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The U.S. House of Representatives met for the last session of the 103rd Congress. Members debated the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) treaty. Representative Steve Largent (R-OK…

Members began the day with the Fiscal Year 1995 Defense Department Spending Bill H R 4650. This Bill provides $243.6 Billion dollars for the Defense Department, an increase of $3.5 billion o…

This was a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee looking into wiretapping access. The hearing focused on proposals that require telecommunications providers to include wiretapp…

During a news conference at Capitol Hill, a group of bipartisan members of congress announced an alternative health care reform plan. The Senate began debate on health care legislation propo…

The House met and debated the future of China’s “most favored nation” trade status.

Segment from the United States House of Representative when Republican Leader Representative Robert Michel (R-IL) and Representative Dennis Hastert (R-IL) discussed the schedule for the heal…

This House session included a debate on the Interstate Banking bill and considered the FY 95 Foreign Operations report. After concluding House business for the day Special Order speeches wer…

The House passed a funding bill for U.S. maritime administration programs through the fiscal year 1995.

The U.S. House of Representatives considered waiving its July 31st adjournment. Members also debated the Small Business Administration Act, a measure that authorizes funds for the SBA for FY…

The United States House of Representative session on July 14, 1994, opened with prayer. Members debated the California Desert Protection Act and they passed the Expedited Recession Act. Memb…

U.S. House of Representatives begin the day with voting on a motion to approve the previous day’s journal.

A group of House Republicans held a news conference in the House Press Gallery following the passage of the Health Care Reform Act passed out of committees. Representative Robert Michel (R-I…

The US House of Representatives met to debate HR 3626 (Antitrust and Communications Reform Act). Members discussed allowing regional Bell phone companies the ability to sell long distance te…

Members of the House of Representatives met to debate on the Transportation Appropriations bill.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and engaged in a period of one minute speeches from members on any subject. Following this period of speeches the House debated and voted on a number of…

First lawmakers considered the Military Construction Appropriations Bill which provided 8.8 billion dollars for military construction in FY95. Next they continued debate on the Defense Depa…

On this day the House continued debate on the funding of two economic development agencies. The bill includes almost $925 million to fund the Economic Development Administration for the next…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on an assault weapons ban. Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection bill passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to …

The House met to work on passing the Crime Bill that President Bill Clinton had been supporting.