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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 S. 1745, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws and to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discriminati…

The House passed H.R. 2950 to develop a national intermodal surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass tran…

The House passed H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.

United States House of Representatives session on October 16, 1991 met and debated the completion of all general debate and consideration of amendments on H.R. 3371, to control and prevent c…

The House of Representatives took up H.R 2608, appropriations to the Commerce, Justice and State departments and H.R 2622 appropriations to the Treasury department and the Postal service.

The House passed H.R. 3039, to reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950.

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.

The Democratic Leadership Council met in Concord, New Hampshire, to organize a branch of the Council in New Hampshire. To inaugurate the New Hampshire state organization of the DLC, several …

The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 14, which amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 - which provides for the establishment of limitations on the duty time for flight att…

The House Budget Committee heard testimony on the changing distribution of taxes and incomes of working American families. Robert Reischauer, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office,…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Representative Tony Hall (D-OH) offered an amendment en bloc that earmarks $335 million in the fi…

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 House agreed to H.R. 2427, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 1992. The House passed H.J. Res. 72, to designate December 7, 1991, as “National Pea…

Representative Sam Johnson (R-Texas) was administered the oath of office by the Speaker. The Committee on Appropriations received permission to have until midnight to file reports on two bil…

Leaders of the Democratic Party continued discussion of the “New Choice Resolution” and other issues. The Democratic Leadership Council sought to bring together Democratic elected officials …

The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition heard testimony on hunger affecting American children. Witnesses testified on the effect of hunger and poor nutrition on American children, pr…

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…