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The House met to complete their legislative business before Thanksgiving. They debated legislation on campaign finance reform, which would set limits on campaign donations and on Congression…

The United States House of Representatives convened for a rare Sunday session to finalize business before adjourning for the holidays. They worked on 13 bills under suspension of the rules, …

The participants, members of the House Agriculture committee and administration officials, discussed the advantages to agriculture should the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) be r…

The U.S. House of Representatives met on a special Saturday session to try to finish business before the holiday recess. They considered 23 suspension bills, the intelligence authorization c…

The U.S. House of Representative convened for legislative business.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.

The U.S. House of Representatives, on this day, took up four bills under suspension of the rules, meaning these are non-controversial bills and are expected to easily pass the House. The Hou…

The House of Representatives took up conference motions on an Unemployment Compensation Bill and the Maritime Security Competitiveness

The U.S. House of Representatives took up a half dozen bills under a procedure known as Suspension of the Rules and also the Maritime Security & Competitiveness Act.

The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from officials representing the departments of Labor, Treasury and Agriculture, as well as from the Food and Drug Administration, concerning t…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on H.R.3167 a bill to extend unemployment compensation benefits. After votes on a number of amendments to the bill, the measure pas…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued to work on several Appropriation Bills for FY '94; Energy/water, Va/Hud, and Arts and Humanities funding. One-minute speeches took place b…

U.S. House session Debated the FY '94 defense spending bill as well as unemployment extension benefits.

House Session debated many topics, among the topics included gays in the military, which is part of the FY '94 Defense Authorization. Also, a bill making changes in House Rules to allow for …

The House considered seven bills that were under suspension of the rules. Among those measures up for consideration were: the printing of a guide to research collections of former United Sta…

The committee heard testimony on proposed reforms for the congressional committee system. Members talked about initiatives to alter the jurisdiction of congressional committees and other pro…

The Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Espy, met with members of Congress and academicians to participate in the Farm Income Policy forum sponsored by the Department of Agriculture. The speakers…

House members gave one minute speeches on the topics of their choosing. In addition, they debated bills providing hospital and nursing care to Persian Gulf War veterans exposed to toxic subs…

Secretary Mike Espy, Ambassador Mickey Kantor, and agricultural leaders spoke in a news briefing on the effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement on U.S. agriculture policy and the U…