House Session, Part 1
The House debated and voted on a rule governing two bills dealing with Guantanamo detainee transfers and regulations.
View in Congressional Chronicle583 viewsThe House debated and voted on a rule governing two bills dealing with Guantanamo detainee transfers and regulations.
View in Congressional Chronicle583 viewsThe House voted 231-196 to pass an Interior Department Spending bill. Following the completion of legislative work ahead of the House’s seven-week recess, Democrats delivered speeches on gun…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,669 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 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,894 viewsOfficials, candidates, and others spoke about their support for Vice President Gore’s candidacy, and core Democratic values. Among the issues they addressed were health care, raising the min…
1,306 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches and debated and voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, including bills dealing with national intelligence programs and 911 calls.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,232 viewsThe House approved legislation to set up a task force to update best practices for prescribing pain medications.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,316 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 a bill allowing federal officers and employees at medium and high security prisons to carry pepper spray. They also debated the rule for a bill on lawsuit fraud.
View in Congressional Chronicle957 viewsThe House passed a bill that revises requirements to allow restaurants to determine how calorie information is displayed. Members also approved a North Korea sanctions enforcement measure af…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,166 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 approved a bill dealing with lawsuits against the federal government that could result in new regulations and requires the government to give public notice when it begins negotiati…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,340 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and leaders of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force hosted a forum on reducing gun violence The panel, all Democrats, took testimony and ask…
1,259 viewsThe House passed the Red River Private Property Act, which would require the Bureau of Land Management to sell land to individuals who own property on the Texas river.
View in Congressional Chronicle783 viewsBy a vote of 407 to 19, the House approved H.R. 158, a bill that makes changes to the Visa Waiver Program affecting travelers from Iraq, Syria, and 36 other countries.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,594 viewsThe House passed a disapproval resolution on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) emissions rule for new power plants. They also approved another resolution that disapproves an EPA ru…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,262 viewsThe House approved 363-64 a six-year highway and transportation funding bill. Members also voted in favor of a motion to instruct conferees in negotiations with the Senate. The House also pa…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,456 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,786 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,017 viewsThe House voted 242-184 to establish a panel to investigate Planned Parenthood. Members also voted 240-183 to defeat a privileged resolution introduced by Representative Louise Slaughter (D-…
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