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The House debated federal education spending.

The U.S. House discussed the Defense Appropriations Conference report

The House of Representatives gathered for morning business. On the agenda was the Legislative Appropriations Bill, The Judicial and Commerce Appropriations Bill, and the Congressional Pay R…

United States House of Representative session from September 11, 1997 with one minute speeches and Labor, Health, and Education spending for fiscal year 1998.

The Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony to consider legislation on applying noise standards on airplanes that fly over national parks. The committee heard from lawmakers, represe…

The House considered several Spending bills. Including Bills covering Legislative Spending, Energy and Water Spending, and Defense Spending.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated and voted on amendments to the agriculture spending bill.

The House took up debate on a new postage stamp. Some of the money of the new stamp would be allocated to the fight on breast cancer. They also debated vocational training and agriculture sp…

The U.S. House discussed a bill to improve vocational education programs

U.S. House discussed Fiscal Year 1998 Spending Bills

House members debated arts funding and the future of the National Endowment for the Arts. They took up the issue as part of a $13 billion Department of the Interior appropriations bill, whic…

The House session debates Interior Spending.

The House of Representatives debated entitlement reductions of $138 billion over a five year period. Members started the day by completing work on the Defense Spending Bill that called for $…

The House reconvened to continue debate on defense spending and other legislative business.

As part of a three-day conference on the rights of young women called “Young Voices, Young Visions,” the speakers praised the young feminists and talked about accomplishments and setbacks in…

Members of the Early Childhood, Youth & Families Subcommittee and the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee heard testimony on the future of the National Endowment for the Arts. Representa…

Committee members met to mark up the 1998 budget resolution. They progressed through the bill line by line and debated and changed portions of it. Congressional and administration negotiator…

After One Minute Speeches, the House debated and then voted on a bill to make changes to the US Patent system. The change would restructure the US Patent and trademark office and laws on pat…