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Rep. Saxton had recently returned from a congressional fact-finding trip to Saudi Arabia. He discussed troop morale and chances for peace in the Middle East.

The House agreed to S. 3266, to reauthorize the Small Business Act of 1958. The House also agreed to H.Res. 538, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, and H.Con.Res. 399, providing f…

The House passed H.R. 2065, to improve tropical forest management, by a voice vote. The House passed H.R. 5932, to improve educational equity and excellence, by a voice vote. The House agree…

The House agreed to the conference report on S. 1430, to enhance national and community service. A letter from Rep. Donald E. Lukens, of Ohio, was read, wherein he resigned as a member of th…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5021, commerce, justice, and judicial appropriations, after having agreed to recede from its disagreement over amendment 165. The House agre…

The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5400, reform campaigns. The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5257, making appropriations for Labor and Health and Human Servi…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and voted on a number of bills. They also continued discussion of the on going budget impasse and potential government shutdown as well as adjustments t…

The House agreed to H.Res. 487 which provided for the consideration of H.R. 5835, intelligence authorizations. The House agreed to H.Res. 509, providing for the consideration of H.R. 5835, t…

The House rejected the Thomas motion to accept the Senate provisions to H.R. 5400, amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The Senate provisions in question related to franked ma…

The subcommittee investigated the United States' economic and security interests in the Persian Gulf. The hearing focused on the United States' dependence on foreign energy resources, the la…

The House passed H.R. 4000, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1990 to strengthen civil rights laws that ban employment discrimination. The House passed H.R. 5350 a short-term debt limit incre…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass several amendments, including H.R. 4039, to amend the Public Health Service Act; H.R. 238, to amend the PHSA to establish a program for preventi…

The House passed H.R. 5064, to provide for a program of grants to local educational agencies for drug abuse resistance education programs. The House passed H.R. 5124, to expand and improve d…

The 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…

The House passed S. 2151, to permit the transfer of the obsolete submarine U.S.S. Requin to the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before the expiration of the 60-day waiting pe…

The House passed H.R. 4167 to provide for a short-term extension of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Rep. Clay (D-MD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill to amend the act to provide…

The committee discussed the importance of the Environmental Protection Agency in today’s world and its political influence if promoted to cabinet status.

The House passed H.R. 3952, to authorize certain United States assistance and trade benefits for Panama. The House passed H.Con.Res. 262, expressing the sense of Congress concerning Operatio…

The House passed H.R. 2190, to establish national voter registration procedures for elections for federal office. The House read a message from the president wherein he transmits the report …

The House received the following messages from the president: Aeronautics and Space, Preference System, Savings and Economic Growth, and Arctic Research Policy.