Congressional Ethics and Pay Raise
Congressmen discussed H.R. 3660, the Government Ethics Reform Act which was being debated in the House. This bill included a large pay raise for congressmen and federal judges.
75 viewsCongressmen discussed H.R. 3660, the Government Ethics Reform Act which was being debated in the House. This bill included a large pay raise for congressmen and federal judges.
75 viewsThe 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 …
View in Congressional Chronicle174 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2788 which makes appropriations for the Interior Department for FY90. Debate continued on H.R. 3299 which deals with section 5 of the concur…
View in Congressional Chronicle346 viewsThe House Bipartisan Task Force held a Hearing on Congressional Ethics and the Role of the Media. The Task Force explored the Media’s perception of its role in reporting on ethics rule and s…
55 viewsThe House also agreed to S.J. Res. 113 which prohibited the export of technology, defense articles, and defense services to codevelop or coproduce the FSX aircraft with Japan. During the rec…
View in Congressional Chronicle74 viewsREP. Victor Fazio, D-California, Task Force Chairman, the task force was appointed in February to conduct the first comprehensive review in twelve years of the House Ethics code. This was th…
92 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1487 which authorized appropriations for the State Department for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 after agreeing to sixteen amendments and rejecting four. The debated H.Res.…
View in Congressional Chronicle284 viewsContinuation of hearings on the budget deficit, the state of the economy and federal budget policy for fiscal year 1990 and beyond.
126 viewsThe hearing continued on discussion of the effectiveness of tax breaks given to purchasers of failing thrift institutions.
310 viewsThe committee heard testimony on the status of tax breaks given to purchasers of failing thrift institutions. Specifically, the committee investigated how much of the tax breaks would be abs…
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