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The House agreed to Senate amendments and passed H.R. 2916 which made appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development. The House also approved H.R.…

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

After hearing an address by the president of South Korea, Roh Tae Woo, the House reconvened and debated two bills. H.R. 3299, a concurrent resolution on the budget for FY90 was defeated, and…

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 subcommittee began hearings on deposit insurance and credit unions and the general state of the federal deposit insurance system. Testimony focused specifically on the bank insurance fun…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2461, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY90, and agreed to a conference with the Senate.

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 concluded debate and passed H.R. 2461, the national defense bill, to authorize Dept. of Defense appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991.

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…

The House passed H.R. 2883, appropriating 44 billion dollars for the 1990 Farm bill. Other programs supported by the bill include funding for rural housing and WIC, a supplemental feeding pr…

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 …

The House passed H.R. 2655, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish more effective assistance programs and eliminate obsolete and inconsistent provisions, and to authorize a…

H.R. 1278, a measure to reform the federal deposit insurance system and enhance regulatory and enforcement powers of federal financial institution regulatory agencies was agreed upon. This r…

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 …

The House expressed its condolences on the death of Representative Claude Pepper, (D) Florida, as a mark of further respect, the House adjourned in his memory. The House also agreed to a res…

The House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs & Coinage held a hearing on H.R. 736, to require the clear and uniform disclosure by depository institutions of interest rates payable and …

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

In the open session House Budget Committee members marked up the fiscal year 1990 federal budget resolution. The committee had met before this in a closed-door session. The committee ordered…

This program was part of a series of three. Republicans and Democrats from both sides of the Hill took part in a discussion entitled, "Where Were the Watchdogs When the Savings and Loans Wer…

The oath of office was administered to Representative-elect Jill Long. The House passed H.R. 18, to amend the U.S. Code and Uniform Time Act of 1966 to establish a single poll closing time i…