House Session
The House debated two bills designed to reform the federal civil justice system. Members approved the Attorney Accountability Act. The measure includes a “loser plays” provision involving fe…
View in Congressional Chronicle885 viewsThe House debated two bills designed to reform the federal civil justice system. Members approved the Attorney Accountability Act. The measure includes a “loser plays” provision involving fe…
View in Congressional Chronicle885 viewsThe U.S. House is returning from a recess. The House opened up with prayer and then went to one-minute speeches. The House session included debates on the FY '96 spending bill, the spending …
View in Congressional Chronicle814 viewsThe House opened with one-minute speeches and then debated on a bill to reverse laws on U.S. coastal commercial & recreational Fishing. The House agreed to go to a conference with the Senate…
View in Congressional Chronicle908 viewsThe House met to vote on a bill to amend the clean water act. Also debate on a bill on medicare funding.
View in Congressional Chronicle519 viewsSpeaker of the House Representative Newt Gingrich, R-Georgia, gaveled in this session of the U.S. House of Representatives. This was a Pro Forma Session which means there is no major legisla…
View in Congressional Chronicle867 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives continued debate and voted on a Republican Welfare Reform Proposal, which passed with a 234-199 vote.
View in Congressional Chronicle848 viewsAfter a brief recess, the House reconvened. The session started with a series of one minute speeches, when a member can speak on any subject for one minute. The House then took up considerat…
View in Congressional Chronicle374 viewsThe House continued work on the unfunded mandate bill, which was included in the House Republicans' Contract with America headed by House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA). The legislation would …
View in Congressional Chronicle399 viewsThe House debated the budget reconciliation bill which was designed to balance the budget within seven years.
89 viewsThe U.S. House of Representative met and opened with one-minute speeches. Then the House proceeded to Legislative Business. The House voted on Investor Lawsuits - on agreeing to the conferen…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,077 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives continued work on a line-item veto bill, the third bill to reach the floor as part of the Republicans' Contract with America. The measure would allow the Pr…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,076 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives opened with prayer. The Journal was approved. Then the Representative moved on to one-minute speeches. The House worked on the Agriculture Spending Bill. Th…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,102 viewsThe House debated H.R. 925, the Private Property Protection Act. The measure requires government compensation when environmental actions reduce a property owner’s land values. Compensation w…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,202 viewsThe U.S House of Representatives met, prayed, and debated Appropriations Bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,215 viewsU.S. House returns to action and begins with debating five bills; Workplace Employees, Elderly Housing, Teens in the Workplace and International Fishing.
View in Congressional Chronicle580 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives debated a Republican tax cut plan. This bill would cut taxes for people and businesses by 189 billion over 5 years. To help pay for these proposed tax cuts,…
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