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The Senate passed S. 1792, to authorize funds for the Office of Environmental Quality for fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989. The Senate passed H.R. 5232, to grant the consent of the Congress…

The Senate passed S. 2751, to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness, to release other forest lands for multiple-use management. The Senate passed H.R. 3911, to amend title, United…

The United States Senate met on September 30th, 1988.

The Senate convened for legislative business.

A segment of the floor proceedings of the U.S. Senate featured the return of Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) to the chamber following surgery for a brain aneurysm. Members from both parties spok…

The Senate took up consideration of H.R. 5015 Conference Report on the Drought Bill with a two hour debate limit. There was then a roll call vote on the bill. Then the Senate resumed conside…

The Senate debated H.R. 4781, the Defense Appropriations Bill and amendments to the bill.

The Senate passed S. 1268, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C.) by removing references to “political propaganda” and substituting “advocacy materials.”

The Senate passed H.R. 2629, to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, to clarify the conveyance and ownership of submerged lands by Alaska Natives, Native corpor…

The Senate passed H.R. 4793, to appropriate funds for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for FY89.

The dinner honors the Senate’s senior member, who has announced his retirement in January after 42 years in the Senate. Sen. Stennis was chairman of the Armed Services Committee from 1969 to…

Senator John Stennis (D-Mississippi) talked about his life and his 41-year career in the U.S. Senate. He cited the increase in the volume of legislation as a notable change during that perio…

CR, pp. S7139-S7220. The Senate considered S.J. Res.305, to provide specific authorization under the War Powers Resolution for the continued use of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf.

CR, pp. S6143-6274. The Senate continued consideration of the INF Treaty.

CR, pp. S5979-S6040. The Senate continued consideration of S. 2355, the Department of Defense Authorization Bill. The Senate began consideration of the INF Treaty, to eliminate intermediate …