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A Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a Town Hall Hearing in Florida on Health Care Reform.

The Senate passed H.R. 3909, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions. } The Senate passed S. 2131, to repeal section 618 of the Resolution Trust Corp…

The Senate passed S. 754, to provide that a portion of the income derived from trust or restricted land held by an individual Indian shall not be considered as a resource or income in determ…

The United States Senate passed H.R. 3371, to control and reduce violent crime, after striking the language “after the enacting clause” and inserting in “lieu thereof the text of S. 1241.” T…

The Senate confirmed William Barr, of Virginia, to be Attorney General of the United States. The Senate passed H.R. 2280 to improve the provision of health care and other services to veteran…

The Senate passed H.R. 2697, the Older Americans Act of 1991. The Senate passed H.R. 3402, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend certain programs regarding health infor…

The Senate passed S. 811, to require the Secretary of Transportation to lead and coordinate federal efforts in the development of magnetic levitation transportation technology and foster imp…

By 52 yeas to 48 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Senate began consideration of the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate agreed to S.Res. 191, to authorize testimony b…

Members of the Senate debated and passed several bills including S. 5. Other amendments discussed and passed were the Bond/Ford/Coats Amendment No. 1245, the Durenberger Amendment No. 1248, …

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, on Thursday, Octob…

The Senate passed H.R. 2521, to make appropriations for the Department of Defense.

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 177, to honor accomplishments and express appreciation for a dedicated career in public service of the Honorable William H. Gray III, on the occasion of his resi…

The Senate passed S. 1507, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activit…

The Senate passed S. 1554, to provide emergency unemployment compensation. The Senate continued consideration of S. 1507, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for milit…

The Senate passed H.R. 2698, to make appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2608, to make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Ju…

The Senate passed H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Senate passed S. 1434, to amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.

United States Senate session on July 25, 1991 with passage of S. 113, the Drunk Driving Child Protection Act, to increase the term of imprisonment for offenses involving driving while intoxi…

The Senate passed H.R. 2506, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992. Passed by a vote of fifty-three to forty-five, the amendment spon…

The Senate passed S. 1241, the Violent Crime Control Act of 1991. The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2622, the Treasury/Postal Service Appropriations Act, making appropriations for the T…