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The House debated amendments to the defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle922 viewsThe House debated amendments to the defense authorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle922 viewsThe House passed a bill relating to defendants in fraudulent lawsuits in state courts. Members also debated a bill dealing with hunting and fishing on federal lands.
View in Congressional Chronicle542 viewsThe House passed two bills. One prohibits the IRS from rehiring any former employees previously fired for misconduct, and the other delays bonuses to IRS employees until the Treasury Departm…
View in Congressional Chronicle710 viewsThe House was expected to debate four bills debated under suspension of the rules, as well as the rule governing a bill dealing with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules governing …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,131 viewsThe House passed a temporary spending bill to fund the government until December 9, 2016.
View in Congressional Chronicle606 viewsHouse Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) spoke briefly with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower after his his meeting with Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus. He said the m…
391 viewsHouse Republican leaders held a briefing with reporters on their heading into a period when the House, Senate and White House would all be under Republican control. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) …
1,233 viewsFCC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing on Federal Communications Commission operations. They discussed a range of issues such as consumer privacy rules pertaining to broadband i…
739 viewsSpeaker Paul Ryan and other Republican House leaders spoke to reporters in the lobby of the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. In reacting to the announcement the…
2,004 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1927, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act, which deals with the federal class-action lawsuit process.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,321 viewsHouse Republicans spoke to reporters following a closed-door vote to elect party leadership for the 115th Congress.
1,941 viewsThe House passed a bill that prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating Internet rates.
View in Congressional Chronicle940 viewsThe House approved a bill, H.R. 3700, that changes federal housing policy. Members also passed a measure that would restrict the Obama administration’s authority to lift sanctions on Iranian…
View in Congressional Chronicle923 viewsThe House reconvened following an all-member classified briefing and voted on the rule for a bill dealing with cash payments to Iran, as well as on ten bills debated under suspension of the …
View in Congressional Chronicle332 viewsThe House debated and voted 191-106 to pass a bill restricting the Obama administration’s ability to lift Iran sanctions. The vote was later vacated because not enough members were present t…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,220 viewsThe House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,827 viewsA House oversight subcommittee held a hearing to examine the August 2016 flooding in southern Louisiana and the federal response. Appearing before the panel was a FEMA regional administrator…
3,801 viewsThe weekly Republican address was delivered by Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA). He talked about the effects of the Clean Air Act on the economy.
154 viewsSpeaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and other House Republican leaders spoke to reporters about their legislative agenda, including efforts to fund the federal government and avert a shutdown before th…
370 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and other members of the House Republican leadership spoke to reporters after their weekly conference. Topics included President Obama’s plan to close the Guan…
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