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Representative Sam Johnson (R-Texas) was administered the oath of office by the Speaker. The Committee on Appropriations received permission to have until midnight to file reports on two bil…

The House approved the Journal of Tuesday, March 12, 1991. The House passed H.Res. 111, the Rule to consider H.R. 1175. The House passed H.R. 1175, to authorize supplemental appropriations f…

A live simulcast of a special National Public Radio call-in program. The discussion focused on Iraq’s announcement that they were prepared to withdraw from Kuwait, under conditions such as I…

The House passed H.R. 3, to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise, effective as of January 1, 1991, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilit…

The House passed S. Con. Res. 2, supporting the United States presence in the Persian Gulf.

The House met in a rare Saturday session to complete action on 3 resolutions regarding U.S policy in the Persian Gulf. It passed H. Con. Res. 32, to express the sense of Congress that Congre…

The participants in this roundtable discussed the events of the past year around the world and assessed the state of international relations at the beginning of 1991. Topics discussed includ…

Secretary Baker, in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the Persian Gulf crisis, said that Iraq’s decision to free all hostages is related to the previous week’s Unite…

Congressional leaders reacted to President Bush’s announcement of his intention to meet with the foreign minister of Iraq while sending Secretary of State Baker to Baghdad to meet with Sadda…

Rep. Hyde was just elected to his ninth term. A member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he discussed recent events in the Persian Gulf and took viewer calls.

The House agreed to H. Res. 464, providing for agreeing to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 4328. The House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 4328, the Trade Agencies Author…

The House agreed to H.Res. 461, to restrict the amendments considered with H.R. 4739. The House continued consideration of amendments to H.R. 4739, to authorize appropriations for military f…

Members of Congress offered their reactions to President Bush’s address to the joint session of Congress.

Secretary James Baker reported to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the recent events in the Persian Gulf. He described the efforts at building a strong international diplomatic coaliti…

Congressmen Sarbanes and Hyde spoke about the events in the Persian Gulf and U.S. foreign policy in Congress.

Representative Les Aspin, Democrat from Wisconsin, held a briefing to give his reaction to President George’s H. W. Bush decision to send military forces into Saudi Arabia. Rep. Henry Hyd…

Rep. Hyde responded to President Bush’s announcement that he would deploy troops to Saudi Arabia.

Representative Henry Hyde, R-Illinois, discussed the congressional reaction to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the United States' policy options in the Middle East.

The House passed H.R. 4000, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1990 to strengthen civil rights laws that ban employment discrimination. The House passed H.R. 5350 a short-term debt limit incre…