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The House passed H.R. 3839, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. After a series of one-minute speeches by members, the Bill was intr…

The House passed H.R. 3595, to delay until September 30, 1992, the issuance of any regulations by the Secretary of Health and Human Services changing the treatment of voluntary contributions…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives testified against the nomination of Judge Thomas to the Supreme Court.

Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke during a special order on the House floor on issues of concern to minorities in America, in conjunction with the 21st annual conferenc…

The House passed H.R. 2967, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965, to authorize a 1993 National Conference on Aging, and to amend the Native Americans Programs Act of 1974.

The House passed H.R. 2699, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against other activities chargeable in wh…

The committee heard testimony on a report issued by the General Accounting Office entitled, “Canadian Health Insurance: Lessons for the United States.” The hearing is one of a series being …

The House passed H.R. 2519, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, with amendments. The Speaker appointed Dr. Eugene S. Callender t…

The Committee on Foreign Affairs received permission to have until midnight to file their report.

The House filed three reports, including one from the Committee on Education and Labor, one from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, and one calling for an amendment to the Recla…

The House passed H.R. 1281, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations for the consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, food stamps, unemployment compensation administrat…

The House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 555. to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to improve and clarify the protections provided by that Act, to clarify vet…

The House passed H.R. 556, to provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain independent scientific review of the available scientific evidence regarding associations between diseas…

This panel from the Coalition for Democratic Values spoke about the need to throw off the image of “shadow Republicans.” They said that the most elusive prize from Democrats in the last 22 …

Rep. Stokes (D-OH), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted against a resolution authorizing the president to take offensive military action against Iraq. He was also critical …

The House completed all general debate on the situation in the Middle East. The House agreed to three extensions of the time for general debate by two hours, four hours, and four hours, resp…