House Session
The House reconvened after a recess and amended H.R. 3607, Catastrophic Health Coverage. They also passed the following legislation: H.R. 3611, International Narcotics Control; H.R. 3614, Dr…
View in Congressional Chronicle207 viewsThe House reconvened after a recess and amended H.R. 3607, Catastrophic Health Coverage. They also passed the following legislation: H.R. 3611, International Narcotics Control; H.R. 3614, Dr…
View in Congressional Chronicle207 viewsThe House passed numerous bills, including S. 974, the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act; H.R. 3402, the Support For East European Democracy (Seed) Act; S. 737, the Rocky Mountain Land Acquis…
View in Congressional Chronicle342 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle449 viewsThe House Science, Space, and Technology Committee questioned a panel about NASA’s proposal to revise the Space Station program. One witness on the panel included NASA administrator Adm. Ric…
81 viewsThe House disagreed to the Senate amendments of H.R. 3072, the FY90 Department of Defense appropriations, and to H.R. 2991, FY90 departments of Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary appropr…
View in Congressional Chronicle278 viewsPart 2 of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee’s hearing on the space station program. Some topics covered were budget, funding, re-phasing and scheduling.
92 viewsThe 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.…
View in Congressional Chronicle297 viewsThe House agreed to amend S. 1792 which amends the Disaster Assistance Act. After numerous amendments, the House passed H.R. 2991, Conference Report on the Commerce, Justice, State and Judic…
View in Congressional Chronicle184 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle263 viewsCalifornia Congressional Delegation spoke with reporters outside the Capitol about the State and Federal Response to the California Earthquake.
216 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle237 viewsThe House reconvened and passed H.Res. 257 and H.R. 2095 which had been considered earlier that day while under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle136 viewsThe House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1312, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, to revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and agreed to a…
View in Congressional Chronicle137 viewsThe House disagreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2461, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY90, and agreed to a conference with the Senate.
View in Congressional Chronicle165 viewsWhile under the suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special note was H.R. 2987, the Flag Protection Act. This bill amends the United States Code to protect the phys…
View in Congressional Chronicle403 viewsAppropriations were passed for the governance of the District of Columbia when the House agreed to H.R. 3026. Of note was the absence of abortion funding restrictions. The legislation favors…
View in Congressional Chronicle330 viewsThe 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 …
View in Congressional Chronicle211 viewsThe House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a hearing on technology issues and the Fighter-Strike Experimental fighter (FXX). They witnesses discussed the agreement between the Ja…
251 viewsThe House of Representative reconvened and took up the minimum wage legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle136 viewsThe House voted and agreed to impeach Walter L. Nixon, Jr., U.S. District Court Judge. The House rejected S.J.Res. 100, disapproving the certification by the President under section 481(h) o…
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