Videos

The House passed H.R. 2, to entitle employees to family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or a serious health condition and temporary medical leave in certain cases invo…

The House passed H.R. 3543, to make dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for relief from the effects of natural disasters, for other urgent needs, and for incremental cos…

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

The House of Representatives took up conference reports on H.R. 2698, H.R. 2426, and H.R. 1415, to make appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration, t…

The House passed H.R. 2900, to improve supervision and regulation with respect to the financial safety and soundness of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortg…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill, H.R. 3040 Unemployment Insurance Reform Act for the fiscal year of 1991. This bill provided a program of federal supplemental co…

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 House passed H.R. 2967, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965, to authorize a 1993 National Conference on Aging, and to amend the Native Americans Programs Act of 1974.

Members of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 210, the rule to provide for the consideration of unemployment compensation amendments, and H.R. 3201, a bill that would provide an extra…

The House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 1046, that increased the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service related disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemni…

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…

The National Women’s Political Caucus marked its twentieth anniversary in Washington with a celebration of the twenty years of history travelled by the organization and its members. The part…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus briefed reporters on the White House driveway after their meeting with President Bush, in which they discussed continuing sanctions against South Af…

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…

The Committee on Appropriations received permission to have until midnight to file a report on H.R. 2521, making appropriations for the Department of Defense. The House concluded all general…

The Committee on Foreign Affairs received permission to have until midnight to file their report.

The Rules committee heard testimony on H.Res. 1, the Civil Rights Act of 1991. H.Res. 1 was introduced by Democrats to counteract several 1989 Supreme Court decisions that increased the burd…

The House failed to agree to H. Res. 101, disapproving the extension of fast-track procedures to start trade negotiations. The House agreed to H.Res. 146, expressing the sense of the House o…

The House read a letter from the President wherein he notified Congress of the actions taken regarding Japan’s trade in sea turtles. The House voted to pass H.R. 2127, to amend the Rehabilit…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 479, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Histori…