U.S.S. Iowa Investigation, Day 3 Part 1
House Armed Services Defense Policy and Investigations subcommittee address the investigation regarding the explosion on board the USS Iowa.
242 viewsHouse Armed Services Defense Policy and Investigations subcommittee address the investigation regarding the explosion on board the USS Iowa.
242 viewsFollowing a closed meeting of the House Armed Services Committee with military officials from the Pentagon, committee member Congressman Frank McClosky democrat of Indiana met with reporters…
31 viewsThe House passed several measures, including the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment No. 240 to H.R. 3072, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal…
View in Congressional Chronicle123 viewsWhile under suspension of the rules the House debated five pieces of legislation. The yeas and nays were demanded on two of these measures. These were H.Res. 257 which denounced restrictive …
View in Congressional Chronicle126 viewsThe House returned from recess and passed H.Con.Res. 194 expressing congressional support for the courageous people of Colombia, and H.R. 1310 which renames part of the Washington Memorial P…
View in Congressional Chronicle56 viewsWhile 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle401 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle295 viewsThe House began consideration of amendments to H.R. 2461, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991, but came to no resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle329 viewsThomas S. Foley was elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The tally was 251 votes for Thomas Foley and 164 votes for Bob Michel. The House agreed to notify the Senate and the Pres…
View in Congressional Chronicle511 viewsThe committee continued hearings on the recommendations of the National Commission on the Public Service.
57 viewsHouse Armed Services Committee Chairman Les Aspin, D-Wisconsin, held a nearly four hour long hearing with Defense Secretary Dick Chaney and ADM William Crowe, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…
98 viewsThe House agreed to H.R. 678 to make a correction in the Education and Training for a Competitive America Act of 1988. The House debated H.R. 2072, making dire emergency supplemental appropr…
View in Congressional Chronicle245 viewsThe House passed H.R. 20, to restore to Federal civilian employees their right to participate voluntarily in the political processes of the nation. The House also passed H.R. 1385 to establi…
View in Congressional Chronicle213 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1750, to implement the Bipartisan Accord on Central America (Contra Humanitarian Aid).
View in Congressional Chronicle143 viewsThe House debates two bipartisan proposals for an increase of the minimum wage. The Murphy-Robinson-Ridge proposal called for an increase to 4.65 an hour by 1992, while the Goodling-Penny-St…
102 viewsA message supplemental to the President’s address to the day’s joint session was read to the House.
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