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The U.S. House adopted Conference Report H.R. 2461 which authorizes funds for military personnel in the Defense Department. H.R. 1465, the Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act was pa…

The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1502, the District of Columbia Police Authorization and Expansion Act, to authorize the appropriations to DC for additional officers and mem…

Hearing on airline buyouts in the House Public Works & Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation. This subcommittee is chaired by Democratic Representative of Minnesota, James Oberstar.

The House passed H.R. 1056, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify provisions concerning the application of certain requirements and sanctions to federal facilities. The bill would…

Two bills were passed. H.R. 987, Tongass Timber Reform Act, removed quotas and subsidies for two large timber companies in southern Alaska. The bill cuts the budget by $27 million, protects …

The majority of the day was spent on H.R. 2788, FY90 Dept. of Interior appropriations. Of special note concerned debate over the funding of art which might be considered obscene or sacrilegi…

The subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 2647, to provide for the protection and preservation of coastal and Great Lakes environmental quality for present and future generations.

The House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1594 which would grant nondiscriminatory treatment to Hungarian products for five years. The House suspended the rules and passed H.Res. 1…

The House passed H.R. 2392, which amended section 37 of the Mineral Leasing Act relating to oil shale claims. The House recessed at 11:45 to attend memorial services for Rep. Pepper.

Guests discussed the effects of the Alaskan oil spill and Exxon’s proposals for cleanup, along with future policy considerations for the oil industry. They answered viewer questions.

A report was filed impeaching Judge Walter L. Nixon, Jr., for high crimes and misdemeanors.

A House Merchant Marine Subcommittee on Navigation hearing was held on the clean-up operation of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in Alaskan.