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In the second of a series of hearings on reforms in congressional rules and procedures, members of Congress testified about various proposals to reform how the House of Representatives opera…

United States House of Representatives session on September 17, 1996, included taking up more than twenty bills under suspension of the rules procedures.

Members debated H.R. 3820 and a substitute sponsored by Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) which would reform the federal campaign law passed in 1971. The debate focused on issues such as the role of poli…

House of Representatives met in a General session to discuss various bills and special orders.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

On this day, after a period of one-minute speeches, the House took up consideration of a $12.1 billion Interior Dept Spending Bill.

On this day, the House took up H.R. 1561, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which had previously been vetoed by President Clinton. The bill was drafted to consolidate the different fo…

The U.S. House met and continued debate on d H.R. 842, to provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the…

House Economic Opportunities Subcommittee on Oversight heard testimony on the financial condition of the Corporation for National Service, which oversaw several agencies, including AmeriCorp…

The House began today’s session with Morning Speeches. Member may speak for up to one minute on any topic. The House went on to consider a bill to pay all legal expenses of seven former empl…

The U.S. House met and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. Members of the House debated an Anti-Terrorism Law.