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House Members debated H.R. 123, a bill which would make English the official language of the U.S. government, with some exceptions, which would mandate that citizens use English in all their…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on approving the Journal. Then the members gave one-minute speeches. Later the House considered a bill letting workers take compensatory time off inst…

On this day, the House Savings and Construction Act of 1996. They also took up H.R. 3564, The NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, which would allow membership in NATO of some eastern European…

United States House of Representatives session on July 17, 1996, debated the Treasury and Postal Spending, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, and Welfare Reform.

The U.S. House of Representatives considered a bill to define marriage and allow states not recognize same sex marriages. The House passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on a vote of 342…

The House convened to debate health care and other legislation.

On this day, the U.S. House of Representatives took up an $11.9 billion Foreign Aid spending bill for the fiscal year 1997.

Members of the US House of Representatives debated an amendment sponsored by Representative Republican Frank Riggs of California to H.R. 1227 which would increase the minimum wage to $4.75 p…

Morning Hour gave Representatives an opportunity to give five minute speeches on any topic that they chose to talk about.

United States House of Representatives, Session for May 15th, 1996. The House Debated Federal Land in Utah, Defense Spending, FY 1997 Budget Resolution, and Special Order Speeches.

The House Budget Committee met to debate final language on the 1997 concurrent budget resolution which is designed to balance the budget by 2002. Members debated amendments on transportatio…

Committee members gathered to debate final language on the 1997 concurrent budget resolution which is designed to balance the budget by 2002. The Republican leadership proposals contain both…

On this day, the U.S. House considered a number of Crime Bills, dealing with sentences for jury tampering, stalking of persons across state lines, and crime against children and the elderly

Six Republican and one Democratic members of the committee took comments and questions from Villanova students. After hearing testimony from five students, the committee took questions from …

Participants gathered to hear testimony from a multitude of witnesses on various issues. This portion focused on economic issues, children’s issues, and the possibilities for building a succ…