Videos

Members debated a conference report on H.R. 2202. The legislation would require legal immigrants to obtain sponsors to satisfy requirements that they do not become “public charges,” strength…

During the final session of platform committee meetings under the leadership of Chairman, Representative Henry Hyde, R-Illinois, members debated amendments to several portions of the platfor…

As a continuation of the last session on August 6, The Republican Policy Platform Committee to portions of the platform which deal with individual rights, including illegal immigration, ethn…

In this portion, members of the subcommittee on Individuals Rights and Safe Communities debated issues such as crime and immigration.

In this portion or the Republican Platform Committee platform meeting, members of the subcommittee on Individuals Rights and Safe Communities debated issues such as the party position on abo…

In this portion of the 1996 Republican Party Platform, members of the subcommittee on Individual Rights and Safe Communities further debate immigration and diversity issues.

Between sessions of the Republican Party Platform, viewer calls discussed the Republican platform.

House of Representatives met in a General session to discuss various bills and special orders.

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…

Representatives Bill McCollum (R-Florida) and Bill Zeliff (R-New Hampshire), the co-chairs of the special committee which investigated the Branch Davidian standoff in Waco, Texas, briefed re…

Participants briefed reporters on a new study on the international black market for nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. They outlined the dimensions of this problem, inclu…

On this day, the House, after a period of one-minute speeches, took up the Safe Drinking Water Act under suspension of the rules. The House then moved to consideration of spending bills for …

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.

The House began with one-minute speeches from members before moving on to work on the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution. After their legislative business was concluded, they ended with Spec…