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The House agreed to S. 3266, to reauthorize the Small Business Act of 1958. The House also agreed to H.Res. 538, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, and H.Con.Res. 399, providing f…
View in Congressional Chronicle662 viewsThe House agreed to S. 3266, to reauthorize the Small Business Act of 1958. The House also agreed to H.Res. 538, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, and H.Con.Res. 399, providing f…
View in Congressional Chronicle662 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on S. 1430, to enhance national and community service. A letter from Rep. Donald E. Lukens, of Ohio, was read, wherein he resigned as a member of th…
View in Congressional Chronicle315 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5021, commerce, justice, and judicial appropriations, after having agreed to recede from its disagreement over amendment 165. The House agre…
View in Congressional Chronicle310 viewsThe House agreed to H.Res. 487 which provided for the consideration of H.R. 5835, intelligence authorizations. The House agreed to H.Res. 509, providing for the consideration of H.R. 5835, t…
View in Congressional Chronicle305 viewsThe House passed the crime control bill, H.R. 5269 after agreeing to the Hughes, Douglas, Waxman, and Dingell amendments and rejecting the Sensenbrenner amendment. The House agreed to the As…
View in Congressional Chronicle340 viewsThe panel discussed the question of crime and drugs in relation to young black men. Topics discussed included the amount of money spent on law enforcement verses crime prevention, and does r…
190 viewsIn an event sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, the panel discussed the Civil Rights Bill of 1990 and past Supreme Court decisions dealing with civil rights.
139 viewsThe House agreed to H. Res. 466 providing for the consideration of H.R. 4793, reauthorizing small business. The Slaughter (D-NY) motion of the previous question on H.Res. 466 was agreed to. …
View in Congressional Chronicle296 viewsRep. Conyers critiqued the speeches that President Bush and William Bennett gave on drug policy.
48 viewsThe House agreed to H.R. 5170, Airport and Airway Improvement bill, to authorize appropriations to improve aviation safety and capacity after substituting the committee amendment and rejecti…
View in Congressional Chronicle163 viewsThe House passed H.R. 5268 , making appropriations for Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies programs, and miscellaneous amendments. The House passed H.R. 5258, to require tha…
View in Congressional Chronicle204 viewsThe subcommittee met to discuss prosecution of financial institution crimes.
74 viewsThe House passed H.R. 5241, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independant Agencies, and …
View in Congressional Chronicle141 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Attorney General Richard Thornburgh on the budget request for Fiscal year 1992.
52 viewsCommittee members and witnesses spoke about drug education, prevention strategies, treatment modalities for women, and federal assistance at the city level. Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode t…
279 viewsThe Federal Bureau of Investigation Director testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights at an oversight hearing about authorization of funding for t…
82 viewsThe House Education and Labor Committee met with the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights to hear testimony on the Civil Rights Act of 1990.
208 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2190, to establish national voter registration procedures for elections for federal office. The House read a message from the president wherein he transmits the report …
View in Congressional Chronicle224 viewsFollowing a trip to Colombia, Representative Conyers discussed the anti-drug war being waged there.
164 viewsMembers of both sides of the Hill and both sides of the isle stopped to talk with reporters after a meeting with President George H.W. Bush. The Members had met with the President to discus…
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