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United States House of Representatives session on September 17, 1996, included taking up more than twenty bills under suspension of the rules procedures.

Members debated H.R. 3308, the United States Armed Forces Protection Act of 1996, which addresses how U.S. troops are turned over to U.N. commanders for various international operations. Thi…

Representative Bob Livingston (R-LA) and the chairs of several appropriations subcommittees briefed reporters on the status of the appropriations bills in the House. They emphasized that the…

House of Representatives met in a General session to discuss various bills and special orders.

On this day, the House Savings and Construction Act of 1996. They also took up H.R. 3564, The NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, which would allow membership in NATO of some eastern European…

United States House of Representatives session on July 17, 1996, debated the Treasury and Postal Spending, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, and Welfare Reform.

On this day, the House, after a period of one-minute speeches, took up the Safe Drinking Water Act under suspension of the rules. The House then moved to consideration of spending bills for …

The U.S. House of Representatives was opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The Chair examined and approved the Journal. The House then moved to one-minute speeches. Later the House vote…

House Appropriations Subcommittee members heard testimony from Justices Anthony Kennedy and David Souter concerning the 1997 Supreme Court budget. They testified about several types of expen…

House Appropriations Subcommittee members heard testimony from Attorney General Janet Reno concerning the 1997 Department of Justice budget. President Bill Clinton had asked for $18.6 billio…

The US House of Representatives planned to debate a bill to temporally extend the Federal debt limit. The House passed a bill to exempt government borrowing from the Federal Debt limit throu…

Represetatives debated a continuing resolution, H.R. 1643, which would pay government workers for the elapsed time during the past shutdown and until January 26, 1996. It also funds AFDC to …

The U.S. House of Representatives resumed its session and debated various aspects of the federal government shutdown.

The U.S. House met for the Second Session of the 104th Congress. Opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. Then Members gave one-minute speeches. The House voted on a veto override of the FY…