Hearing on" Right to Repair" Laws
A House Small Business subcommittee convened a hearing to examine how “right to repair” laws affect businesses and entrepreneurs. More than 10 states have such laws that are designed to allo…
700 viewsA House Small Business subcommittee convened a hearing to examine how “right to repair” laws affect businesses and entrepreneurs. More than 10 states have such laws that are designed to allo…
700 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 Chronicle3,591 viewsIn response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on limiting the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hea…
539 viewsThe House approved a Senate-passed continuing resolution that funds the government through December 16, 2022. All Democrats and 10 Republicans voted “aye” on the measure that would next go t…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,088 viewsRepresentative Scott Peters (D-CA) discussed the military’s role in combating climate change during a virtual discussion with the American Security Project. Before being elected to Congress,…
131 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 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 Chronicle6,443 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 Chronicle3,182 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing to assess the Medicare Advantage program. Federal officials with the Health and Human Ser…
763 viewsHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republicans held a news conference to talk about legislation to save California’s giant sequoias from wildfires.
379 viewsCongressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel testified before the House Budget Committee on his agency’s updated budget report and the economic outlook for the country. Several topics…
240 viewsChristopher Calamari, Abbott Nutrition’s U.S. and Canada nutrition president, called the baby formula shortage “heartbreaking” and apologized for the company’s role in the ongoing shortage. …
1,828 viewsOil executives with BP, Chevon, Devon Energy, ExxonMobil, Pioneer, and Shell defended their companies' operations and profits amid rising oil and gas prices during a House Energy and Commerc…
3,859 viewsEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on her department’s fiscal year 2023 budget requestion. Secretary Granholm answered several q…
738 viewsOfficials testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on the security and reliability of the nation’s energy pipelines. They answered questions on a number of topics, inclu…
588 viewsNew Democratic Coalition members held a news conference on the America COMPETES Act, legislation focused on encouraging and strengthening American scientific and technological innovation.
338 viewsHealth experts testified about the impact of COVID-19 on children during a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. The witnesses discussed …
1,103 viewsThe House Budget Committee met to consider recommendations for the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill. After debate from both sides, the committee voted to move the bill to the full…
1,212 viewsThe House Budget Committee continued work on the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill, focusing on procedural and other “housekeeping” motions. Members earlier voted to move the bill …
262 viewsThe House voted to repeal a Trump administration rule limiting the EPA’s ability to regulate methane emissions for oil and gas.
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