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Commerce Secretary Ron Brown spoke at the opening of the Office of Economic Conversion Information. The office will focus on the needs of communities, industries, and workers affected by cha…

The House met to complete their legislative business before Thanksgiving. They debated legislation on campaign finance reform, which would set limits on campaign donations and on Congression…

The United States House of Representatives convened for a rare Sunday session to finalize business before adjourning for the holidays. They worked on 13 bills under suspension of the rules, …

United States House of Representative session on November 10, 1993, that included one-minute speeches and the conference report to the FY' 94 Defense Department Appropriations Bill and the B…

The U.S. House of Representatives took up a half dozen bills under a procedure known as Suspension of the Rules and also the Maritime Security & Competitiveness Act.

U.S. House Of Representatives session of the house debated Unemployment Insurance Extension Bill. This bill would apply to persons whose unemployment benefits recently expired. The extension…

U.S. House session Debated the FY '94 defense spending bill as well as unemployment extension benefits.

House Speaker Tom Foley (D-WA), House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-MO), OMB Director Leon Panetta and others spoke in a news conference to discuss congressional spending reduction ini…

The House of Representatives took up the Fiscal Year 1994 Authorization Bill for Intelligence Activities.

The U.S House of Representatives met to set out the general spending parameters for the Coast Guard’s 1994 fiscal year Spending bill.

The United States House of Representatives voted on the Disaster Relief Bill to provide disaster relief to Midwest flood victims, which would provide $3 billion to flooded areas along the Mi…

After morning business and one-minute speeches, the House took up debate on a bill to end Most Favored Trade Status for China, which was up for review each year since it had been enacted in …

This House session addressed a Motion to go to Conference on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, a formality that allows House and Senate negotiators to begin working out the differences in the …

U.S. House of Representatives resumed debate on Clinton Administration National Service Trust Act. This program helped people repay their education cost in exchange for community service wor…

The House membership continued work on spending bills for Justice, Commerce, and State Departments, and a supplemental spending Bill

The U.S. House considered appropriations bills for the Veterans Affairs, Housing and & Urban Development, and Agriculture departments.

The United States House of Representatives considered The Treasury Postal Service General Government Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year of 1994.

U.S. House of Representatives debated 5 bills under the suspension of the rules. House members bring up non controversial bills such as the naming of Federal Buildings, land transfers, techn…

Representative Lynn Schenk (D-CA) talked about President Clinton’s budget plan and its future in the Senate. She also spoke about being on the Energy & Commerce committee, deficit reduction,…

United States House of Representative session on May 6, 1993 with debate on the National Competitiveness Act.