House Session
The House passed several measures, including the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment No. 240 to H.R. 3072, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal…
View in Congressional Chronicle123 viewsThe House passed several measures, including the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment No. 240 to H.R. 3072, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal…
View in Congressional Chronicle123 viewsAfter several amendments the House passed H.R. 3402 to promote political and economic democracy in Poland and Hungary.
View in Congressional Chronicle124 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3299 which provides for reconciliation pursuant to section 5 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY90. H.R. 2712, the Emergency Chinese Adjustment of Status …
View in Congressional Chronicle173 viewsThe House continued consideration of amendments on H.R. 3299, the FY90 Budget Reconciliation.
View in Congressional Chronicle303 viewsUnder suspension of the rules the house passed several measures. Of special note H.R.3281 Defense Production Act of 1950 was amended and extended. This law had been enacted shortly after the…
View in Congressional Chronicle212 viewsMembers of Congress and others gathered in Statuary Hall for a memorial service honoring the late Rep. Mickey Leland. Many of them praised his life and his congressional service. Rep. Leland…
916 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle133 viewsThe House debated the Conference Report on H.R. 1278 Savings and Loan Reform and H.R. 3072 Defense Appropriations.
View in Congressional Chronicle373 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle273 viewsThe US House of Reps met briefly to hear one minute and special orders speeches, No legislative work took place on the floor.
View in Congressional Chronicle48 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle331 viewsThe House agreed to H.Con.Res. 121, expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the assassination of Colonel James Rowe in the Philippines.
View in Congressional Chronicle155 viewsThe House met to consider 5 bills under suspension of the rules. Those bills included, H.R. 968, the Noise Reduction Reimbursement Act of 1989, H.R. 838, which authorized Secretary of Transp…
View in Congressional Chronicle245 viewsRepresentative-elect Craig Thomas of Wyoming was administered the oath of office. The House passed H.R. 1486 to authorize appropriations for FY 1990 for the Maritime Administration. During d…
View in Congressional Chronicle218 viewsRepresentative-elect Glen Browder was administered the oath of office. The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Minimum wage bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle208 viewsThe House met and took up a number of diverse issues, from nursing home construction to the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
View in Congressional Chronicle115 viewsThe House met in Pro Forma session. Members gave Special Order speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle62 viewsThe Democratic Leaderhip Council hosted their 3rd Annual Conference. Ron Brown, Chairman, Democratic National Committee spoke on the Democratic message in the 1990's. Governor Bill Clinton, …
84 viewsKeynote address by Senator Sam Nunn at the Democratic Leadership Council meeting.
321 viewsOn March 2, 1989, a joint session of Congress was held in the House of Representatives chamber of the Capitol to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first meeting of Congress in New York …
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