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On this day, the House considered a bill to authorize defense spending for FY '96. They also needed to consider a temporary spending bill to keep the government funded or else face a governm…

U.S. House Democrats talked with reporters about the impact of another government shutdown. Representative Steny Hoyer was Co-chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.

The House debated the closure of 79 and the scale back of 26 U.S. Military Bases. An independent commission, created by Congress, produced the list of bases to close or realign. Up front co…

The U.S. House of Representatives opened with a prayer from the Chaplain. After the one-minute speeches, the House debated a $79 billion Appropriation Bill for Veterans and Housing FY'96 pro…

The House of Representatives met to consider the Defense Authorization Bill for FY 1996. They planned to spend time on some general debate, and the amendments to the bill that had yet to be …

At a hearing held by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire and Maryland delegations opposed proposals to close or cut back op…

The U.S. House debated FY '96 budget resolution.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated a Republican tax cut plan. This bill would cut taxes for people and businesses by 189 billion over 5 years. To help pay for these proposed tax cuts,…

The House Budget Committee members heard testimony on the federal budget and the deficit. A number of lawmakers involved in the Budget process talked about ways the year-long process can be …

The House used wide shots of the Chamber for the first time. The House debated the Republican Welfare Reform Proposal. The House ended with Special Orders.

The House resumed consideration of and then passed H.R. 925, the Private Property Protection Act. The measure requires government compensation when environmental actions reduce a property ow…

The House began debate on the Regulatory Transition Act, which would prevent most new federal regulations from being issued for the remainder of 1995. The bill would still allow certain heal…

The U.S. House of Representatives resumed debate on crime legislation. The bill dealt with violent criminals and prisons. It would increase grants to states for prison construction and expan…

The House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final pass…

The House debated several versions of the Balanced Budget Amendment. One of the key issues was the "super majority", or 3/5 vote needed to pass future tax increases. This was originally pass…