House Session
The House was expected to debate the rule governing a dealing with congressional oversight of international insurance industry standards. Members also considered 14 bills under suspension of…
View in Congressional Chronicle908 viewsThe House was expected to debate the rule governing a dealing with congressional oversight of international insurance industry standards. Members also considered 14 bills under suspension of…
View in Congressional Chronicle908 viewsThe House began work on the Water Resources Development Act, which authorizes $5 billion for Army Corps of Engineers water projects. Members also passed a bill that exempts from the Affordab…
View in Congressional Chronicle752 viewsLouisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler and election cybersecurity experts testified before a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing on efforts to prevent voting machines f…
1,398 viewsMinority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats talked to reporters about their efforts to persuade Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to forgo the rest of the 2016 congressional summer …
1,628 viewsHouse Democrats, including Representatives James Clyburn (D-SC), John Lewis (D-GA) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus; and other advocates held a rally on the West Lawn of the Cap…
810 viewsThe House voted 231-196 to pass an Interior Department Spending bill. Following the completion of legislative work ahead of the House’s seven-week recess, Democrats delivered speeches on gun…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,669 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,893 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle742 viewsLive footage of House Democrats' sit-in played from the House floor via Periscope and Facebook video feeds as Democratic members attempted to force House Republicans to allow a vote on gun c…
2,126 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics. Democrats staged a sit-in to call for legislative action on gun control in the wake of the mass s…
View in Congressional Chronicle18,375 viewsThe House debated amendments to the defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle922 viewsMaryland Representatives Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen, Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, participated in a primary debate. Topics included criminal justice reform, U.S.-Cuba relations…
1,136 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle261 viewsThe House considered a bill on scientific research.
View in Congressional Chronicle351 viewsAstronomers and NASA officials testified at a hearing on scientific methods used to search for life beyond Earth. One of the main topics was signs of water found on Mars.
6,002 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference with her party colleagues following House approval of the omnibus spending bill. Representative Pelosi called legislation a w…
988 viewsThe House passed a $305 billion, five-year highway funding bill as current funding was set to expire on December 4. Members also approved an energy infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle842 viewsHouse and Senate conferees made opening statements in a meeting to negotiate a long-term highway and mass transit funding bill. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Bill S…
1,134 viewsThe House passed a short-term highway funding bill that extends funding through December 7.
View in Congressional Chronicle944 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill. Several amendments involve reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
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