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The House passed H.R. 2459, the Coast Guard Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY90. Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of sp…

The 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…

The 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…

After several amendments the House passed H.R. 3402 to promote political and economic democracy in Poland and Hungary.

The House passed two Child Abuse bills, H.R. 2087, the Child Abuse Prevention Challenge Grants, and H.R. 2088, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment, clearing both of these for the president.…

The 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…

The 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…

The House passed H.J. Res. 407 making continuing appropriations for FY90.

The subcommittee examines reasons for the failure of the Cambodian conference in Paris and the implications of that failure for U.S. policy toward Cambodia.

The House passed H.R. 2869, the Commodity Futures Improvement Act. This bill is designated to toughen federal regulation of the commodity futures markets as well as permanently authorize the…

While 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…

The House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1594 which would grant nondiscriminatory treatment to Hungarian products for five years. The House suspended the rules and passed H.Res. 1…

The House met in Pro Forma session.

House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimonies to co-develop the FSX Aircraft.

Representative-elect Craig Thomas of Wyoming was administered the oath of office. The House passed H.R. 1486 to authorize appropriations for FY 1990 for the Maritime Administration. During d…

The House met in Pro Forma session. Members gave Special Order speeches.

The subcommittee concluded hearings on fiscal years 1990 and 1991 budget request for the Department of State.

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing talked about the Philippine Assistance Budget.

Self-critical testimony was given by Ambassador Alan Woods, Administrator Agency for International Development, calling for the revamping of existing laws which govern foreign aid. This test…