House Session
The House approved a bill that would impose sanctions on foreign persons for human rights violations, targeting those who identify as LGBTQI. Members also voted on two post office naming sus…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,363 viewsThe House approved a bill that would impose sanctions on foreign persons for human rights violations, targeting those who identify as LGBTQI. Members also voted on two post office naming sus…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,363 viewsThe House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills involving…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,358 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle998 viewsRepresentative Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), a member of the Appropriations Committee, talked about the government funding and debt limit deadlines and upcoming votes on “hard and soft” infrastru…
334 viewsThe House in a 218-211 vote passed legislation that would prohibit states from enacting certain restrictions on abortion providers.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,481 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on his department’s fiscal year 2022 budget reques…
17,768 viewsThe House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a vo…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,540 viewsRepresentative Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) talked about President Biden’s spending proposals and foreign policy.
367 viewsUSAID Administrator Samantha Power testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. She answered a range of questions on the agency’s hum…
450 viewsIn a vote of 252-175, the House passed a bill that creates a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Thirty-five Republicans voted “yes” with all Democ…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,291 viewsThe House debated a measure that offers job protections for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. Members later passed the bill, which received bipartisan support, in a 315-…
291 viewsThe House passed legislation to protect pregnant workers from discrimination by requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or relat…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,931 viewsThe House passed a number of suspension bills related to veterans and land measures. Members passed another suspension bill that designates Pulse nightclub site in Orlando, Florida, as the N…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,136 viewsGovernment Accountability Office (GAO) Health Care Director Mary Denigan-Macauley testified on the Food and Drug Administration’s foreign drug inspection program. She outlined the challenges…
313 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on his department’s priorities for fiscal year 2022. He answered a range of questions on climat…
371 viewsThe House approved a bill to create and require national standards for workplace violence prevention plans at facilities where health care and social service workers do business.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,595 viewsThe House agreed to waive spending cuts that would have been triggered by the recent $1.9 coronavirus pandemic relief bill. Members also voted to condemn the recent military coup in Myanmar,…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,127 viewsThe House passed two immigration bill. H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, would provide a pathway to citizenship for “DREAMers,” undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as child…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,212 viewsThe House voted 222-204 to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. Members then voted 244-172 to reauthorize and update the Violenc…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,771 viewsThe House voted on a suspension bill debated earlier under suspension of the rules.
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