House Session
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives met to talk and vote on various bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle641 viewsMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives met to talk and vote on various bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle641 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives debated nuclear waste storage and forestry issues among others.
View in Congressional Chronicle512 viewsFollowing a NASA news conference, Rep. Sensenbrenner, the chair of the House Science Committee, reacted to the decision to send David Wolf for a four month mission aboard Mir. He explained h…
75 viewsCommittee members heard testimony concerning the safety and feasibility of continuing U.S. participation in joint Mir-shuttle operations. Several NASA officials defended the use of Mir, whic…
129 viewsSeveral bills were voted on that were debated earlier in the day. Bills include resolutions on a tribute to Jimmy Stewart, earthquake hazards, the Eastern Orthodox patriarch & housing progr…
View in Congressional Chronicle215 viewsThis session began with One Minute Speeches on issues such as the bill on Nuclear Waste, a naming of a border station, personal responsibility and failing schools, the IRS auditing of former…
View in Congressional Chronicle205 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives debated and voted on amendments to the agriculture spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle533 viewsU.S. House discussed Fiscal Year 1998 Spending Bills
View in Congressional Chronicle548 viewsHouse Science Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) addressed the media concerning the collision between the MIR Space Station and a cargo ship. He stated that the United Stat…
242 viewsMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives met to talk about various legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle273 viewsMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives met to debate on various bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle208 viewsThe House met for legislative business.
View in Congressional Chronicle209 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened with one-minute speeches before working on a NASA bill that would provide $13.9 billion each in FY'98 and FY'99 for NASA research and space flight …
View in Congressional Chronicle354 viewsAfter One Minute Speeches, the House debated and then voted on a bill to make changes to the US Patent system. The change would restructure the US Patent and trademark office and laws on pat…
View in Congressional Chronicle225 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives met in a pro forma session and had no legislative business scheduled. The House adjourned after the introduction of a number of bills, but took no other act…
View in Congressional Chronicle53 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on the ethics of cloning and biotechnological research. Dr. Varmus said that a “rush to legislate” against human cloning research may shackle other biologica…
482 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
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