Congressional Hall Monitor
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
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Senate Republicans Propose Making Big Tech Pay For Internet Infrastructure
Three Senate Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday requiring the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider collecting revenue from major tech…
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Speaker Pelosi Announces Select Committee to Investigate Jan. 6 Events
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that the House of Representatives will form a select committee to investigate the events…
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McCarthy: WHO Chief Should Step Down, COVID-19 Origin Intelligence Must Be Declassified
Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California called for the resignation of the World Health Organization director-general and requested…
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Pelosi Refuses To Say If An Unborn Baby At Fifteen Weeks Is A Human Being
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to say Thursday if an unborn baby at fifteen weeks is a human being. “The…
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McConnell Blasts Manchin’s Voting Compromise, Alleging It Has The Same ‘Rotten Core’ As Democrats’ Bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted his colleague’s voting rights compromise proposal Thursday, vowing that the GOP would oppose it.…
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House Votes To Repeal 2002 AUMF, Bill That Vastly Expanded Presidential War Powers
The House of Representatives Thursday voted to repeal the 2002 bill that cleared the way for the multi-decade conflict in…
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House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Establishing Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday
The House of Representatives passed a bill establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, doing so one day after the Senate…
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Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday
The Senate unanimously passed legislation Tuesday making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth, already celebrated in the majority of states on…
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Senate Advances Bill to Compete with China After Deliberations Secure GOP Support
The Senate advanced a bill to increase American competitiveness against China Thursday, clearing the 60-vote threshold needed to limit debate…
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Josh Hawley And Kirsten Gillibrand Are Teaming Up To Improve The Military’s Response to Sexual Assault |
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand are teaming up to improve the military’s response…
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Laziness and Lying, Both Virtues in Congress
“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”—Mark Twain Members of…
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Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Protect 4th Amendment
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,…
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Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus Backs Gas Tax To Finance Infrastructure Spending
The bipartisan House Problem Solvers’ Caucus backed an increase to the gas tax as a means to finance infrastructure spending,…
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Senate Committee Overwhelmingly Approves Bill Ordering Assessment of Wuhan Lab Leak Theory
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 21 to 1 in approval of a wide-ranging China competition bill that includes a…
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GOP Senators Slam Biden, Kerry For Actions That Could Raise Energy Costs Ahead Of White House Climate Summit
Senate Banking Committee Republicans urged President Joe Biden against taking actions that could result in higher energy costs ahead of…
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