House Session, Part 1
The House debated the rules for three upcoming bills, including one measure that would end all restrictions on the import and export of liquefied natural gas.
View in Congressional Chronicle482 viewsThe House debated the rules for three upcoming bills, including one measure that would end all restrictions on the import and export of liquefied natural gas.
View in Congressional Chronicle482 viewsThe House passed a suspension bill that was debated earlier in the day, H.R. 7024, a $79 billion tax package that expands the child tax credit and provides a series of tax breaks for busines…
View in Congressional Chronicle362 viewsThe House approved (314-108) a Senate-passed temporary spending bill to fund the government until March and avert a partial shutdown at midnight on January 19. The bill would next go to Pres…
View in Congressional Chronicle913 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 Chronicle278 viewsIn a 336-95 vote, the House passed legislation to fund the government past the midnight, November 17 deadline. The bill extends current funding in two phases. Funding for agencies covered by…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,859 viewsThe House approved the debate rules for four fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills funding the Agriculture, Defense, State, and Homeland Security Departments. Members then debated and voted …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,312 viewsThe House continued work on the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
View in Congressional Chronicle1,276 viewsThe House passed a Senate-passed resolution to repeal an Environmental Protection Agency rule on emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. The vote was 221-203.
View in Congressional Chronicle280 viewsHouse Republican leaders and several House Republican members who are also medical doctors held a news conference to discuss the fentanyl epidemic and its impact on American lives.
230 viewsThe House debated two police-related bills. One would allow for the deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers. The other measure permits federal…
View in Congressional Chronicle468 viewsBy a 217-215 margin, lawmakers passed House Republican legislation tying an increase in the nation’s debt limit to federal spending cut. Members also approved two FCC-related suspension bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,762 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including one calling for a study on how COVID-19 affects brain function and another requiring safety standards to help prevent choking on batt…
View in Congressional Chronicle551 viewsThe House approved a bill (267-157) protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. Forth-seven Republicans and all Democrats voted for the measure. Members also worked on a six-bill federal …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,920 viewsLabor Secretary Marty Walsh said the U.S. economy would suffer “severe damage” if the child care shortage is not addressed. The secretary’s warning came as he testified at a House Appropriat…
673 viewsThe House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education held a hearing on nationwide teacher shortages. Members expressed their condolences to victims of the recent mass shooing at an elementary …
722 viewsThe House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to reauthorize water projects by the Army Corps of Engineers under the Water Resources Development Act (WRD…
View in Congressional Chronicle591 viewsFood and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Califf said he was confident agency actions and President Biden invoking the Defense Production Act would result in more baby formula on store s…
1,435 viewsThe House debated a bill that provides $28 million in emergency funding for the Food and Drug Administration to help address the baby formula shortage and prevent fraudulent products from be…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,488 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 Chronicle1,736 viewsThe House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies convened a hearing on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) fiscal year 2023 bu…
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