Economic and Budget Outlook for 1991
The House Budget Committee heard testimony to lay the groundwork for the federal budget for fiscal year 1991.
116 viewsThe House Budget Committee heard testimony to lay the groundwork for the federal budget for fiscal year 1991.
116 viewsThe House agreed to H.Res. 527 to waive certain rules. The House agreed to the conference report on S. 605, enhancing consumer product safety. The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.…
View in Congressional Chronicle404 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5021, commerce, justice, and judicial appropriations, after having agreed to recede from its disagreement over amendment 165. The House agre…
View in Congressional Chronicle299 viewsThe House agreed to H.Res. 487 which provided for the consideration of H.R. 5835, intelligence authorizations. The House agreed to H.Res. 509, providing for the consideration of H.R. 5835, t…
View in Congressional Chronicle302 viewsThe House ordered the previous question on H. Res 473 and the Slaughter amendment after rejecting H. Res. 473, the rule for consideration of H.R. 5269 to control crime, and agreeing to the S…
View in Congressional Chronicle152 viewsThe House agreed to H.Res. 461, to restrict the amendments considered with H.R. 4739. The House continued consideration of amendments to H.R. 4739, to authorize appropriations for military f…
View in Congressional Chronicle180 viewsIn an unusual action, Speaker Foley made a strongly worded one-minute speech at the opening of the session to condemn the Irish Republican Army terrorist killing of Conservative British Hous…
View in Congressional Chronicle340 viewsThe House sustained the President’s veto of H.R. 770, which would entitle employees to family and medical leave in certain cases. The House continued consideration of H.R. 3950, the “Food an…
View in Congressional Chronicle227 viewsThe House of Representatives debated H.R. 3950 Food and Agricultural Commodities Act of 1990 which is also known as the 1990 Farm Bill. The bill is a reauthorization of farm commodities prog…
56 viewsThe House considered H.R. 3950, the “Food and Agricultural Resources Act of 1990” but came to no resolution. Five amendments were agreed to and two amendments were rejected. The Downey(D-NY)…
View in Congressional Chronicle177 viewsThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass several amendments, including H.R. 4039, to amend the Public Health Service Act; H.R. 238, to amend the PHSA to establish a program for preventi…
View in Congressional Chronicle175 viewsThe congressman responded to questions and comments concerning deficit reduction. The topic of discussion was the budget summit and the congressional attempts to cut the deficit. The congres…
35 viewsThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4982, which promoted the study of mathematics and science in elementary schools and to provide training for mathematics and science teacher…
View in Congressional Chronicle185 viewsThe committee considered a Democratic budget proposal that calls for $8 billion less in defense spending than the Bush administration proposal.
113 viewsThe House voted to sustain the president’s veto of H.R. 1231, to establish a commission to investigate and report the dispute between Eastern Airlines and its collective bargaining units.
View in Congressional Chronicle103 viewsThe committee met to discuss the 1990 Farm Bill and to review the budget for the fiscal year 1991. The meeting also included testimony from the Secretary of Agriculture, Clayton Yeutter.
254 viewsThe House Budget Committee met to discuss the fiscal year 1991 budget proposal with the Director of Office Management and Budget.
142 viewsThe House of Representatives members considered bill S. 1521 which dealt with a police force for the National Zoo. While in session members received a message from the president wherein he t…
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