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U.S. House members work on appropriation bills, such as the Legislative Branch Operations bill and the Foreign Aid bill.

The U.S. House of Representatives held a Pro Forma Session. They had no formal legislation up for debate during the session. Members engaged in a period of Morning Business, during which mem…

The U.S. House of Representatives conducts its daily business including an income tax deduction for the self-employed.

The House took up legislative business and debated the Overseas Interest Act and also HR-1561.

U.S. House met to discuss foreign aid and sending a budget to the conference committee.

The House used wide shots of the Chamber for the first time. The House debated the Republican Welfare Reform Proposal. The House ended with Special Orders.

The House of Representatives began this session with One Minute Speeches. Any Member may be recognized for one minute to speak on any subject of their choosing. The House then moved on to th…

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 U.S. House of Representatives considered an amendment to a bill on product liability

In an excerpt, members continued debate on a series of crime bills designed to replace the 1994 crime bill. The bill under consideration deals with prisons and violent criminals and aims to …

The U.S. House debates the Clean Water Act.

U.S. House of Representatives session January 30, 1995.

House Majority Leader Richard Armey (R-Texas) took the floor to express outrage at the media’s portraying his reference to Representative Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) earlier in the day i…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives met to consider a bill that would extend healthcare for veterans exposed to chemicals during the Vietnam War. Members would also make amendments …

The U.S. House met to debate and vote on amendments to the Clean Water Act.

The House approved a bill to rescind or cancel $17 billion in budget spending. The measure also sends $5 billion to California for disaster relief. Members also approved the Senate-passed co…

The House met to vote on a bill to amend the clean water act. Also debate on a bill on medicare funding.

The House passed a bill to allow the self-employed a 25 percent tax deduction for health care insurance costs. To pay for the bill, a tax break would be repealed for sales of broadcast compa…

Committee members reviewed a bill making changes in the federal food stamp program in a process called a mark up. As drafted, the bill capped overall federal spending on food stamps, control…