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This was a hearing by the House & Senate Welfare Conference Committee on Welfare Reform Legislation. Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas was the Chairman and Senator William Roth, R-Delaware…

The U.S. House met, debated, and voted on Medicare Proposals.

House Commerce Committee markup session on the federal budget and Medicare reform.

This House session considered a bill concerning Commerce, Justice, and State Department appropriations.

Representative Gary Franks (R-CN) and Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) briefed reporters and answered questions on their reaction to President Bill Clinton’s affirmative action policy.

Rep. Franks supported the U.S. Supreme Court decision which struck down the creation of minority districts.

In this session, the U.S. House of Representatives began with one minutes speeches and then moved on to debate the Defense Authorization bill for FY '96.

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 debated and approved a $156 million funding bill for House committees for the next two years. The amount is 30 percent that the prior Congress; there were three few House committee…

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 debated H.R. 925, the Private Property Protection Act. The measure requires government compensation when environmental actions reduce a property owner’s land values. Compensation w…

The House continued debate on and then approved the Regulatory Transition Act, which would prevent most new federal regulations from being issued for the remainder of 1995. The bill would st…

The House approved two bills. One is a $3.2 billion measure to fund peacekeeping operations around the world. Defense and domestic spending cuts would be used to pay for the program. The oth…

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 U.S. House of Representatives resumed debate on a series of bills designed to reshape the Crime Bill that passed last year. House members returned to the bill to expand the use of eviden…

House Ways & Means Subcommittee members heard testimony from several witnesses on ways to improve the welfare system in America. The Republicans' welfare reforms initiatives included plans t…