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The President signed the National Child Protection Act of 1993, which seeks to assure parents that their children are not being cared for by criminals. This release outlines the specifics of…

Mr. Korb discussed the resignation of Defense Secretary Les Aspin and President Clinton’s nomination of retired Admiral Robert Inman to the position. Topics included Admiral Inman’s qualific…

The NAFTA agreement signing ceremony was held at the Commerce Department with President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. They provided comments on the historic trade deal.

The House met to complete their legislative business before Thanksgiving. They debated legislation on campaign finance reform, which would set limits on campaign donations and on Congression…

The U.S. House of Representatives met on a special Saturday session to try to finish business before the holiday recess. They considered 23 suspension bills, the intelligence authorization c…

In today’s session of the U.S. House of Representatives, the House took up continued consideration of the Mining Reform Bill. The House also took up a measure to make it a federal crime to u…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated 21 Bills under suspension of the rules and Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Authorization Bill. Suspension bills are noncontroversial and bypass the normal …

Excerpt from the United States House of Representatives session on November 10, 1993 with members debate on the Brady Handgun Control Bill and the rule for the bill.

United States House of Representative session on November 10, 1993, that included one-minute speeches and the conference report to the FY' 94 Defense Department Appropriations Bill and the B…

The U.S. House of Representatives debated legislation concerning the extension of unemployment benefits, as well as a resolution to remove U.S. troops from Somalia.

The House of Representatives considered thirteen bills. Among them was a resolution that would allow President Bill Clinton to withdraw most troops from Somalia.

The U.S. House of Representatives took up a half dozen bills under a procedure known as Suspension of the Rules and also the Maritime Security & Competitiveness Act.

One by one, senators, representatives, and current and former secretaries of commerce approached a microphone to voice their support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). They…

U.S. House of Representative met and debated the FY '94 appropriations bills for the military and for the District of Columbia.

The House considered the FY 94' Appropriations Bills for the Defense Department, Energy & Water, and a bill providing for a Biological and Animal Research agency. The DOD bill provides $240 …

Following a closed-door meeting with Secretary of Defense Les Aspin on the U.S. policy in Somalia, Representative Patricia Schroeder discussed her position with reporters. She stated that no…

House members announced they are introducing legislation that would allow members to vote by telephone in the event of natural disaster or medical emergency. Representative John Kasich (R-O…

Members of the House Government Operations Human Resources Subcommittee hearing, Heard testimony on Women’s Health Issues. Female members of the House of Representatives and others testified…

The House of Representatives voted on the conference report of the Fiscal Year 1994 Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services Spending Bill. The House also took up H.R.…