Senate Session
This Senate debated a House-passed constitutional amendment banning flag desecration as well as the Partial-Birth Abortions Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle384 viewsThis Senate debated a House-passed constitutional amendment banning flag desecration as well as the Partial-Birth Abortions Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle384 viewsSenators debated a variety of issues, including the NAFTA Accountability Act. No legislative business was conducted.
View in Congressional Chronicle150 viewsThe US Senate conducted Morning Business. No Legislative Business was conducted on the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle56 viewsU.S. Senate works on the Highway Conference Report and the Reconciliation bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle147 viewsSenator Conrad Burns (R-MT) talked about the federal budget negotiations.
30 viewsThe Senate met for legislative business.
View in Congressional Chronicle183 viewsConferees from the House and Senate commerce committees debated the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1995. Both bills are designed to…
205 viewsThe Senate considered the fiscal year 1996 spending bill for the Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development departments.
View in Congressional Chronicle82 viewsThe U.S. Senate continued work on appropriations bills for the next fiscal year. They first considered an $11.2 billion military construction conference report for FY '96, which passed 86-1…
View in Congressional Chronicle80 viewsThe Senate returned to consideration of and passed the Welfare Reform Act, 87-12. Afterward, lawmakers resumed debate on the fiscal year 1996 Department of Agriculture spending bill, which a…
View in Congressional ChronicleThe committee examined ways to restrict the airing of violent television shows in the home. Members of Congress first talked about legislation they intend to introduce which would require te…
426 viewsThe Senate continued consideration of and passed Department of Transportation appropriations for fiscal year 1996. Members also debated and voted on amendments to Department of Defense appro…
View in Congressional Chronicle188 viewsThe Senate continued debate on and then passed the fiscal year 1996 Interior appropriations bill. The bill provides $12 billion for the Department of the Interior and other federal agencies.…
View in Congressional Chronicle171 viewsThe Senate continued debating a welfare reform bill that would end the federal guarantee of welfare payments to poor families.
View in Congressional Chronicle111 viewsThe United States Senate voted on a series of amendments to a Fiscal Year 1996 Treasury/Postal Appropriations bill. This event has brief portions missing at 1:41:30 into the event.
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