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Committee chairman Hawkins criticized the Office for Civil Rights for failing to answer requests from the committee for more information on civil rights enforcement. He asked why the O.C.R. …

The “Mobilized for Women’s Lives” abortion-rights Rally was held at the Lincoln Memorial. The Rally was sponsored by the National Organization for Women. Numerous entertainers and elected of…

The House passed H.R. 2459, the Coast Guard Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY90. Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of sp…

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…

The House resumed debate on conference report H.R. 3026 for FY90 District of Columbia government appropriations and agreed to concur with the Senate’s previous amendment. The House also agre…

The meeting comes with three weeks left in gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey in which abortion rights were a central issue.

The House passed two Child Abuse bills, H.R. 2087, the Child Abuse Prevention Challenge Grants, and H.R. 2088, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment, clearing both of these for the president.…

The House passed H.R. 3299 which provides for reconciliation pursuant to section 5 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY90. H.R. 2712, the Emergency Chinese Adjustment of Status …

The House passed two bills H.R. 1668 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Programs Authorization and H.R. 2427 NOAA Satellite Programs Authorization. These bills reauthoriz…

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

H.R. 2990 was passed, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for fiscal year 1990. The House began debate on H.R. 3015, FY90 Department …

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.

General debate was concluded on the Dept. of Defense appropriations bill, H.R. 2461. DOD Authorization for Fiscal years 1990 and 1991. Lengthy debate on the General Rule for the Bill, much o…

The House debated H.R. 2916 appropriations bill for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and other independent agencies, boards, and commissions for FY90. The…

H.R. 2136 was passed which limited the length of time an individual could be held for contempt in child custody cases.The House agreed to the Senate amendments to S. 694 amending the Energy …

The House passed H.R. 2072, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for FY89. The House agreed to an amendment by Rep. Whitten aimed at deficit reduction. A motion by…

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…

Representative-elect Glen Browder was administered the oath of office. The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Minimum wage bill…

The House met and took up a number of diverse issues, from nursing home construction to the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.