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After a brief recess, the House reconvened. The session started with a series of one minute speeches, when a member can speak on any subject for one minute. The House then took up considerat…

The House met to vote on HR 1170, a bill to change the process of challenging a law passed by state referendum. The bill would require a 3-judge panel to delay enforcement of a law, pending …

The panelists examined the importance of maintaining and preserving affirmative action policy. Following prepared remarks, they took questions from the audience.

The US House of Representatives met and opened with prayer. The House proceeded to debate on the Telecommunications Policy Bill H.R. 1555.

U.S. House met to discuss Labor, Health, and Education spending. The House ended with a debate on considering a bill to revise the Telecommunications Law.

Following President Bill Clinton’s awarding of a posthumous commission to Johnson Whittaker, members of the South Carolina congressional delegation and Whittaker relatives talked with report…

After meeting with President Clinton, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Donald Payne (D-NJ) and Jim Clyburn (D-SC), talked about the status of affirmative action.

Congressional delegations from New Mexico, South Carolina and Alabama opposed proposals to close or cut back operations at military bases in their states. The commission had to submit its fi…

The U.S. House debates the Clean Water Act.

This House session continued debate on the Republican Welfare Reform proposal. This bill converts nearly 30 welfare programs in to block grants for the states. Federal spending would be li…

The House approved three suspension bills.

The House debated two bills designed to reform the federal civil justice system. Members approved the Attorney Accountability Act. The measure includes a “loser plays” provision involving fe…

The House began debate on a series of bills designed to reform the federal civil justice system. The Attorney Accountability Act would would require losers in certain court cases to pay the …

The House debated a regulatory bill on health, safety, and the environment. The measure would require federal agencies to explain the rationale and cost of new regulations.

The House began debate on the Regulatory Transition Act, which would prevent most new federal regulations from being issued for the remainder of 1995. The bill would still allow certain heal…

The House approved two bills. One is a $3.2 billion measure to fund peacekeeping operations around the world. Defense and domestic spending cuts would be used to pay for the program. The oth…

The House passed a bill to allow the self-employed a 25 percent tax deduction for health care insurance costs. To pay for the bill, a tax break would be repealed for sales of broadcast compa…

The U.S. House of Representatives resumed debate on crime legislation. The bill dealt with violent criminals and prisons. It would increase grants to states for prison construction and expan…

The United States House of Representatives session on February 1, 1995, opened with prayer. The House of Representative continued debate on unfunded mandates.