference to discuss the bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The bill contains several key elements, including…
455 viewsIn a 234-193 vote, the House approved a Senate-passed measure that expands background checks for gun buyers 21 or younger, provides grants to states for “red flag” laws that enable firearms …
View in Congressional Chronicle4,676 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled a portrait of the late Representative Patsy Mink (D-HI), the first Hawaiian woman elected to Congress,
449 viewsThe House debated the rules governing three bills.
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