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Physicians and private citizens asked questions of healthcare reform advocates and politicians, including first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senators William Cohen (R-ME) & Ted Kennedy (D…

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

In today’s session of the U.S. House of Representatives, the House took up continued consideration of the Mining Reform Bill. The House also took up a measure to make it a federal crime to u…

House Ways & Means Committee hearing on Health Care Reform Financing

House members testified to the House Rules Committee concerning the length and manner of House debate on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The House of Representatives met for legislative business. Senators gave one-minute-speeches and debated on the floor. They voted on H. R. 2739, Aviation Infrastructure Investment Act.

The House of Representatives met for legislative business.

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…

Rep. Jack Reed (D-RI) discussed the role of the U.S. military in the United Nations peacekeeping force in Somalia.

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified before the House Education and Labor Committee concerning President Bill Clinton’s health care reform proposal.

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 …

House members debated the Gephardt Amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill. The amendment would instruct the president to describe to the House the U.S. military policy in Somalia on or …

The House worked on two appropriation bills for Fiscal Year 1994. One bill is for the Transportation department, to include appropriations for the US Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administra…

The United States House of Representatives voted on the Disaster Relief Bill to provide disaster relief to Midwest flood victims, which would provide $3 billion to flooded areas along the Mi…

The House debated the NASA authorization bill and military construction appropriations bills.

In an excerpt from the session of the House of Representatives, members debated an amendment to an appropriations bill for NASA that would eliminate the funding for the Space Station Freedom…

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Attorney General Janet Reno on the actions of the government concerning the siege of an armed religious cult near Waco, Texas last month. T…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives continued work on President Clinton’s Economic Plan that was unveiled on February 17th. This was the FY 1994 Budget Resolution Economic Stimulus …

The House of Representatives met for Legislative business. Members debated the Family & Medical Leave Bill - H.R. 1. The Bill would require businesses with more than 50 employees to provide …

The House held its opening session of the 103rd Congress. Members were sworn in and the speaker of the House was voted on. Speaker Thomas Foley (D-WA) was sworn in for his third consecutive …