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The House returned from recess to debate Fiscal Year 1998 spending and a bill to repeal a House rule allowing subpoenaed witnesses to choose not to testify in hearings in front of cameras.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives met to talk and vote on various bills.

The House met on November 7, 1997 to discuss and debate the Fast Track Trade Authority, intelligence funding, and charter schools. The day’s session concluded with a series of special order …

The United States House of Representatives voted and debated on the Dornan and Sanchez election investigation, expediting Rules procedures and U.S. policy towards China.

The U.S House debated a bill that would make changes to IRS management, operations, and audit procedures. It also debated a bill that would make changes to U.S.-China policy.

Protestors gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to protest the visit of Chinese President Jiang. Representatives from labor, human rights groups and religious organizations…

After their meeting with Chinese President Jiang, congressional leaders talked briefly with reporters. They talked about what they asked Jiang and his responses to their questions in mostly …

The U.S. House of Representatives convened and worked on a variety of issues including federal grazing policy, nuclear waste storage and the Dornan-Sanchez contested House election.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated nuclear waste storage and forestry issues among others.

In the newspaper roundtable, Representatives Ed Bryant, R-Tennessee, and Nancy Pelosi, D-California, talked about current news stories of interest to them and House agenda and took audience …

The House debated federal education spending.

Several legislators talked to businesspersons attending the Italian American legislative conference. They provided their perspectives on issues such as trade, the domestic economy and small …

The U.S. House Session opened with prayers and one-minute speeches. The members debated Partial-Birth Abortion and the Conference Report on VA/HUD. They ended with Special Order Speeches.

The U.S. House of Representatives considered bills on FDA policies, national monuments, foreign operations spending, and low-level radioactive waste disposal.

The U.S. House met and took up a debate and vote on a number of pieces of legislation. Members passed the Energy and Water Development Conference Report by a yea and nay vote of 404 yeas to …

The U.S. House discussed the Defense Appropriations Conference report

Representative Tony Hall (D-Ohio) was the featured participant at a forum hosted by the Korea Society and the Congressional Hunger Center that looked at humanitarian relief in North Korea. P…

The U.S. House met to discuss and vote on a package of ethics reforms and a resolution concerning floor privileges.

Committee members debated the rule for House debate on the resolution on ethics reform. They heard testimony from the co-chairs of the House Ethics Reform Task Force among others. The reform…

This House Session debates the FY'98 Spending Bills, Labor , Health & Education Spending