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The U.S. House of Representatives continued to work on Fiscal Year 1998 Appropriations Bill.

The House met for Special order speeches

The House of Representatives gathered for morning business. On the agenda was the Legislative Appropriations Bill, The Judicial and Commerce Appropriations Bill, and the Congressional Pay R…

Mr. Franklin, Mr. West and members of the Congressional Black Caucus participated in a forum to discuss the state of race relations in the United States. The forum was part of the 27th annua…

The National Organization for Women held its annual conference and featured Sen. Moseley-Braun and Rep. McKinney. They talked about the future of leadership in the women’s movement and stres…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on H.R. 1757, the Foreign Relation Authorization Act which provided appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies…

The Congressional Black Caucus held a forum in which they heard black farmers tell of Agriculture Department foreclosures, loan rejections and discrimination against Black employees of the d…

The House met to consider multiple bills. They started by setting the rules of debate for the day’s bills. After voting, they moved on to Special Order speeches.

The House opened with Morning Speeches. Any Member may speak for up to five minutes on any subject. The House then moved onto Compensatory Time Off and Overtime Pay. The Fair Labor Standards…

The US House of Representatives, 03-13-1997 session. Among other items US Aid as related to Mexico’s Anti- Drug Efforts and Federal Paperwork requirements are addressed.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus briefed reporters on the U.S. Army investigation into sexual misconduct between drill sergeants and enlisted women in Aberdeen, MD. They stated that…

Committee members heard testimony from State Department officials and human rights activists concerning the department’s 1996 Human Rights Report, which it released yesterday. They testified…