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The Helsinki Commission, known as the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, held a conference entitled "The New and Improved Supreme Soviet and the Institutionalization of Hu…

Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special interest was H.R. 1602, the Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act to amend the Public Health Service Ac…

The U.S. House adopted Conference Report H.R. 2461 which authorizes funds for military personnel in the Defense Department. H.R. 1465, the Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act was pa…

The House passed H.R. 3607, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act to repeal Medicare provisions in the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1502, the District of Columbia Police Authorization and Expansion Act, to authorize the appropriations to DC for additional officers and mem…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendments of H.R. 3072, the FY90 Department of Defense appropriations, and to H.R. 2991, FY90 departments of Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary appropr…

The House agreed to amend S. 1792 which amends the Disaster Assistance Act. After numerous amendments, the House passed H.R. 2991, Conference Report on the Commerce, Justice, State and Judic…

The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 2916, FY90 appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing & Urban Development. Amendments for this bill were debated w…

After several amendments the House passed H.R. 3402 to promote political and economic democracy in Poland and Hungary.

After hearing an address by the president of South Korea, Roh Tae Woo, the House reconvened and debated two bills. H.R. 3299, a concurrent resolution on the budget for FY90 was defeated, and…

The House resumed debate on conference report H.R. 3026 for FY90 District of Columbia government appropriations and agreed to concur with the Senate’s previous amendment. The House also agre…

The House passed and cleared for the president H.R. 2978, the Flag Protection Act. H.R. 1495, the Arms Control Agency Authorization was passed. The House passed H.R. 2748 which authorizes ap…

The House passed two Child Abuse bills, H.R. 2087, the Child Abuse Prevention Challenge Grants, and H.R. 2088, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment, clearing both of these for the president.…

The House conducted all legislative debate under suspension of the rules. H.R. 1113 gives authorization for the Office of Environmental Quality for FY89-90, H.R. 2587 gives protection to Nor…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1312, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, to revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and agreed to a…

The House passed H.J. Res. 407 making continuing appropriations for FY90.

Under suspension of the rules the House passed several bills. Of special interest was H.R. 1396 International Securities Enforcement Cooperation Act, and H.R. 2365 Airport Security Technolog…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2461, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY90, and agreed to a conference with the Senate.

While under the suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special note was H.R. 2987, the Flag Protection Act. This bill amends the United States Code to protect the phys…

The House passed H.R. 1594, Most Favored Nation Status for Hungary. The bill extends nondiscrimination treatment to the products of Hungary for 3 years.