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The House suspended the rules and passed S. 2737 establishing the minting of a silver dollar coin commemorating the ending of the Korean War and honoring those who served. The House suspende…
View in Congressional Chronicle262 viewsThe House suspended the rules and passed S. 2737 establishing the minting of a silver dollar coin commemorating the ending of the Korean War and honoring those who served. The House suspende…
View in Congressional Chronicle262 viewsThe House completed general debate and began consideration of amendments on H.R. 4739, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for military functions of the Department of Defense; t…
View in Congressional Chronicle184 viewsThe subcommittee met to discuss the destabilizing influence the acquisition of nuclear weapons by North Korea had on relations between North and South Korea. They also discussed the prospect…
251 viewsThe resignation of Representative Akaka was announced, effective May 16. The House passed H.Res. 381, relating to human rights abuses by the government of Cuba.
View in Congressional Chronicle99 viewsThe House passed H.R. 4380 to authorize appropriations for the Superconducting Supercollider (SSC). The House agreed to amendments concerning the real estate value of land contributed for th…
View in Congressional Chronicle255 viewsThe House passed H. Res. 354, which expressed the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States military assistance to the Republic of Liberia. The House also passed H.Con. R…
View in Congressional Chronicle139 viewsThe House passed H.R. 4404, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance, food stamps, unemployment compensation administration, and other urgent needs, and tran…
View in Congressional Chronicle189 viewsHouse Foreign Affairs Committee hearing with testimony from Ronald F. Lehman II concerning U.S. arms control policy.
62 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle233 viewsWhile 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 …
View in Congressional Chronicle126 viewsThe subcommittee examines reasons for the failure of the Cambodian conference in Paris and the implications of that failure for U.S. policy toward Cambodia.
96 viewsThe House passed reauthorization bill H.R. 828 to fund the Bureau of Land Management through 1994. The bill also restricts commercial use of government lands and offers further environment p…
View in Congressional Chronicle294 viewsThe House met in Pro Forma session.
View in Congressional Chronicle146 viewsSpeakers talked about the issues that are part of the Democratic party’s platform.
362 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on U.S. arms control policy, nuclear testing, and relations with the Soviet Union.
156 viewsCR, pp. H4533-H4668. The House passed H.R. 4800, making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 1989. The House completed all debate on H.R. 1158 …
View in Congressional Chronicle178 viewsCR, pp. H3847-H3923. The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2470, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide protection against catastrophic medical expenses under…
View in Congressional Chronicle158 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science; the House Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment; and the House …
621 viewsCR, pp. H2541-H2639. The House continued consideration of H.R. 4264, the Defense Authorization Act, to amend the 1989 military budget. Amendments agreed to were: The Aspin amendment, which w…
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