House Session
The House debated and approved (286-134) under suspension of the rules a $1.2 trillion six-bill spending package to fund about 70 percent of the federal government through the end of the fis…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,800 viewsThe House debated and approved (286-134) under suspension of the rules a $1.2 trillion six-bill spending package to fund about 70 percent of the federal government through the end of the fis…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,800 viewsAfter months of investigation and nearly three hours of floor debate, the House failed (214-216) to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on two articles: Willful and System…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,532 viewsDuring the weekly House Republican leadership news conference on their legislative agenda, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) voiced his dislike for a recently-announced bipartisan Senate supplemen…
2,113 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an ex…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,930 viewsIn a 336-95 vote, the House passed legislation to fund the government past the midnight, November 17 deadline. The bill extends current funding in two phases. Funding for agencies covered by…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,859 viewsThe House worked on fiscal year 2024 spending legislation for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies. Members also passed legislation provi…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,198 viewsThe House continued work on fiscal year 2024 spending legislation to fund the Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Defense; and …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,992 viewsHouse Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) discussed the impeachment inquiry into President Biden during a news conference with …
703 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 viewsHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), along with other House Republicans from California, held a news conference in Orange County on mass burglaries and organized crime in that area. The elec…
2,192 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended the president’s 2024 budget for the agency and reiterated it is a proposal that prepares the U.S. for any potential conflict and competition with Chin…
1,580 viewsThe House considered 15 bills under suspension of the rules, among them issues concerning military records, federal retirement benefits for disabled first responders and post office names.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,272 viewsAir Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Brown, and Space Force Chief of Space Operations General John Raymond testified at a House Appropriations Subcommi…
536 viewsThe House approved a suspension bill providing enhanced security for Supreme Court justices and their families. Twenty-seven Democrats voted against the measure that would next go to Preside…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,001 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley reiterated U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, during a budget hearing before the House App…
846 viewsThe House passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one named after the late Representative Don Young (R-AK), who died earlier in the month. The Don Young Coast Guard Aut…
View in Congressional Chronicle596 viewsThe House passed legislation to fund the government through September 30, 2022. The spending package originally included $15.6 billion in COVID-19 funding, but it was removed after Republica…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,373 viewsOfficials from all of the military branches testified at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the impact of short-term continuing budget resolutions on the military. Top…
716 viewsThe House passed legislation that seeks to expand U.S. production of semiconductors. Most are made abroad, and there was a shortage of semiconductors, resulting in higher prices for automobi…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,497 viewsThe House approved a measure that combines two bill that were previously passed by the House in the first session of the 117th Congress. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would…
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