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Members of Congress and the administration and state and local officials celebrated the fifth anniversary of signing of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. The bill shifte…

The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee and the five economists on the Consumer Price Index Commission released the committee’s final report on proposed changes to ho…

Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan talked with reporters about the relationship between the federal budget and the states. Researchers discussed the annual report on the flow of funds between t…

The U.S. Senate dedicated a bust of former Vice President Spiro Agnew. A 1896 resolution dictates that every former vice president is entitled to a bust in the Senate wing of the Capitol. Th…

Senators debated the conference report on welfare reform legislation that would allow states more control over the program and limit able-bodied persons to a lifetime limit of five years on …

Conference committee members debated the final conference report on legislation which would change regulations governing health insurance. The final report included a provision which would a…

The Senate worked on the fiscal year 1997 foreign aid spending bill.

The Senate debated and voted on amendments to a welfare reconciliation bill that would make changes in current law and spend $55 billion less over a six-year period.

In an excerpt, senators Daniel Moynihan and Rick Santorum debated welfare reform legislation.

The Senate passed the fiscal year 1997 defense appropriations bill. The $245 billion bill funds personnel, retirement benefits, and weapons development and procurement. Members then began de…

A balanced federal budget bill created on the Internet was presented. The project allowed citizens to budget the government hypothetically. Participants included scholars and government empl…

The Senate approved a small business tax package that includes a 90 cent per hour minimum wage increase by 1997. Members later began consideration of the TEAM Act, which would let companies …

The Senate resumed consideration of the small business tax package.

Following a period of morning business in which senators may speak on any topic, members considered a small business tax bill. No votes were taken.

The Senate failed to limit debate on a campaign finance reform bill. Thereafter, lawmakers resumed consideration of the fiscal year 1997 national defense authorization bill.

The Senate confirmed three Federal Reserve Board nominations: Alan Greenspan, for a third term as board chair; and Laurence Meyer and Alice Rivlin, members of the board. Members also continu…

The Senate continued debate on the fiscal year 1997 national defense authorization bill.

The Senate debated several bills, including a repeal of the 1993 increase to the federal gas tax, an increase to the federal minimum wage a bill, and a measure to change federal law regulati…