House Session
The United States House of Representatives convened for a rare Sunday session to finalize business before adjourning for the holidays. They worked on 13 bills under suspension of the rules, …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,767 viewsThe United States House of Representatives convened for a rare Sunday session to finalize business before adjourning for the holidays. They worked on 13 bills under suspension of the rules, …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,767 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives met on a special Saturday session to try to finish business before the holiday recess. They considered 23 suspension bills, the intelligence authorization c…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,395 viewsThe U.S. House of Representative convened for legislative business.
View in Congressional Chronicle973 viewsIn today’s session of the U.S. House of Representatives, the House took up continued consideration of the Mining Reform Bill. The House also took up a measure to make it a federal crime to u…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,109 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives, on this day, took up four bills under suspension of the rules, meaning these are non-controversial bills and are expected to easily pass the House. The Hou…
View in Congressional Chronicle689 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives debated 21 Bills under suspension of the rules and Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Authorization Bill. Suspension bills are noncontroversial and bypass the normal …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,045 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives debated legislation concerning the extension of unemployment benefits, as well as a resolution to remove U.S. troops from Somalia.
View in Congressional Chronicle247 viewsThe House of Representatives passed H.R. 2440, a resolution that would remove all U.S. troops from Somalia by March 31, 1994.
View in Congressional Chronicle266 viewsThe House Session began with one minute speeches. Members spoke for one minute on topics of their choice. The House then took up House Resolution HR 287, short term Government Spending Bill.…
View in Congressional Chronicle284 viewsU.S. House of Representative met and debated the FY '94 appropriations bills for the military and for the District of Columbia.
View in Congressional Chronicle499 viewsFirst lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified before the House Education and Labor Committee concerning President Bill Clinton’s health care reform proposal.
578 viewsAfter the morning business and One-Minute speeches, the House considered the National Service Bill. Also considered was the NASA Authorization for FY '94-'95. A $30 billion for agency progra…
View in Congressional Chronicle361 viewsLawmakers finished a bill to authorize the U.S. State Department for another two years. The bill would provide about 15 billion dollars to the state department. They then took up the fiscal …
View in Congressional Chronicle165 viewsU.S. House of Representatives session on June 15, 1993 with one-minute speeches and debate on the “Striker Replacement” Bill and Foreign Aid Authorization.
View in Congressional Chronicle188 viewsThe House debated and voted on H.R. 2264. It passed 219-213. There were several motions passed on the Budget Bill rule. The Bill is aimed at reducing the deficit by $500 billion over 5 years…
View in Congressional Chronicle536 viewsThe House worked on two supplemental Appropriations bills. $1.8 Billion for Federal Government programs for Fiscal Year 1993 and $842 million for summer jobs programs, water treatment and co…
View in Congressional Chronicle327 viewsThe House Foreign affairs committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Warren Christopher on the U.S. foreign assistance budget for the fiscal year 1994. He discussed the modifications…
95 viewsThe House of Representatives took up a bill titled HR2, the National Voter Registration Act, which required states to allow citizens to register to vote when they apply for or renew driver’s…
View in Congressional Chronicle238 viewsDelegate Eni Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa) and Representative Duncan Hunter (R-California) discussed rules changes approved by the House of Representatives earlier in the week which allowe…
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