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Throughout the day, Senators paid tribute to the late Senator Paul Coverdell (R-GA), who died last night from complications of a brain hemmorhage. Measures Introduced: Seven bills were in…

Government officials and industry experts testified about the recent Federal Trade Commission report on marketing violent entertainment to children. The report criticized the entertainment i…

Jul 1, 1999

This Senate Session focused on Military Action In Yugoslavia

The U.S. Senate met to debate and vote on Ballistic Missile Defense. They also took up funding for the Federal Aviation Administration.

Republican senators talked about their legislative agenda for the 106th Congress. They talked about their plans for social security, education, healthcare, taxes, national defense, the soldi…

The Senate debated appropriation bills, a judicial nomination, and other topics.

The Senate voted on a veto override on partial birth abortion. They also debated on a bill that would ban the transportation of minors to other states for abortions.

A bankruptcy reform bill and an abortion related bill are debated in this Senate session.

On this day, this session of the Senate began with morning business, when Senators may speak on any topic and introduce bills. They then took up a defense spending bill, the cost of which is…

The United States Senate was considering measures on 57 billion dollars in agriculture spending.

The U.S. Senate met to debate Tobacco Legislation. Before debate, they held morning business where senators can speak up to an hour on a topic of their choosing.

This Senate Session addressed the 1999 Federal Budget.

The Senate resumed debate on expanding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. They also continued debate on the Educational Savings…

After the Senate reconvened, they took up the Transportation funding bill known as ICE T, which would authorize $181 billion for highways and Mass Transit over the next 6 years.

The Senate met to debate the President’s drunk driving initiative.

The Senate debated the nomination of David Satcher for Surgeon General of the United States.

The U.S. Senate met to debate and vote on amendments to the Highway Reauthorization Act. They went into morning business where senators can talk about any topic they choose. They then debate…