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The House met on November 7, 1997 to discuss and debate the Fast Track Trade Authority, intelligence funding, and charter schools. The day’s session concluded with a series of special order …

The U.S House debated a bill that would make changes to IRS management, operations, and audit procedures. It also debated a bill that would make changes to U.S.-China policy.

The U.S. House of Representatives convened and worked on a variety of issues including federal grazing policy, nuclear waste storage and the Dornan-Sanchez contested House election.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated nuclear waste storage and forestry issues among others.

During a motion to adjourn, Rep John Ensign, R-Nevada, spoke about a Nuclear Waste Bill that is of importance to him and his constituents. The bill was supposed to be part of the legislative…

The U.S. House discussed Interior and Defense spending as well as Amtrak funding

The U.S. House met to discuss Education Savings Accounts

The U.S. House of Representatives considered bills on FDA policies, national monuments, foreign operations spending, and low-level radioactive waste disposal.

The U.S. House discussed the Defense Appropriations Conference report

President Clinton and Vice President Gore participated in a presidential forum on the environment. Environmentalists and local activists concerned about the pollution of Lake Tahoe also took…

Republican members of Congress gathered for their 1997 Republican Senate-House Dinner. They talked about the Congressional term, thus far, and their agenda for the remainder of the 105th Con…

House Session 1997-06-26,

The House of Representatives debated entitlement reductions of $138 billion over a five year period. Members started the day by completing work on the Defense Spending Bill that called for $…

The U.S. House met to debate and vote on amendments to the Defense Spending Bill.

In a live portion, committte members continued progressing through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998 bud…

In a live portion, committee members continued progressin through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998 budg…

After One Minute Speeches, the House debated and then voted on a bill to make changes to the US Patent system. The change would restructure the US Patent and trademark office and laws on pat…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin concerning President Bill Clinton’s Fiscal Year 1998 Budget. Secretary Rubin testified about the taxes a…