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The House Republican Conference met for an organizational meeting in which they held an election of officers. Minority Leader Representative Robert Michel (R-Illinois) led the meeting and th…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3471, to establish the Veterans' Administration as an executive department. The House agreed to S.Con.Res. 154, to correct additional techni…

The House agreed to the Derrick motion to table the Rowland of Connecticut motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Autho…

Witnesses testified in front of the House Public Works & Transportation Aviation Subcommittee concerning the computer reservation system and if it gives some airlines an unfair advantage.

Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures: H.R. 4741 Veterans Compensation Amendment, H.R. 4675 Drug Prevention Activities, H.R. 4676 Handicapped Child Care, H.R. 4574…

The House passed H.R. 4481 Defense Savings Act to provide for the closing and realigning of certain military installations. Also under suspension of the rules the House passed the following …

CR, pp. H4179-H4234. The House passed H.R. 4775, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent ag…

CR, pp. H3505-3594. By a vote of 308 to 113 the House voted to override the president’s veto of H.R. 3, the Omnibus Trade Bill, to enhance the competitiveness of American industry.

CR, pp. H3044-H3128. The House passed H.R. 4445, to amend title 18 of the U.S. Code, to prohibit certain firearms useful to terrorists due to their undetectability.

The House agreed to debate H.R. 3932, to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for a more orderly transfer of executive power. The House passed H.R. 3396, to provide for t…

CR, pp. H1083-H1155. The House agreed to the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991.

The committee held a hearing on the federal budget for FY89. James Blum, Acting Director of the Congressional Budget Office, testified about the CBO’s economic and budget projections for FY8…