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The House Ways and Means Committee heard its fourth day of testimony on proposals to stimulate the economy with tax incentives and cuts for parts of the American population. Witnesses includ…

The committee heard testimony on the second of four days of scheduled hearings looking at various economic growth and tax reform proposals. Twenty-three members of Congress offered their spe…

The House passed H.R. 3543, to make dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for relief from the effects of natural disasters, for other urgent needs, and for incremental cos…

The House of Representatives met to consider H.R 2038 Intelligence Authorization.

The House Ways and Mean Committee continued to hear testimony on the effects of rising health care costs on several industries and testimony on several universal health care proposals.

The committee heard testimony on the high costs of health care to American businesses and individuals. Witnesses testified on the effects of the high costs, and on reform measures including …

Members of the House of Representatives debated the extension of most favored nation trade status for China. The extension of most favored nation trade status, favored by the Bush administra…

The House passed H.J.Res. 263, to disapprove of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People’s Republic of China.

The committee discussed H.J. Res. 263, which would disapprove of the extension of most favored nation status to China, H. 2212, which would extend most favored nation status to China for one…

The House approved the Journal of Tuesday, June 18, 1991. The House continued consideration of H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The House agreed to the Roth (R-WI) ame…

Members of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 2508, the Foreign Assistance Act for fiscal year 1992, a $25.3 billion foreign aid package. Debate centered around an amendment introduce…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Representative Tony Hall (D-OH) offered an amendment en bloc that earmarks $335 million in the fi…

On the second day of hearings on American competitiveness in international trade, the committee heard testimony on the education, training, and performance of the American work force. Witnes…

The House failed to agree to H. Res. 101, disapproving the extension of fast-track procedures to start trade negotiations. The House agreed to H.Res. 146, expressing the sense of the House o…

The committee debated resolutions canceling the extension of fast-track legislative authority for the president. Fast-track authority would allow the president to submit trade legislation to…

The committee heard testimony on President Bush’s March 1 request for extension of fast-track trade authority. An extension of fast-track trade authority would continue to give the President…

The House introduced 51 public bills, two private bills, and nine resolutions. By a vote of 387 yeas to 23 nays, the House passed H.R. 355, to amend the Reclamation States Drought Assistance…

The House filed a report requiring the Federal depository institution regulatory agencies to take additional enforcement actions against depository institutions engaging in money laundering.…

The House filed three reports, including one from the Committee on Education and Labor, one from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, and one calling for an amendment to the Recla…

The committee heard testimony from U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills on U.S. trade agreements. On May 31, 1991, the authorization for “fast-tracking” through Congress of legislation conc…