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On October 26 Washington, DC Mayor Marion Barry was sentenced to six months in prison, fined $5,000 and given one year probation for his conviction on a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possess…

The House passed H.R. 2065, to improve tropical forest management, by a voice vote. The House passed H.R. 5932, to improve educational equity and excellence, by a voice vote. The House agree…

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…

One of the provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 will be a change in the limits on the deductibility of state and local taxes. The New York state congressional delegation met t…

The House postponed a vote on H.Res. 517, the Rule to consider the budget-waiving requirement for two-thirds vote procedures.

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 suspended the rules and passed S. 2737 establishing the minting of a silver dollar coin commemorating the ending of the Korean War and honoring those who served. The House suspende…

The House of Representatives came back in session to resume their work on the Fiscal Year 1991 Budget and Deficit Reduction Plan. The House was expected to take up a veto override, and attem…

The House received the president’s message that he vetoed H.J. Res. 660. The House voted to sustain the president’s veto of H.J. Res. 660 making further appropriations for fiscal year 1991. …

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…

Sam Donaldson, of ABC News, was roasted for the Spina Bifida Association of America. Mr. Donaldson is a weekly panelist on “This Week with David Brinkley,” and the co-host of ABC’s weekly ne…

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

Ron Brown, Chairman of the Democratic Party announced that New York would be the site of the 1992 Democratic National Convention.

The committee heard testimony on some of the possible effects of new trade agreements with Mexico.

Secretary of State Baker spoke to the House Ways & Means Committee about the united Europe of 1992 and trade relations with the U.S.S.R.

Senators Moynihan and D’Amato gave introductions in support of John Dunne to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. They talked about the nominee’s long and distinguished record of …

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…

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