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Secretary Baker, in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the Persian Gulf crisis, said that Iraq’s decision to free all hostages is related to the previous week’s Unite…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5021, commerce, justice, and judicial appropriations, after having agreed to recede from its disagreement over amendment 165. The House agre…

The House agreed to H.J. Res. 658 to support the president’s actions with respect to the Iraqi aggression against Kuwait and to demonstrate the United States' resolve. The House agreed to H.…

House Foreign Affairs Joint Subcommittee examines how the United Nations is working recent events in the Persian Gulf. Witnesses noted that United States policies are in accord with resoluti…

The House voted to suspend the rules to pass various measures, including H.R. 5610, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to allow the assessment rates to be adjusted more frequently th…

The House considered H.R. 3950, the “Food and Agricultural Resources Act of 1990” but came to no resolution. Five amendments were agreed to and two amendments were rejected. The Downey(D-NY)…

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 5158, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban Development. It also passed H.R. 5149, to amend the Child …

Secretary of State James A. Baker III testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the recent summit between U.S. and Soviet leaders at Camp David. Sec. Baker related the extra…

The subcommittees on Asian and Pacific Affairs, on Human Rights and International Organizations, and on International Economic Policy and Trade met to review the Most Favored Nation tariff s…

The committee reviews the final report of the President’s Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism on Pan Am Flight 103. The report on safety procedures used by U.S. airlines was releas…

Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin Powell gave testimony on Foreign Aid and Military Assistance before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The House of Representatives took up 9 bills that included H.R. 3910, amended, to require the Secretary of Education to conduct a comprehensive national assessment of programs carried out wi…

The subcommittee met to hear testimony from the State Department concerning the reports on human rights practices for 1989 and to discuss the U.S. human rights policy.

Testimony was heard jointly by the Western Hemisphere Affairs and the Human Rights and International Organization subcommittees.