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The House agreed to S. 3266, to reauthorize the Small Business Act of 1958. The House also agreed to H.Res. 538, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, and H.Con.Res. 399, providing f…

The House session continued.

The House passed H.R. 2065, to improve tropical forest management, by a voice vote. The House passed H.R. 5932, to improve educational equity and excellence, by a voice vote. The House agree…

The House agreed to H.Res. 527 to waive certain rules. The House agreed to the conference report on S. 605, enhancing consumer product safety. The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.…

The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5400, reform campaigns. The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5257, making appropriations for Labor and Health and Human Servi…

The House suspended the rules and passed S. 2737 establishing the minting of a silver dollar coin commemorating the ending of the Korean War and honoring those who served. The House suspende…

This hearing begins a series of investigations into regulatory policies of the savings and loan industry in the late 1970's and the 1980's.

The House Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs Committee conducted a hearing on Federal Deposit Insurance reform.

The House passed H.R. 5649, NASA’s multi-year authorization act, by a voice vote. The House passed H.R. 5746 to extend the Export Administration Act of 1979 by a voice vote. The House also p…

The House agreed to H. Res. 466 providing for the consideration of H.R. 4793, reauthorizing small business. The Slaughter (D-NY) motion of the previous question on H.Res. 466 was agreed to. …

The House continued consideration and debate of H.R. 4739, the Defense Authorization Bill for 1991.

The House voted to suspend the rules to pass various measures, including H.R. 5610, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to allow the assessment rates to be adjusted more frequently th…

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, gave testimony at the first of four committee hearings concerning the state of the Federal Deposit Insurance system. Mr. Greenspan addressed …

The House met in Pro Forma session.

The House Banking Committee investigated the Treasury Department’s role in international foreign policy. In particular, they looked at the department’s use of the exchange stabilization plan…

The House Banking Committee met to investigate the problems in real estate markets with respect to loans and the response of federal and state regulating agencies.

The subcommittee investigated the United States' economic and security interests in the Persian Gulf. The hearing focused on the United States' dependence on foreign energy resources, the la…

In an unusual action, Speaker Foley made a strongly worded one-minute speech at the opening of the session to condemn the Irish Republican Army terrorist killing of Conservative British Hous…

The committee heard testimony about the funding needs and spending plans of the Resolution Trust Corporation which oversees the savings and loan corporations.

The House passed S. 695 to promote excellence in American education by a voice vote, after substituting the language of H.R. 5115 as previously passed by the House. The House adopted H.Res. …