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The House agreed to S. 3266, to reauthorize the Small Business Act of 1958. The House also agreed to H.Res. 538, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, and H.Con.Res. 399, providing f…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5021, commerce, justice, and judicial appropriations, after having agreed to recede from its disagreement over amendment 165. The House agre…

The House rejected the Thomas motion to accept the Senate provisions to H.R. 5400, amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The Senate provisions in question related to franked ma…

In an unusual action, Speaker Foley made a strongly worded one-minute speech at the opening of the session to condemn the Irish Republican Army terrorist killing of Conservative British Hous…

The House passed S. 695 to promote excellence in American education by a voice vote, after substituting the language of H.R. 5115 as previously passed by the House. The House adopted H.Res. …

The House considered H.R. 3950, the “Food and Agricultural Resources Act of 1990” but came to no resolution. Five amendments were agreed to and two amendments were rejected. The Downey(D-NY)…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass several amendments, including H.R. 4039, to amend the Public Health Service Act; H.R. 238, to amend the PHSA to establish a program for preventi…

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 5158, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban Development. It also passed H.R. 5149, to amend the Child …

Members of the House Public Works and Transportation subcommittee heard testimony regarding surface transportation, federal highway, mass transit, and highway safety programs.This was the fi…

The committee met to discuss the 1990 Farm Bill and to review the budget for the fiscal year 1991. The meeting also included testimony from the Secretary of Agriculture, Clayton Yeutter.

The House of Representatives members considered bill S. 1521 which dealt with a police force for the National Zoo. While in session members received a message from the president wherein he t…

The U.S. House adopted Conference Report H.R. 2461 which authorizes funds for military personnel in the Defense Department. H.R. 1465, the Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act was pa…

The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1502, the District of Columbia Police Authorization and Expansion Act, to authorize the appropriations to DC for additional officers and mem…

The House agreed to Senate amendments and passed H.R. 2916 which made appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development. The House also approved H.R.…

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.

The committee continued hearings to review issues relating to the formulation of the 1990 farm bill. Specifically, members heard from Secretary of Agriculture Clayton K. Yeutter and Deputy U…

The House Agriculture Committee considers the 1990 Farm Bill, Part 3 of the hearing.

The House passed H.R. 103 which appropriated funds to the House committees for investigations and studies.

United States House of Representative on March 14, 1989 with debate on five bills under suspension of the rules.

The House met in Pro Forma session.