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The U.S. House of Representatives opened with prayer. The House approved the Journal. The House proceeded to one-minute speeches. Later the House debated a bill considering Book royalties fo…

The U.S. House opened with prayer by Reverend James Ford, House Chaplain and then members gave one-minute speeches on any subject. The U.S. House debated and voted on lobbyist disclosure H R…

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…

The House debated a Job Training Programs Bill that would consolidate federal job training and education programs.

The House continued debate on appropriations bills and amendments.

The US House conducted a series of one minute speeches debating an Appropriations Bill.

Congressional delegations from New Mexico, South Carolina and Alabama opposed proposals to close or cut back operations at military bases in their states. The commission had to submit its fi…

This program contained highlights of the House debate on the Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Resolution, which would lead to a balanced budget by 2002.

The U.S. House debated FY '96 budget resolution.

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The House debated and passed the Regulatory Reform and Relief Act, which would require federal agencies to gather input from businesses and the public before ordering new regulations. It als…

The House resumes work on the Line Item Veto bill which would allow the President to cut individual items from a bill rather than veto an entire bill. Members debated amendments for several…

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 House debated several versions of the Balanced Budget Amendment. One of the key issues was the "super majority", or 3/5 vote needed to pass future tax increases. This was originally pass…

The House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final pass…

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…