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The Senate agreed to S.Res. 217, deploring the escalating violence in El Salvador; condemning the killing of innocent civilians, including six Jesuit priests; and calling for an immediate ce…

The Senate passed S. 1606 to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of individuals who are members of minority groups and who are from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Senat…

The Senate passed H.R.3610 making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of DC for FY90. The S…

The Senate passed H.R. 3607 to repeal Medicare provisions in the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. The Senate passed H.R.2710 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to incre…

Senate considered HR 3318, HR 3287 as well as other Senate business.

The Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2991, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the FY90.

Senators Simon, Dixon,and former Senator Eagleton, appeared as witnesses in a commodity futures trading hearing.

Sitting as a court of impeachment, the Senate resumed consideration of the impeachment of Judge Alcee L. Hastings. The Senate also considered S.J. Res. 180 Constitutional Amendment Outlawing…

The Senate session is considering the Budget Reconciliation Bill.

The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian & Pacific Affairs held a hearing to discuss U.S. Policy Toward Indochina. Several witnesses testified including David Lambertson - Sec…

The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2978, to amend section 700 of title 18, United State Code, to protect the physical integrity of the flag. Biden/Thurmond Amendment to H.R. 2978 was ado…

The Senate passed H.R. 3015, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for FY90. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3072, making appropriations fo…

The Senate passed H.R. 1486, to authorize appropriations for FY90 for the Maritime Administration. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2990, making appropriations for the Departments of…

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…

By voice vote the Senate passed H.R. 2883, making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. The bill would continue loan programs for rural development and increase funding for a num…

The committee heard evidentiary testimony for the impeachment of Judge Alcee Hastings.

The Senate continued consideration of S. 1352, to authorize appropriations for FY90 and FY91 for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels.

The Senate continued consideration of S. 1160, which would 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…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 5, to provide for a federal program for the improvement of child care, taking action on a proposed amendment.