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The Senate passed S. 754, to provide that a portion of the income derived from trust or restricted land held by an individual Indian shall not be considered as a resource or income in determ…

The United States Senate passed H.J.Res. 157, to make technical corrections and to correct enrollment errors in certain acts making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 19…

Sen. Kerry, member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee, spoke to an audience in the Kennedy Political Union on the investigation of the Bank of Credit and Commerce Int…

The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee heard testimony on the Investigation of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International. Witnesses testified on the charges against BCCI including b…

Members of the Senate debated the confirmation of the U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. The previous day charges that Judge Thomas sexually harassed a member …

Senate Legislative Session. The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Clarence Thomas to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Members of the Senate debated and passed several bills including S. 5. Other amendments discussed and passed were the Bond/Ford/Coats Amendment No. 1245, the Durenberger Amendment No. 1248, …

Senator Kerry, D-Massachusetts, discussed various issues, including the investigation into the BCCI scandal and the U.S. government’s attempts to document American POWs and MIAs in Southeast…

The Senate passed H.R. 2942, to make appropriations for the Department of Transportation. The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2686, to make appropriations for the Department of the In…

Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics & International Operations hearing on investigation of Bank of Credit & Commerce International (BCCI).

The Senate passed H.R. 1415, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1992 and 1993. The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2698, making appropriations for th…

The Senate began consideration of S. 1367, the granting of most-favored-nation trading status to China. In 1979, China was first granted this status, which must be renewed annually by the Un…

United States Senate session on July 25, 1991 with passage of S. 113, the Drunk Driving Child Protection Act, to increase the term of imprisonment for offenses involving driving while intoxi…

The Senate began consideration of S. 1367, Most Favored Nation Status for China. Debate began with a commemoration of Rose Kennedy’s 103rd birthday. After the Quorum Call debate continued on…

The Senate agreed to S.Res. 145, to make a minority party change in Committees. The Senate passed H.R. 904, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a national historic landmark th…

The Senate began consideration of S. 1241, to control crime and reduce violent crime. The Mitchell (D-ME) amendment 365, to strike provisions that ban the use of the death penalty if statist…

The Senate passed S. 1204, the Surface Transportation Efficiency Act/Federal-Aid Highway Act. The Moynihan (D-NY) /Symms (R-ID) amendment to make technical corrections regarding provisions f…

The Senate continued debate on S. 1204, the Surface Transportation Efficiency Act/Federal-Aid Highway Act.

Members of the Senate debated S.3, the Senate Election Ethics Act, or the Campaign Finance Reform bill. S.3 would set voluntary spending caps, based on each state’s voting age population, on…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 3, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending limits for Senate election campaigns. The Senate…