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The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on U.S.-China relations.

The House passed H.R. 3566, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY90. Also the House agreed to conference reports on H…

The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East heard testimony examining the economic and political situation in Iran, the status of efforts by Iran to …

The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 2916, FY90 appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing & Urban Development. Amendments for this bill were debated w…

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 subcommittee heard testimony on developments in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. John Kelly reported on U.S. efforts to advance towards a resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Under suspension of the rules the house passed several measures. Of special note H.R.3281 Defense Production Act of 1950 was amended and extended. This law had been enacted shortly after the…

The House passed H.R. 1594, Most Favored Nation Status for Hungary. The bill extends nondiscrimination treatment to the products of Hungary for 3 years.

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

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 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…

The House passed H.R. 1056, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify provisions concerning the application of certain requirements and sanctions to federal facilities. The bill would…

The House passed reauthorization bill H.R. 828 to fund the Bureau of Land Management through 1994. The bill also restricts commercial use of government lands and offers further environment p…

Members delivers one-minute speeches on the topic of desecration of the U.S. flag.

The House discusses Congressional Resolution 182 which calls for clemency for the demonstrators arrested in China. The resolution also calls upon the leadership of China to stay further exec…

The United States House of Representatives met and voted unanimously to support the President’s call for clemency to the pro-democracy demonstrators in China following the Tienanmen Square M…

The House rejected H.Res. 180 on agreeing to the conference report on H.R. 2072 which would have made dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for FY89. The House also comple…

The Senate debates two amendments to SJ RES 113, the joint U.S.-Japan development of a fighter plane (FS-X). The Bruce Amendment would reinstate the Senate’s amendments to SJ RES 113 (the Ho…

Thomas S. Foley was elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The tally was 251 votes for Thomas Foley and 164 votes for Bob Michel. The House agreed to notify the Senate and the Pres…

The subcommittee held a hearing on the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s application for membership in the World Health Organization. It also deferred to the full committee further consi…