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The House debated the Ethics Reform Act, which would increase salaries for members of Congress, federal judges, and top federal officials.

Congressmen discussed H.R. 3660, the Government Ethics Reform Act which was being debated in the House. This bill included a large pay raise for congressmen and federal judges.

An interview with Rep. Lynn Martin (R-Illinois) Co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics Reform. She spoke about the recommendations of the Task Force.

After several amendments the House passed H.R. 3402 to promote political and economic democracy in Poland and Hungary.

The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1312, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, to revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and agreed to a…

The House Bipartisan Task Force held a Hearing on Congressional Ethics and the Role of the Media. The Task Force explored the Media’s perception of its role in reporting on ethics rule and s…

The House passed H.R. 2869, the Commodity Futures Improvement Act. This bill is designated to toughen federal regulation of the commodity futures markets as well as permanently authorize the…

The House debated the Conference Report on H.R. 1278 Savings and Loan Reform and H.R. 3072 Defense Appropriations.

General debate was concluded on the Dept. of Defense appropriations bill, H.R. 2461. DOD Authorization for Fiscal years 1990 and 1991. Lengthy debate on the General Rule for the Bill, much o…

The House debated H.R. 2916 appropriations bill for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and other independent agencies, boards, and commissions for FY90. The…

Two bills were passed. H.R. 987, Tongass Timber Reform Act, removed quotas and subsidies for two large timber companies in southern Alaska. The bill cuts the budget by $27 million, protects …

Committee held a hearing to review issues relating to the formulation of the 1990 Farm Bill.The committee heard from several then-members of Congress, the Governors of North Dakota and Kansa…

The House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1594 which would grant nondiscriminatory treatment to Hungarian products for five years. The House suspended the rules and passed H.Res. 1…

Republican Representative Lynn Martin announced she will challenge Senator Paul Simon (D-IL) for the Illinois Senate seat in 1990.

The House met in Pro Forma session. Many speakers with One minute speeches for the first 40 minutes. Topics predominated with the Chinese response in Tiananmen Sqare, but also included Bush …

Rep. Bill Richardson and Rep. Lynn Martin talk about the Speaker Wright resignation.

The House passed H.R. 2072, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for FY89. The House agreed to an amendment by Rep. Whitten aimed at deficit reduction. A motion by…

The House debated H. Con. Res. 106, the congressional budget for the United States Government for FY90.

REP. Victor Fazio, D-California, Task Force Chairman, the task force was appointed in February to conduct the first comprehensive review in twelve years of the House Ethics code. This was th…

The House passed H.R. 1487 which authorized appropriations for the State Department for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 after agreeing to sixteen amendments and rejecting four. The debated H.Res.…