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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 S. Con. Res. 144, correcting the enrollment of S.J. Res. 317, commemorating the bicentennial of the French Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the …

The House agreed to the Montgomery motion to table the Davis of Illinois motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authori…

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 Foley motion to table the Bateman motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from the further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Act …

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 no. 16 to H.R. 1414 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to amend the Price-Anderson provisions to extend and improve the procedures for liability and indemnifi…

The platform committee questioned many Democratic leaders as they developed the platform for the 1988 Democratic election campaigns.

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…

CR, pp. H4179-H4234. The House passed H.R. 4775, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent ag…

The Congressional Black Caucus held a hearing entitled Black America in Crisis.

CR, pp. H4074-H4136. The House passed H.R. 4418, to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for fiscal years 1989 and 1990.

CR, pp. H3723-H3845. The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1212, to prevent the denial of employment opportunities by prohibiting the use of lie detectors by employers involved i…

The panel very heatedly discusses issues concerning the future of U.S. relations with Africa. Of particular concern was the United States' low level of economic aid to third world countries.

CR, pp. H3505-3594. By a vote of 308 to 113 the House voted to override the president’s veto of H.R. 3, the Omnibus Trade Bill, to enhance the competitiveness of American industry.

Reverend Desmond Tutu, the Archbishop of Cape Town, briefed members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and the media on and answered questions about recent developments in S…

The committee discussed resolutions condemning human rights violations by the government of Ethiopia and sanctions against Ethiopia. Members also discussed resolutions to prohibit investment…