House Session
The House continued debate on and then approved the Regulatory Transition Act, which would prevent most new federal regulations from being issued for the remainder of 1995. The bill would st…
View in Congressional Chronicle891 viewsThe House continued debate on and then approved the Regulatory Transition Act, which would prevent most new federal regulations from being issued for the remainder of 1995. The bill would st…
View in Congressional Chronicle891 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives began debate on the Balanced Budget Amendment. Members considered the measure’s impact on Social Security.
98 viewsThe House used wide shots of the Chamber for the first time. The House debated the Republican Welfare Reform Proposal. The House ended with Special Orders.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,140 viewsThe House reconvened after a 45 minute recess with One Minute speeches before debating how much notice a committee should give prior to scheduling hearings.
View in Congressional Chronicle883 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 House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final pass…
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View in Congressional Chronicle2,571 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 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives resumed debate on crime legislation. The bill dealt with violent criminals and prisons. It would increase grants to states for prison construction and expan…
View in Congressional Chronicle962 viewsThe House approved two bills. One is a $3.2 billion measure to fund peacekeeping operations around the world. Defense and domestic spending cuts would be used to pay for the program. The oth…
View in Congressional Chronicle892 viewsThe House of Representatives began this session with One Minute Speeches. Any Member may be recognized for one minute to speak on any subject of their choosing. The House then moved on to th…
View in Congressional Chronicle271 viewsHouse Agriculture Committee members heard testimony from Department of Agriculture officials concerning administration guidelines for the 1995 Farm Bill.
115 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 US House conducted a series of one minute speeches debating an Appropriations Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle989 viewsThis House session considered a bill concerning Commerce, Justice, and State Department appropriations.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,322 viewsMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives debated several appropriations bills.
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