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The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from Exxon chair L.G. Rawl and others two weeks after the March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

The committee heard testimony from Department of Defense officials on the administration’s new policy concerning homosexuals in the U.S. military. The previous day, President Clinton announc…

S.J.Res. 2, S.Res. 11, and S.Res. 12 were introduced. S.Res. 11, to commend the Secretary General of the United Nations was passed, as well as S.Res. 12, calling upon President Gorbachev to …

Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3243-3251, and S. Con. Res. 156. Page S11131 S. 876, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require …

The Senate will convene at 9:30 am to for final remarks on H.J.Res. 110, a resolution making further continuing appropriations for FY 2001. A vote on the resolution will occur at 10:00 am. …

The Senate will resume debate on the motion to proceed to S. 2557, the National Energy Security Act of 2000. Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3141-3148. …

In the first hearing, the committee examined issues relating to unacceptable airline delays and cancellations and the customer service problems they cause. Witnesses also talked about safety…

Government officials and industry experts testified about the recent Federal Trade Commission report on marketing violent entertainment to children. The report criticized the entertainment i…

The Senate is expected to take up H.R. 4444, the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000, and H.R. 4733, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. H.R. 4444 would confer Permanent Norma…

Witnesses testified about various aspects of protecting individual privacy on the Internet. Among the issues they addressed were finding a balance between personal privacy concerns and busin…

Measures Introduced : Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2878-2882, S.J. Res. 50, and S. Res. 337. Page S7072 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:…

The Senate is expected to take up S. 2549, the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, H.R. 8, the Death Tax Elimination Act, and H.R. 4578, the Department of the Inter…

Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2766-2779, and S. Res. 326-327. Pages S5662-63 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: …

Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2732-2746, and S. Con. Res. 123. Pages S5240-41 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: …

Energy Department officials testified about the recent loss from Los Alamos National Laboratory of nuclear weapons information stored on two hard disc drives. Under criticism by committee me…

Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2726-2731, S. Res. 323, and S. Con. Res. 122. Pages S5106-07 Measures Reported: Reports were made as f…

Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2493-2498. Page S3258 Charles M. Schulz Gold Medal Award: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged …

The Senate debated nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.