Hearing on Slavery Reparations
Actor Danny Glover, author Ta-Nehisi Coates, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and others testified on slavery reparations before a House Judiciary subcommittee. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee …
38,745 viewsActor Danny Glover, author Ta-Nehisi Coates, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and others testified on slavery reparations before a House Judiciary subcommittee. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee …
38,745 viewsThe House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of i…
View in Congressional Chronicle46,541 viewsIn a vote of 237-187, the House passed a bill to provide permanent status with a path to citizenship to undocumented individuals who immigrated to U.S. as minors. All Democrats and seven Rep…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,364 viewsThe House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress held a hearing on how technology can improve engagement with constituents. Witnesses included Congressional Management Foundation …
1,599 viewsThe House worked on a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter for 10 years, through September 30, 2029, and renaming the agency the United States Export Finance Agency.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,857 viewsIn a rare appearance, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) testified before a joint hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission …
3,684 viewsFour election security experts testified before the House Judiciary Committee on security of the nation’s election infrastructure. Officials from the FBI, Justice Department, Homeland Securi…
1,939 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,548 viewsLawmakers spoke to reporters outside the Judiciary Committee hearing room, where former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks provided closed-door testimony on her interactions with…
874 viewsMembers debated the rules for two bills to be debated later in the week. Then, in a 354-60 vote, the House adopted a joint resolution opposing President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. tro…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,897 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the rise in the number of hate crimes and growth of white nationalism. The FBI said 2018 was the third consecutive year of increase. Facebook …
68,057 viewsExecutives from Facebook, Twitter and Google testified on Capitol Hill about efforts to counter online terror content, hate speech, and misinformation on their platforms. The social media of…
3,374 viewsA House Homeland Security subcommittee held a hearing on school safety and gun violence. Witnesses included security officials and the parent of a student killed in the Parkland, Florida hig…
4,414 viewsThe House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, chaired by Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), held a discussion on Capitol Hill on gun violence. Panelists discussed the impact of gun violenc…
4,992 viewsThe California and Alabama secretaries of state were among the witnesses at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on efforts to secure elections. Lawmakers and witnesses discussed effo…
1,020 viewsThe House voted on and passed a rule governing two bills to be voted on later in the week. One bill would reverse Trump administration changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ((C…
View in Congressional Chronicle772 viewsThe House continued work on a five-bill spending package, H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science (1); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (2); Interior, Environme…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,442 viewsThe House approved a bill combating illegal insider trading. Debate also began on a voting rights measure and a resolution calling for a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
View in Congressional Chronicle900 viewsThe House debated a rule covering three measures, including a resolution calling for the release of the whistleblower complaint involving President Trump’s summer of 2019 conversation with t…
View in Congressional Chronicle712 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified about border security before the House Homeland Security Committee. Members asked about Trump administration policies as applied to fam…
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