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Senate Democrats challenged President Bush’s Persian Gulf policy and questioned the need for immediate offensive military action to drive Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Senators demanded a greate…

The Senate passed H.R. 4521, to establish a hydrogen research and development program. The Senate passed S. 2385, establishing the National Forest Foundation. The Senate passed H.R. 5567, to…

The Senate passed H.R. 5114, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 1991. The Senate passed H.R. 5769, making appropriations…

The Senate session continued.

The Senate passed H.R. 5269, the Comprehensive Crime Control Act. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5114, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related p…

The Senate passed S. 2857, to amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize certain Institutes of the National Institutes of Health. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5114, maki…

The senate reconvened after a recess for party caucus lunches to continue consideration of the conference report to accompany S 2104, the civil rights act of 1990. The bill sought to overtur…

The Senate session continued.

The Senate passed H.R. 5021 making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for fiscal year 1991.

By 90 yeas to 9 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of David H. Souter of New Hampshire as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Senate passed H.R. 5313 for appropriations for military construction by the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science…

The Senate designated several National Days, Weeks, and Months for various purposes. The Senate began consideration of S. Con. Res. 147, supporting the actions taken by the President with re…

The Senate closed further debate on the committee amendment to S. 1224. The Senate approved treaties with the U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests. NOTE: Video a…

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard from panelists supported Judge Souter’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Panelists stated that the burden of proof against the confirmation of Judge So…

Witnesses supporting “pro-choice” for abortion gave testimony opposing Judge Souter’s confirmation, fearing that he would not fully endorse a constitutional right to privacy relating to repr…

The Senate passed S. 3033 to allow free mailing privileges to members of the Armed Forces while engaged in temporary military operations under arduous circumstances. The Senate closed furthe…

The Senate passed S. 2924, the Federal Fish Inspection Act, to expand the meat inspection programs of the United States. The Hollings (D-SC)/ Stevens (R-AK) amendment 2431 in the nature of a…

The Senate passed S. 2884, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for FY91 after adopting the Bingaman and Warner amendments and rejecting the Bumpers and Kerry amendments. The …

The Senate continued consideration of S. 2884, for appropriations for the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for 1991.

The Senate debated and passed H.R. 5019, Energy and Water Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1991 and S. 2952, the Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 1991.