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The United States House of Representatives convened for a rare Sunday session to finalize business before adjourning for the holidays. They worked on 13 bills under suspension of the rules, …

In today’s session of the U.S. House of Representatives, the House took up continued consideration of the Mining Reform Bill. The House also took up a measure to make it a federal crime to u…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated legislation concerning the extension of unemployment benefits, as well as a resolution to remove U.S. troops from Somalia.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee debated on the ongoing operation in Somalia and the prospects for a total withdrawal in the coming months. Following debate, the members voted on the reso…

The U.S. House of Representatives took up a half dozen bills under a procedure known as Suspension of the Rules and also the Maritime Security & Competitiveness Act.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on H.R.3167 a bill to extend unemployment compensation benefits. After votes on a number of amendments to the bill, the measure pas…

House members debated the Gephardt Amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill. The amendment would instruct the president to describe to the House the U.S. military policy in Somalia on or …

House Session debated many topics, among the topics included gays in the military, which is part of the FY '94 Defense Authorization. Also, a bill making changes in House Rules to allow for …

Witnesses discussed the reform movement in the former Soviet Union and the need for U.S. and international aid for this reform to succeed. Topics discussed included coordination of the aid a…

U.S. House of Representative was in session to debate H.R.1340, the Resolution Trust Corporation Funding bill.

A vote on President Clinton’s Budget Reconciliation Plan and FY '94 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

House members gave one minute speeches on the topics of their choosing. In addition, they debated bills providing hospital and nursing care to Persian Gulf War veterans exposed to toxic subs…

The U.S House of Representatives met to set out the general spending parameters for the Coast Guard’s 1994 fiscal year Spending bill.

After morning business and one-minute speeches, the House took up debate on a bill to end Most Favored Trade Status for China, which was up for review each year since it had been enacted in …

U.S. Representative Jan Meyers(R-KS), member of the House Small Business Committee, spoke to an audience at the conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation on welfare reform. In her rema…

The House membership continued work on spending bills for Justice, Commerce, and State Departments, and a supplemental spending Bill

United States House of Representatives session on June 16, 1993 with debate on Foreign Aid/State Department funding.

U.S. House of Representatives session on June 15, 1993 with one-minute speeches and debate on the “Striker Replacement” Bill and Foreign Aid Authorization.