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The House Republican Conference met for an organizational meeting in which they held an election of officers. Minority Leader Representative Robert Michel (R-Illinois) led the meeting and th…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4352, to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend programs providing urgently needed assistance for the homeless. T…

The House agreed to H.R. 5247, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various pro…

The House insisted on its amendments to S. 1220, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a comprehensive program of education, information, risk education, training, prevention…

The House agreed to the Derrick motion to table the Rowland of Connecticut motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Autho…

The House agreed to the Panetta motion to table the Hansen motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Act for…

The House passed S. 2560 to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983. Also the House agreed to H. Res. 521 providing for the consideration of a bill relating to the Omnibus …

The House passed the following measures: H.R. 5174 Indian Education Amendments to clarify, correct, and confirm laws relating to Indian education; H.R. 5090 to implement the U.S.-Canada Free…

The House agreed to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3251 Congress Bicentennial Coins, clearing it for the president’s action. Also the House clear…

The House passed H.R. 4481 Defense Savings Act to provide for the closing and realigning of certain military installations. Also under suspension of the rules the House passed the following …

The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1720, the Family Welfare Reform Act of 1987 and agreed to a conference.

CR, pp. H3355-H3398. The House passed H.R. 4586, making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989. The House als…

By a vote of 267 to 112 the House passed H.R. 4471, which links the complex foreign aid bill H.R. 3100, to the routine authorization of funds for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation,…

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee heard testimony on the First Intifada, a Palestinian uprising in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem that began in December 1987.

The House passed H.R. 3932, to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, to provide for a more orderly transition of presidential power. CR, pp. H1377-H1409.

CR, pp. H1083-H1155. The House agreed to the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991.

The House debated and, by a vote of 211 ayes to 219 noes failed to pass H.J. Res. 444, denying the President’s effort to continue military aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance Movemen…