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The Senate passed H.R. 3614 to amend the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 and to revise certain requirements relating to drug abuse education and prevention programs. H.R. 3611 …

The Senate passed S. 561 to provide for testing for the use without lawful authorization of alcohol or controlled substances by the operators of aircraft, railroads, and commercial motor veh…

Senate session 11/2/89.

The Senate considered the budget resolution for fiscal year 1990.

The Senate passed H.J.Res. 407, making continuing appropriations for FY90. The Senate passed H.R. 2916, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban De…

The Senate passed S. 974, to designate certain lands in the State of Nevada as wilderness. The Senate passed H.R. 2987, to transfer a certain program with respect to child abuse from title I…

The Senate passed H.R. 1502, to authorize the appropriation of funds for additional officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and to provide for…

The Senate passed H.R. 3014, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for FY90. Wilson Amendment No. 698 was passed to prohibit the use of the franking privilege for unsolicited mass…

President George H.W. Bush talked with reporters about the line-item veto legislation and the hostage situation. Senators talked with reporters outside the White House afterwards.

The Senate passed H. R. 2712, the Emergency Chinese Immigration Act, to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for visiting Chinese students in order to apply for U.S. citizenship. T…

The Senate continued consideration of S.1352, the Department of Defense Authorization Bill, FY 1990. Several amendments came to the floor: Nunn, Harkin, Symms, Armstrong, Glenn and McConnell…

The Senate passed H.R. 2788, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for FY90. The Senate continued consideration of S. 1352, to authorize appropriation…

The Senate considered several pieces of legislation to deal with bill S.1160 which deals with the State Department Authorization.

The Senate continued consideration of S. 1160, to authorize funds for FY90 for the Department of State, the U.S. Information Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting.

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 151, to express the sense of the Senate on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the Texas statute prohibiting the desecration of the…

In this Washington Times forum on the budget, panelists including Leon Panetta and Tom Foley talked about the tax ramifications of eliminating the deficit.

The Senate debates House Resolution 106 and an accomponing conference report. The debate concerns revisions made to the budget by the House. Most of the Senators agree that the resolution sh…

The Senate agreed to S.Res. 130 by a voice vote, recognizing the May 25, 1989 convening of U.S.S.R. Congress of People’s Deputies. The Senate agreed to S.Res. 132 by a voice vote, expressing…

The House and Senate conferees held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 106, setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. government for the fiscal years 1990-92.

The conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate- and House-passed versions of H. Con. Res. 106, setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. gov…