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The House passed H.R. 3839, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. After a series of one-minute speeches by members, the Bill was intr…
View in Congressional Chronicle439 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3839, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. After a series of one-minute speeches by members, the Bill was intr…
View in Congressional Chronicle439 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2100, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construc…
View in Congressional Chronicle353 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2, to entitle employees to family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or a serious health condition and temporary medical leave in certain cases invo…
View in Congressional Chronicle406 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3049, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore authority in courts to naturalize persons as citizens. The House passed H.R. 3508, to amend the Public Hea…
View in Congressional Chronicle486 viewsThe House failed to agree on the conference report on House Rule 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The House passed House Rule 3489, to reauthorize the Export Administration…
View in Congressional Chronicle452 viewsPresident George H.W. Bush vetoed S. 1722, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, later the Senate failed by two votes to override that veto. The legislation would have extended federa…
1,392 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2950 to develop a national intermodal surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass tran…
View in Congressional Chronicle589 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.
View in Congressional Chronicle363 viewsThe House of Representatives took up H.R 2608, appropriations to the Commerce, Justice and State departments and H.R 2622 appropriations to the Treasury department and the Postal service.
View in Congressional Chronicle284 viewsMembers of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 210, the rule to provide for the consideration of unemployment compensation amendments, and H.R. 3201, a bill that would provide an extra…
47 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3201, to provide emergency unemployment compensation.
View in Congressional Chronicle219 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Broomfield (R-MI) motion to recommit with instructions was rejected. THe Bereuter (R-NE) amendment to provide dis…
View in Congressional Chronicle248 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on S. 64, to provide for the establishment of a National Commission for a Longer School Year. The House passed H.Res. 174, the Rule to consider H.R.…
View in Congressional Chronicle362 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle393 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2312, amending the Follow Through and Head Start Acts, H.R. 2313, to amend the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 1988, and several environmental acts. The …
View in Congressional Chronicle151 viewsThe House agreed to H.R. 2427, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 1992. The House passed H.J. Res. 72, to designate December 7, 1991, as “National Pea…
View in Congressional Chronicle235 viewsThe House continued consideration of H.R. 2100, to authorize appropriations for the Defense Department over the next two years. The Schroeder amendment reducing American troops in Europe to …
View in Congressional Chronicle387 viewsA House Foreign Affairs subcommittee heard testimony on whether the U.S. should continue economic sanctions against South Africa.
495 viewsThe House filed a report to amend title 18, to require a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun. The House passed H.R. 1988, to authorize appropriations to NASA for research and ope…
View in Congressional Chronicle415 viewsThe 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…
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