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Representative Steve Bartlett (R) is a member of the House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District of Texas, a region including much of the suburban Dallas-area and consider…

The House agreed to S. 3266, to reauthorize the Small Business Act of 1958. The House also agreed to H.Res. 538, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, and H.Con.Res. 399, providing f…

The House agreed to H.Res. 527 to waive certain rules. The House agreed to the conference report on S. 605, enhancing consumer product safety. The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.…

The House agreed to the conference report on S. 1430, to enhance national and community service. A letter from Rep. Donald E. Lukens, of Ohio, was read, wherein he resigned as a member of th…

The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5400, reform campaigns. The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5257, making appropriations for Labor and Health and Human Servi…

The House passed H.R. 5399, making appropriations for the legislative branch after agreeing to the Synar en bloc, Hefner, Roberts, and Penny amendments and rejecting the Fawell and Frenzel a…

The House agreed to the Murtha motion to close the conference committee meetings on H.R. 5803, Defense appropriations, to the public. The House agreed to the conference report on S. 2104, am…

The House agreed to H.Res. 487 which provided for the consideration of H.R. 5835, intelligence authorizations. The House agreed to H.Res. 509, providing for the consideration of H.R. 5835, t…

The House session continued with an agreement of a proposed budget resolution. By a yea-and-nay vote of 250 yeas to 164 nays, the House agreed to the conference report on H. Con. Res. 310, s…

The House passed the crime control bill, H.R. 5269 after agreeing to the Hughes, Douglas, Waxman, and Dingell amendments and rejecting the Sensenbrenner amendment. The House agreed to the As…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R.1608, to assess the dietary and nutritional status of the U.S. population. The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5759, Age Disc…

The House passed H.R. 2039, the Job Training Partnership Act, to improve the delivery of services to hard-to-serve adults and youth. Representative Patsy Mink was also sworn in during the se…

The House rejected the Thomas motion to accept the Senate provisions to H.R. 5400, amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The Senate provisions in question related to franked ma…

The House ordered the previous question on H. Res 473 and the Slaughter amendment after rejecting H. Res. 473, the rule for consideration of H.R. 5269 to control crime, and agreeing to the S…

The House agreed to H. Res. 466 providing for the consideration of H.R. 4793, reauthorizing small business. The Slaughter (D-NY) motion of the previous question on H.Res. 466 was agreed to. …

The House agreed to H. Res. 464, providing for agreeing to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 4328. The House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 4328, the Trade Agencies Author…

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 agreed to H.R. 5170, Airport and Airway Improvement bill, to authorize appropriations to improve aviation safety and capacity after substituting the committee amendment and rejecti…

In an unusual action, Speaker Foley made a strongly worded one-minute speech at the opening of the session to condemn the Irish Republican Army terrorist killing of Conservative British Hous…

The House passed S. 695 to promote excellence in American education by a voice vote, after substituting the language of H.R. 5115 as previously passed by the House. The House adopted H.Res. …