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The House passed H.R. 3839, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. After a series of one-minute speeches by members, the Bill was intr…

The House passed H.R. 3768, which required the least-cost resolution of insured depository institutions, improved supervision, and examinations, and provided additional resources to the bank…

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

The House of Representatives took up H.R. 2094, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act, which provided new funds for the FDIC and strengthened oversight of banks and thrif…

The House passed S. 1745, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws and to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discriminati…

Members of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 1, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which would overturn a number of Supreme Court decisions that placed a greater burden of proof on plaint…

The House passed H.R. 2950 to develop a national intermodal surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass tran…

The House passed H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.

The House continued consideration of H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.

United States House of Representatives session on October 16, 1991 met and debated the completion of all general debate and consideration of amendments on H.R. 3371, to control and prevent c…

In an excerpt from the U.S. House of Representatives, members took up the rule to allow for the consideration of H.R. 3371, the Omnibus Crime Control Act. The rule allows for 48 specific ame…

The House of Representatives took up conference reports on H.R. 2698, H.R. 2426, and H.R. 1415, to make appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration, t…

Members of the House of Representatives discussed the confirmation of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court during the period of one minute speeches on the House f…

House Legislative Session. The House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 3350, to extend the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

The subcommittee heard testimony on a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau stating that the 1990 census missed counting a greater number of people in America than the previous census in…

The House agreed to the conference report on S. 64, to provide for the establishment of a National Commission for a Longer School Year. The House passed H.Res. 174, the Rule to consider H.R.…

Seven Republican members of Congress briefed reporters on the status of domestic legislation in Congress. President Bush had challenged Congress during his March 6 address to a joint session…

The House passed H.R. 2519, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, with amendments. The Speaker appointed Dr. Eugene S. Callender t…

Members of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 1, the Civil Rights and Women’s Equity in Employment Act of 1991. H.R. 1 was written and introduced by Democrats wishing to overturn seve…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 479, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Histori…