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Committee members particpated in a markup session of the GATT fast-track legislation. They heard testimony from trade experts and proceded through the bill line by line to agree on final lan…

The U.S. House of Representatives conducted its daily business including debate and votes on portions of the 1994 Crime Bill.

The House passed a funding bill for U.S. maritime administration programs through the fiscal year 1995.

The U.S.House met to discuss Housing and Community Development Authorization legislation

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee debated the final amendments to the Gibbons health care reform measure. Following final discussion concerning the details of the legislation, me…

The members of the House Ways and Means Committee continued to go through health care legislation markup. Members questioned committee staff on a variety of subjects while they debated the l…

The US House of Representatives met to debate HR 3626 (Antitrust and Communications Reform Act). Members discussed allowing regional Bell phone companies the ability to sell long distance te…

Members of the House ways and Means committee debated amendments to the Gibbons' health care reform bill during the second in a three part hearing.

Members of the House Ways and Means committee debated amendments to the Gibbon’s health care reform plan during the first part of a three part markup hearing.

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its markup of healthcare reform legislation. Members asked staff director David Abernathy questions concerning the Gibbons health care reform pl…

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee asked questions of Ways and Means Staff Director David Abernathy during the ongoing Health Care Reform bill mark-up. Much of the day’s questions…

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its markup of healthcare reform legislation. Members asked staff director David Abernathy questions concerning the Gibbons health care reform pl…

The House discussed an Amendment to urge the President to get a U.N. Security Council agreement to lift the arms embargo against Bosnia.

Day one of a mark-up session in the House Ways and Means Committee for the Health Security Act of 1994. House Ways and Means was one of three House committees handling health care legislati…

The U.S. House of Representatives reconvened and continued their legislative business. They took up debate on the Tax Simplification and Technical Corrections: H.R. 3419. This bill would sim…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on an assault weapons ban. Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection bill passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to …

The U.S. House of Representatives reconvened and took up debate on a number of bills including an airport improvement program, flood insurance reform, and authorized appropriations for the e…

President Clinton spoke to Ameritech employees in Milwaukee about his healthcare reform plan. He also talked about deficit reduction, job creation, and the Goals 2000 education bill.

This session of the US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES began with one-minute speeches by members of both parties. They then considered two resolutions concerning: The HOUSE POST OFFICE INVESTIGATIO…

The House passed H.R. 811, Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act, which requires the Attorney General to, in some instances, ask a court to appoint an independent counsel. The House also p…