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The Senate confirmed William Barr, of Virginia, to be Attorney General of the United States. The Senate passed H.R. 2280 to improve the provision of health care and other services to veteran…

The Senate resumed consideration of S. 1745, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws.

Republican members of Congress responded to reporters' questions in the White House driveway to discuss the results of their meeting with the president earlier in the day. Sen. Packwood said…

Members of the Senate debated and passed several bills including S. 5. Other amendments discussed and passed were the Bond/Ford/Coats Amendment No. 1245, the Durenberger Amendment No. 1248, …

United States Senate on September 11, 1991 with debate on H.R. 2707, the Labor-HHS Appropriation Act.

The Senate passed S. 1554, to provide emergency unemployment compensation. The Senate continued consideration of S. 1507, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for milit…

The Senate began consideration of S. 1367, the granting of most-favored-nation trading status to China. In 1979, China was first granted this status, which must be renewed annually by the Un…

United States Senators gave speeches on the floor of the Senate as they prepared to vote on a bill later in the day. The Senate passed H.R. 2212, Most Favored Nation Status for China.

The Senate continued debate on the floor, along with the consideration of S. 1367, Most Favored Nation Status for China.

The Senate began consideration of S. 1367, Most Favored Nation Status for China. Debate began with a commemoration of Rose Kennedy’s 103rd birthday. After the Quorum Call debate continued on…

Members of the Senate debated and voted on S. 323, the Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1991. The bill would prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from enforcing regulation…

The Senate passed H.R. 2506, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992. Passed by a vote of fifty-three to forty-five, the amendment spon…

The Senate passed S. 985, to assure the people of the Horn of Africa the right to food and the other basic necessities of life and to promote peace and development in the region. The Senate …

The Senate passed S. 985, to ensure the people of the Horn of Africa the right to food and the other basic necessities of life, and to promote peace and development in the region. The Senate…

The Senate passed S.J. Res. 150, to designate June 15, 1991 as "Magna Carta Day". The Senate rejected S. Res. 78, to disapprove the request of the President for extension of the fast-track a…

The Senate passed S.3, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending limits for Senate election campaigns. The Senate passed H.Con. Res. 15…

The committee heard testimony on legislation that would make individual retirement accounts fully tax deductible as an effort to stimulate the economy through saving. Committee chairman Bent…

The Senate passed S. 1083, the Medical Waste Tracking Act. The Senate began consideration of S.3, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spen…

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 110, to establish a Senate World Climate Convention Observer Group, and S. Res. 111, to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to represent a former employee in the cas…

The speakers laid out the top priority problems for counties throughout the United States. Counties are often the front line service providers for citizens, as they have to implement the pol…