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The House Ways and Means Committee heard its fourth day of testimony on proposals to stimulate the economy with tax incentives and cuts for parts of the American population. Witnesses includ…

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its examination of the health of the U.S. economy. Members heard testimony on a number of congressional proposals aimed at providing tax relief t…

Representative Don Pease (D-OH), a member of the House Budget and the House Ways and Means Committees, discussed the economic growth package before the Ways and Means Committee that week. He…

The House passed S. 2050, to ensure that the ceiling established with respect to health education assistance loans does not prohibit the provision of federal loan insurance to new and previo…

The House of Representatives took up the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill and the Fiscal Year 1992 Intelligence Authorizations Bill.

The House passed H.R. 3049, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore authority in courts to naturalize persons as citizens. The House passed H.R. 3508, to amend the Public Hea…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 6, to reform the deposit insurance system to enforce the congressionally established limits on the amount of deposit insurance. The House passed S. …

The House failed to agree on the conference report on House Rule 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The House passed House Rule 3489, to reauthorize the Export Administration…

The House passed H.R. 3543, to make dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for relief from the effects of natural disasters, for other urgent needs, and for incremental cos…

The committee heard testimony on the high costs of health care to American businesses and individuals. Witnesses testified on the effects of the high costs, and on reform measures including …

Representative Donald Pease(D-OH) was a member of both the House Ways and Means Committee and the Budget Committee. He explained legislation to extend unemployment insurance benefits which i…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill, H.R. 3040 Unemployment Insurance Reform Act for the fiscal year of 1991. This bill provided a program of federal supplemental co…

Members of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health & Environment heard testimony on proposals for reform of the U.S. health care system. The proposals were intended to increase th…

The House passed H.R. 3201, to provide emergency unemployment compensation.

The House passed H.R. 1096, to authorize appropriations for programs, functions, and activities of the Bureau of Land Management for fiscal years 1992-95.

The House Budget Committee heard testimony on the changing distribution of taxes and incomes of working American families. Robert Reischauer, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office,…

The House passed H.R. 1776, to authorize appropriations for the United States Coast Guard for fiscal year 1992. The House Floor talked about illegal drug use and drug testing in the U.S. Coa…

The House passed H.R. 1989, to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technological Administration of the Department of Commerce.

Members of the House of Representatives debated the extension of most favored nation trade status for China. The extension of most favored nation trade status, favored by the Bush administra…

The Rules committee heard testimony on bills and amendments relating to the extension of most favored nation trade status for China. The extension would allow the resumption of normalized tr…