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The House Republican Conference met for an organizational meeting in which they held an election of officers. Minority Leader Representative Robert Michel (R-Illinois) led the meeting and th…

The U.S. House of Representatives met to discuss 33 bills under suspension of rules.

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3471, to establish the Veterans' Administration as an executive department. The House agreed to S.Con.Res. 154, to correct additional techni…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Procurement System of the Defense Department.

The House agreed to the Foley motion to table the Bateman motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from the further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Act …

Representatives Bruce Morrison(D-CT) and John Rowland(R-CT) joined a live viewer call-in program to talk about the news regarding the pledge of allegiance.

The House agreed to the Foley motion to table the Walker motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from the further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Act f…

The House agreed to the Foley motion to table the Kyl motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from the further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Act for …

The House agreed to the Glickman motion to table the Walker motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from the further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Ac…

Witnesses testified about the administration’s proposal for compensating the families of victims in the July 3 downing of Iranian air flight 655 by the USS Vincennes. Mrs. Sadeghi is t…

The House agreed to H.Res. 499 impeaching Alcee L. Hastings, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The House disagreed to t…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1720, the Family Welfare Reform Act of 1987 and agreed to a conference.

The committees held a hearing on the U.S. military’s role in drug interdiction. Some weeks prior to the hearing, both the Senate and House had passed bills increasing the military’s role in …

Representative John Rowland took calls and discussed drug problems in the U.S. and the use of military.

CR, pp. H3651-H3722. The House passed H.R. 4387,to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1989 for intelligence-related activities of the U.S. government. The House also agreed to a confer…

The subcommittee heard testimony on allegations that the Republic of Korea was producing M-16 rifles beyond the maximum allowed number specified in an agreement between the United States and…

CR, pp. H2984-H3031. The House continued consideration of H.R. 2464, the Defense Authorization Bill.

CR, pp. H2493-H2540. Representative-elect Jim McCrery of Louisiana was administered the oath of office by the speaker. The House debated H.R. 4264, the Defense Authorization Bill, but came t…

CR, pp. H1431-H1457. The House voted to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Act of 1978, and the Family Violence P…

Secretary of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified to the committee about the Reagan Administration’s FY89 defense budget proposal. Secretary Carlucci stressed the Defense Departm…