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The House met on November 7, 1997 to discuss and debate the Fast Track Trade Authority, intelligence funding, and charter schools. The day’s session concluded with a series of special order …

U.S. House Banking Committee held a hearing the Year 2000 computer problem and Financial Institutions. Committee members heard testimony from regulatory agencies and bank officials about eff…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened and worked on a variety of issues including federal grazing policy, nuclear waste storage and the Dornan-Sanchez contested House election.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated nuclear waste storage and forestry issues among others.

The House International Relations Committee members heard testimony from international crime experts including FBI Director Louis Freeh. Witnesses talked about the prevalence of internationa…

This House session began with Morning business and continued with debate on $270 billion in spending for the Labor, Health & Education Departments. This bill is one of 13 annual Appropriatio…

The US House dealt with Foreign operations Spending.

The House planned to Debate on $95 billion in net tax reductions over five years.

The House debates and votes on amendments to H.R. 229, an Entitlement Spending Bill.

Beginning at 4:45 p.m., members talked about House concurrent resolution 133 expressing the Congress' disapproval of a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem earlier in the day. The mebers stressed …

The U.S. House discussed a bill to improve vocational education programs

Today’s lengthy House session began with One Minute Speeches by members on a variety of issues. Several House bills and resolutions were read into the record including several on wildfire ma…

The U.S. House of Representatives continued work on the FY'98 Budget Resolution. The Budget Resolution would set spending and revenue levels for a proposed $1.7 trillion FY'98 budget.

The House met to begin debate on the FY 1998 Budget Resolution.

The U.S. House of Representatives convened with one-minute speeches before working on a NASA bill that would provide $13.9 billion each in FY'98 and FY'99 for NASA research and space flight …

After One Minute Speeches, the House debated and then voted on a bill to make changes to the US Patent system. The change would restructure the US Patent and trademark office and laws on pat…

This House session has no audio or video from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. due to technical problems.

In his testimony, Chairman Greenspan said that the U.S. economy is favorable and that sustainable growth will probably continue with low inflation. He strongly supported the creation of a co…

The House approved two measures regarding releasing money that was previously appropriated for family and population planning. One would begin releasing aid on March 1, 1997, instead of on J…