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The House considered three bills opposing the Biden administration’s energy policies, including approval of a measure rejecting a carbon tax in the U.S. and legislation that would change the…
View in Congressional Chronicle373 viewsThe House considered three bills opposing the Biden administration’s energy policies, including approval of a measure rejecting a carbon tax in the U.S. and legislation that would change the…
View in Congressional Chronicle373 viewsThe House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held a hearing on federal law enforcement’s use of financial surveillance. The focus of the hearing was…
1,986 viewsIRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified at an oversight hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee. Topics included child tax credit implementation, child support enforcement, dispar…
1,341 viewsThe House approved two immigration policy bills. One would allow the deportation of migrants who have been convicted of, or admitted to, Social Security fraud. The other would deny any forei…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,355 viewsAdvocates and activists testified at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war and free speech on college campuses. Topics included safety on college…
9,341 viewsThe House debated two bills that would prohibit the Health and Human Services Department from restricting pregnancy resource centers from receiving federal under Temporary Assistance to Need…
View in Congressional Chronicle506 viewsThe House failed to pass the debate rules for three upcoming bills, the second rule vote failure since Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected to the presiding officer position at the end of…
View in Congressional Chronicle465 viewsThe House voted to establish the presence of a quorum for the second session of the 118th Congress to allow legislative work to begin.
View in Congressional Chronicle909 viewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is not antisemitic or “anti-vax” while defending himself against Democrats who argued his comments related to the COVID-19 pandemic had been perceived as racist…
13,177 viewsThe House passed two suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day, including one to increase the U.S. global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment.
View in Congressional Chronicle225 viewsThe House approved the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Four Republicans voted against the bill, and four Democrats voted for it. The measure would next go to the …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,830 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a field hearing in Kimball, Minnesota, on agriculture supply chains and the impact of trade agreements on U.S. farmers.
313 viewsSocial Security Administration (SSA) officials testified on identity fraud and what the agency is doing to combat it, during a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing. Margaret Hayward, on…
1,025 viewsInternal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on IRS accountability and oversight before the House Ways and Means Committee. Commissioner Werfel stressed the agency’s promise…
1,403 viewsThe House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held a hearing to examine claims of censorship against the Biden administration for communication with …
10,188 viewsA suspended FBI agent, a suspended FBI staff operations specialist, and a former agent testified on the alleged abuse of power complaints they filed against the agency. They appeared before …
33,495 viewsHouse Speaker Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA), and House Democrats held a news conference to unveil border security and immigration legislation prior to the next …
861 viewsU.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified on the Biden administration’s 2023 trade agenda before the House Ways and Means Committee. She engaged with lawmakers on a number of trade c…
1,568 viewsSens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) testified Justice Department and FBI oversight at the House Judiciary Selec…
21,559 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned members of Congress about defaulting on the debt as she testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the House Ways and Means …
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