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United States House of Representatives session on September 17, 1996, included taking up more than twenty bills under suspension of the rules procedures.

Members debated H.R. 3820 and a substitute sponsored by Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) which would reform the federal campaign law passed in 1971. The debate focused on issues such as the role of poli…

On this day, the House Savings and Construction Act of 1996. They also took up H.R. 3564, The NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, which would allow membership in NATO of some eastern European…

The U.S. House of Representatives considered a bill to define marriage and allow states not recognize same sex marriages. The House passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on a vote of 342…

On this day, the House took up the Most Favored Nation (MFN) status with China, debating whether to grant MFN status to China for another year. They also then considered the Fiscal Year 1997…

The U.S. House of Representatives was opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The Chair examined and approved the Journal. The House then moved to one-minute speeches. Later the House vote…

On this day, the U.S. House of Representatives took up an $11.9 billion Foreign Aid spending bill for the fiscal year 1997.

House International Relations Committee heard testimony on the U.S. role in Iranian arms shipments to Bosnia. It is believed that the Clinton administration permitted the shipments without i…

On this day, the House took up H.R. 1561, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which had previously been vetoed by President Clinton. The bill was drafted to consolidate the different fo…

United States House of Representatives session on March 29, 1993, members gave one-minute speeches and debated the following, product liability laws and temporary FY '96 spending.

The House began today’s session with Morning Speeches. Member may speak for up to one minute on any topic. The House went on to consider a bill to pay all legal expenses of seven former empl…