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The House convened to debate H.R. 1868 and other legislative bills.

The House debated two bills designed to reform the federal civil justice system. Members approved the Attorney Accountability Act. The measure includes a “loser plays” provision involving fe…

The U.S. House met to discuss H.R. 33 bill among other legislative business

The House opened with one-minute speeches and then debated on a bill to reverse laws on U.S. coastal commercial & recreational Fishing. The House agreed to go to a conference with the Senate…

The U.S. House is returning from a recess. The House opened up with prayer and then went to one-minute speeches. The House session included debates on the FY '96 spending bill, the spending …

After the prayer by the House Chaplain, the U.S. House opened with one-minute Speeches on a variety of issues then voted to adjourn. When they returned, a controversial debate ensued about m…

In the opening day of the 104th Congress, members elected Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA) to be speaker of the House, and new members and administrative officers were also sworn in. Seve…

House of Representatives met for session to discuss bills.

The House reconvened from a recess to continue consideration of a House Joint Resolution for temporary spending for government agencies FY '96.

The House began debate on the line-item veto bill, which would allow the president to cut spending, reject certain portions of a bill without having to veto the entire package, and use any s…

The U.S. House of Representatives debated a Republican tax cut plan. This bill would cut taxes for people and businesses by 189 billion over 5 years. To help pay for these proposed tax cuts,…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on H.R. 667 Violent Criminal Incarceration Act and H.R. 668 Criminal Alien Deportation Act. Members debated and voted on a number o…

Representatives paid tribute to Prime Minister Rabin, who was assassinated on 4 November 1995. The House passed a concurrent resolution honoring him and expressing support for the continuing…

The House debated a bill concerning unfunded mandate reform.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and opened the days session with a period of Morning Hour speeches. Members spoke on a variety of topics for a period of up to five minutes. These speec…

The House of Representatives met to consider the Defense Authorization Bill for FY 1996. They planned to spend time on some general debate, and the amendments to the bill that had yet to be …

The House reconvened after a 45 minute recess with One Minute speeches before debating how much notice a committee should give prior to scheduling hearings.

In an excerpt, Members of the House of Representatives debated S-1508, returning furloughed federal employees to work. The government has been in a partial shutdown for more than two weeks.

The U.S. House of Representatives continued debate on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which would cover seven years and change discretionary spending limits for FY'96-'98 and create new limi…