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The House passed H.R. 3660, the Government Ethics Reform Act to amend the rules of the House and the ethics in government act of 1978 to provide for government-wide ethics reform. Also the H…

Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special interest was H.R. 1602, the Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act to amend the Public Health Service Ac…

Members of the Ways and Means Social Security sub-committee heard testimony about the Social Security Solvency Protection Act which would require new spending to be matched with new taxes. W…

The House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee continued to hear testimony on the Social Security Solvency Prevention Act.

House Ways and Means Committee held a meeting to discuss Enterprise Zones

After hearing an address by the president of South Korea, Roh Tae Woo, the House reconvened and debated two bills. H.R. 3299, a concurrent resolution on the budget for FY90 was defeated, and…

The continuing hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee listened to testimony on enterprise zones. Witnesses include representatives from the Urban Institute, the New York Economic …

Rep. Schulze and Rep. Dorgan appear as witnesses.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on Enterprise Zones, a project that would encourage investment in inner city businesses. Members heard testimonies from HUD Secretary Jack K…

The House passed and cleared for the president H.R. 2978, the Flag Protection Act. H.R. 1495, the Arms Control Agency Authorization was passed. The House passed H.R. 2748 which authorizes ap…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1312, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, to revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and agreed to a…

While under the suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special note was H.R. 2987, the Flag Protection Act. This bill amends the United States Code to protect the phys…

This portion of the “House Ways and Means Committee Bicentennial Symposium: Three Decades of Change” discusses service on the committee from the perspective of the members. Rudder, a scholar…

The House debated and voted on the conference report to H.R. 1278, Savings and Loan Reform. It passed 200-175.

The House debated the Conference Report on H.R. 1278 Savings and Loan Reform and H.R. 3072 Defense Appropriations.

Appropriations were passed for the governance of the District of Columbia when the House agreed to H.R. 3026. Of note was the absence of abortion funding restrictions. The legislation favors…

The House passed H.R. 3012 to make appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1990. Funding was included for the Departments plan to close obsolet…

The House concluded debate and passed H.R. 2461, the national defense bill, to authorize Dept. of Defense appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991.

Debate continued on H.R. 2461 Dept. of Defense authorization for FY 1990 and 1991 for military functions and prescription of personnel levels.

H.R. 1278, a measure to reform the federal deposit insurance system and enhance regulatory and enforcement powers of federal financial institution regulatory agencies was agreed upon. This r…