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The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on U.S.-China relations.

The “Mobilized for Women’s Lives” abortion-rights Rally was held at the Lincoln Memorial. The Rally was sponsored by the National Organization for Women. Numerous entertainers and elected of…

Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special interest was H.R. 3303, the Chemical and Biological Warfare Elimination Act to control the export of any item that…

The House passed H.R. 2459, the Coast Guard Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY90. Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of sp…

While under suspension of the rules the House debated five pieces of legislation. The yeas and nays were demanded on two of these measures. These were H.Res. 257 which denounced restrictive …

After several amendments the House passed H.R. 3402 to promote political and economic democracy in Poland and Hungary.

The committee works on H.R. 3402, a bill containing more than $800 million in grants, loans, and loan guarantees to Poland and Hungary over the next three years.

The House passed and cleared for the president H.R. 2978, the Flag Protection Act. H.R. 1495, the Arms Control Agency Authorization was passed. The House passed H.R. 2748 which authorizes ap…

The House Foreign Affairs committee heard testimony about the implementation of the Export Administration Act by the Department of Commerce, especially the amendment contained in the Omnibus…

The United States House of Representatives met in Pro Forma Session. The House had no legislative business but several members spoke during the session on a variety of topics.

The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1312, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, to revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and agreed to a…

The House debated the Conference Report on H.R. 1278 Savings and Loan Reform and H.R. 3072 Defense Appropriations.

While under suspension of the rules the House dealt with numerous measures. The Domestic Volunteer Service Act, H.R. 1312, was amended to extend through fiscal year 1992 certain authorities …

The House passed H.R. 2655, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish more effective assistance programs and eliminate obsolete and inconsistent provisions, and to authorize a…

The United States House of Representatives met and voted unanimously to support the President’s call for clemency to the pro-democracy demonstrators in China following the Tienanmen Square M…

Thomas S. Foley was elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The tally was 251 votes for Thomas Foley and 164 votes for Bob Michel. The House agreed to notify the Senate and the Pres…

Congressman Sam Gejdenson And his colleges hear the views of a representative from the institute of finance. And an official from Merll lynch on the World Debt Plan.

The House passed H.R. 2072, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for FY89. The House agreed to an amendment by Rep. Whitten aimed at deficit reduction. A motion by…

House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimonies to co-develop the FSX Aircraft.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee considered amendments to H.R. 1750, an initiative to implement the Bipartisan Accord on Central America. Most notably, the legislation sought to extend hu…