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The House Small Business Subcommittee heard from the French inventor of RU486, contraception researchers, and critics of the drug on the safety and effectiveness of RU486, the so-called abor…

The House passed H.R. 3595, to delay until September 30, 1992, the issuance of any regulations by the Secretary of Health and Human Services changing the treatment of voluntary contributions…

In an excerpt from the House of Representatives, members debayed and then passed the $205 billion fiscal year 1992 spending bill for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, …

The House passed H.R. 2454, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose debarments and other penalties for illegal activities involving the approval of abbreviated drug…

The House failed to agree on the conference report on House Rule 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The House passed House Rule 3489, to reauthorize the Export Administration…

The House passed H.R. 1470, to establish evidentiary standards for federal civil anti-trust claims based on resale price fixing.

The House Small Business Subcommittee heard testimony from administration officials and representatives of environmental groups on the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on th…

The House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 2607, to authorize activities under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 for fiscal year 1992-94.

Panelists spoke to federal officials about the statewide health care plan now being implemented in Oregon. The governor of Oregon, Barbara Roberts, said the plan prioritizes making a core pa…

The committee heard testimony on H.R. 2950, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Infrastructure Act of 1991. Highlights of the $153.5 billion appropriations bill include funding for highway…

The House passed H.R. 3201, to provide emergency unemployment compensation.

The House passed H.R. 2507, to amend the Public Health Service Act and to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health.

A House Small Business subcommittee held a hearing that focused on U.S Energy Policy.

Rep. Wyden discussed legislation that he will introduce. The bill, H.R. 392, would in effect reverse Rust v. Sullivan Supreme Court decision. The Rust decision would prohibit federally funde…

The House passed H.R. 2699, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against other activities chargeable in wh…

Representatives from Congress, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Planned Parenthood held a news conference to discuss the Supreme Court decision in the case of Rust v. Sullivan. Federa…

The House failed to agree to H. Res. 101, disapproving the extension of fast-track procedures to start trade negotiations. The House agreed to H.Res. 146, expressing the sense of the House o…

The committee heard testimony on the effects of the Persian Gulf crisis on oil supplies to the United States, and the subsequent effects on the U.S. economy. Mr. Pettis said that Department …

The committee heard testimony on the need for stricter guidelines and accountability for medical laboratories.