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Rep. Conyers, chairman of the Government Operations committee and member of the Congressional Black Caucus, described the president’s signing of a civil rights bill while a draft proposal en…

The House passed H.R. 3768, which required the least-cost resolution of insured depository institutions, improved supervision, and examinations, and provided additional resources to the bank…

The House passed S. 1745, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws and to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discriminati…

Representative John Conyers talked about strategies for controlling health care costs and delivering health care to members of the African-American community. The meeting was held to draft a…

The subcommittee heard testimony on the U.S. drug policy in the nations of Peru, Colombia and Bolivia. During the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Conyers introduced two audits from the Genera…

President George H.W. Bush vetoed S. 1722, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, later the Senate failed by two votes to override that veto. The legislation would have extended federa…

The House passed H.R. 2950 to develop a national intermodal surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass tran…

The House passed H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.

The House continued consideration of H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.

The Ways and Means committee heard testimony from several members of Congress on health care reform proposals designed to provide basic health care to all Americans and stabilize the costs o…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2942 to make appropriations for the Department of Transportation.

The House passed H.R. 3039, to reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950.

The House passed H.R. 1426, to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians of North Carolina.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives testified against the nomination of Judge Thomas to the Supreme Court.

Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke during a special order on the House floor on issues of concern to minorities in America, in conjunction with the 21st annual conferenc…

The committee heard testimony on H.R. 2950, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Infrastructure Act of 1991. Highlights of the $153.5 billion appropriations bill include funding for highway…

The House passed H.R. 2942, to make appropriations for the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992.

Representatives of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed why they chose to work to defeat the Clarence Thomas nomination to the US Supreme Court. Representative Edolphus Towns (D-NY) expl…

United States House of Representatives approved the Journal of Monday, June 17, 1991. Representative-elect John Olver (D-MA) presented himself and was administered the Oath of Office by the …

The House passed H.R. 2519, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, with amendments. The Speaker appointed Dr. Eugene S. Callender t…