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Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special interest was H.R. 3303, the Chemical and Biological Warfare Elimination Act to control the export of any item that…

The U.S. House adopted Conference Report H.R. 2461 which authorizes funds for military personnel in the Defense Department. H.R. 1465, the Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act was pa…

The House passed H.R. 3607, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act to repeal Medicare provisions in the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

The House agreed to Senate amendments and passed H.R. 2916 which made appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development. The House also approved H.R.…

The House passed six bills while under suspension of the rules. One of the bills passed was H.R. 3318 which authorized the Mickey Leland Federal building in Houston, Texas.

The House agreed to amend S. 1792 which amends the Disaster Assistance Act. After numerous amendments, the House passed H.R. 2991, Conference Report on the Commerce, Justice, State and Judic…

The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 2916, FY90 appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing & Urban Development. Amendments for this bill were debated w…

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…

Defense Secretary Dick Cheney talked with reporters before briefing Congressional leaders on the situation in Panama. After the briefing, Representatives talked with reporters about Panama.

The House reconvened from its recess and passed H.R. 1662, the Torture Victim Protection Act, and H.R. 3275, which implements the Steel Trade Liberalization Program. The House passed two mea…

While under suspension of the rules the House passed six bills which deal with Veterans' Affairs matters. While under suspension the House also debated H.R. 1662, the Torture Victim Protecti…

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…

The House passed H.R.1759 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Multi-Year Authorization Act. The bill amends and authorizes appropriations to NASA for research and developmen…

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

The House passed H.R. 1056, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify provisions concerning the application of certain requirements and sanctions to federal facilities. The bill would…

The House passed H.R. 2883, appropriating 44 billion dollars for the 1990 Farm bill. Other programs supported by the bill include funding for rural housing and WIC, a supplemental feeding pr…

Two bills were passed. H.R. 987, Tongass Timber Reform Act, removed quotas and subsidies for two large timber companies in southern Alaska. The bill cuts the budget by $27 million, protects …

The majority of the day was spent on H.R. 2788, FY90 Dept. of Interior appropriations. Of special note concerned debate over the funding of art which might be considered obscene or sacrilegi…

While under suspension of the rules the House dealt with numerous measures. The Domestic Volunteer Service Act, H.R. 1312, was amended to extend through fiscal year 1992 certain authorities …

H.R. 2136 was passed which limited the length of time an individual could be held for contempt in child custody cases.The House agreed to the Senate amendments to S. 694 amending the Energy …