House Session, Part 3
The House approved two suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle275 viewsThe House approved two suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle275 viewsThe House approved legislation that limits agency rulemaking authority. (H.R. 357). Later, during special order speeches, a bipartisan group of members spoke in favor of passing aid to suppo…
View in Congressional Chronicle282 viewsReps. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD) spoke to reporters on the steps of the Capitol after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost twenty Republicans on the first ballot for speaker.
37 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and others participated in the unveiling of a portrait of the late Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) at the U.S. Capitol. Representative Cummings repres…
5,641 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 Chronicle6,447 viewsThe House considered 10 bill under suspension of the rules, including a national park bill measure and a resolution to support Finland and Sweden’s membership to NATO.
View in Congressional Chronicle247 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 Chronicle3,188 viewsThe House debated three bills dealing with: preventing domestic terrorism, addressing the current baby formula shortage; and investments in low-income communities, which was also passed duri…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,759 viewsThe House considered more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, approving four of them. One would provide $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, going to military and humanitarian efforts. An…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,662 viewsDuring their annual retreat, House Democratic leaders told reporters the party was focused on President Biden’s agenda and helping to end the war in Ukraine.
1,260 viewsThe House considered suspension bills condemning violence against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Te…
View in Congressional Chronicle426 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,437 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democratic leaders held a news conference to react to the House passage of its version of President Biden’s Build Back Better social spending plan…
2,151 viewsThe House worked on President Biden’s social spending plan, also known as the Build Back Better Act. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke in opposition to the bill for eight hours and…
View in Congressional Chronicle12,233 viewsThe House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,931 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke to reporters before House votes on a rule for President Biden’s social spending proposal and a final vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill. “We had hoped…
1,639 viewsThe House voted 229-202 to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for his failure to respond to a subpoena and testify before the January 6 Select Committee on its investigation into the …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,910 viewsThe House approved several suspension bills. Members also concluded debate on the Senate-passed infrastructure bill. The legislation would fund roads, bridges, rail, and mass transit progra…
View in Congressional Chronicle764 viewsThe House took the first step in the budget reconciliation process by approving the Senate-passed $3.5 trillion budget resolution that congressional committees would use to draft legislation…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,083 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democratic leaders held a news conference to discuss their legislative accomplishments ahead of the August recess, including the child tax credit.
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