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The House failed to override the president’s veto of H.R. 2990 which concerned FY90 appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services. The House agreed to H.R. 45 which calls fo…

A bipartisan group of Representatives held a press conference to announce their plan to override President George H.W. Bush’s veto of an appropriations bill. The president vetoed the bill be…

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…

While 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 …

ep George Brown JR. speak about the Federal disaster response been in the after math of the earthquake in California.

The House passed H.J. Res. 407 making continuing appropriations for FY90.

The House passed H.R.1659 Aviation Security Act. Its aim is to improve aviation security, against terrorist bombings, by requiring the installation of explosive detection equipment at certai…

The House debated the Conference Report on H.R. 1278 Savings and Loan Reform and H.R. 3072 Defense Appropriations.

Appropriations were passed for the governance of the District of Columbia when the House agreed to H.R. 3026. Of note was the absence of abortion funding restrictions. The legislation favors…

The House passed H.R. 2705 which guarantees federal employees a health benefit program. H.R. 2991 was passed authorizing appropriations for the Commerce, State, and Justice Departments as re…

The 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…

The House passed H.R. 2989, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies for fiscal year …

The House concluded debate and passed H.R. 2461, the national defense bill, to authorize Dept. of Defense appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991.

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 began consideration of amendments to H.R. 2461, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991, but came to no resolution.

The House expressed its condolences on the death of Representative Claude Pepper, (D) Florida, as a mark of further respect, the House adjourned in his memory. The House also agreed to a res…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.Con.Res. 106, which set forth the congressional budget for FY90, FY91, and FY92.

The House voted to pass H.R. 972 to increase the authority of the Attorney General to settle claims for damages resulting from law enforcement activities of the Department of Justice. The Ho…

House 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…

The House session continued. Committee Funding Resolution.