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Democrats react to a House measure to change its ethics rules. The new rule would allow members to receive unlimited amounts of money in book royalties, but no book advances. They argue that…

Members of the U.S. House of Representative met and focused on a conference report to a bill to terminate the Interstate Commerce Commission. Also, members debated appropriations for the Dis…

U.S. House members debate a budget plan proposed by President Clinton.

The U.S. House met to discuss the Balanced Budget Bill

House Democrats talked with reporters about the ethics investigation of House Speaker Gingrich and his activities with a Republican political action committee.

Members debated three resolutions that indicated various levels of support for the U.S. deployment of troops to Bosnia to implement the peace agreement. Rep. Buyer’s resolution expressing su…

On this day, the House considered a bill to authorize defense spending for FY '96. They also needed to consider a temporary spending bill to keep the government funded or else face a governm…

The House met to debate the extension of the U.S. debt.

After a brief recess, the House reconvened. The session started with a series of one minute speeches, when a member can speak on any subject for one minute. The House then took up considerat…

House Democrats criticized the Republican budget proposal in several respects, including its funding for programs such as Medicare, welfare and taxes. They presented a parody of the Christma…

House Democrats talked to reporters about the latest actions on the Ethics Committee investigation into ethics charges against House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA). He again emphasized that Mr…

The House approved an $82 billion spending bill for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development.

The U.S. House of Representative met and opened with one-minute speeches. Then the House proceeded to Legislative Business. The House voted on Investor Lawsuits - on agreeing to the conferen…

Members have five minutes to speak on any topic of their choosing.

The U.S. House met to debate and vote on the privatization of Amtrak and the ethics investigation of Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA).

The U.S. House opened with prayer by Reverend James Ford, House Chaplain and then members gave one-minute speeches on any subject. The U.S. House debated and voted on lobbyist disclosure H R…

The U.S. House is returning from a recess. The House opened up with prayer and then went to one-minute speeches. The House session included debates on the FY '96 spending bill, the spending …

Members of the US House of Representatives gathered for morning hour speeches on the federal budget.