House Session
The House continued consideration of H.R. 488, which set forth the congressional budget for fiscal years 1991 through 1995. Although many representatives found certain aspects of the budget…
View in Congressional Chronicle64 viewsThe House continued consideration of H.R. 488, which set forth the congressional budget for fiscal years 1991 through 1995. Although many representatives found certain aspects of the budget…
View in Congressional Chronicle64 viewsThe House agreed to H. Res. 466 providing for the consideration of H.R. 4793, reauthorizing small business. The Slaughter (D-NY) motion of the previous question on H.Res. 466 was agreed to.…
View in Congressional Chronicle230 viewsThe House agreed to H.Res. 461, to restrict the amendments considered with H.R. 4739. The House continued consideration of amendments to H.R. 4739, to authorize appropriations for military…
View in Congressional Chronicle152 viewsIn an unusual action, Speaker Foley made a strongly worded one-minute speech at the opening of the session to condemn the Irish Republican Army terrorist killing of Conservative British House of…
View in Congressional Chronicle259 viewsThe House passed H.R. 5229, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation. The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 291, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to account…
View in Congressional Chronicle197 viewsThe House voted to override the president’s veto of H.R. 20, to amend Title 5, United States Code (the Hatch Act), concerning the participation of federal civilian employees in the…
View in Congressional Chronicle186 viewsRepresentative Lawrence Coughlin (R-PA), the ranking member of the House Select Committee on Narcotics, discussed H.R. 5055 The Violent Crime and Drug Control Act. The bill included language to…
23 viewsThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass fifteen measures: H.R. 4611, to amend the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984; H.R. 4314, regarding international commercial arbitration;…
View in Congressional Chronicle169 viewsA presidential message was read concerning multilateral measures taken in response to the military crackdown in China in June 1989. The House passed H.R. 4151, to authorize appropriations…
View in Congressional Chronicle112 viewsThe House read a message from the president wherein he transmits the 1988 annual report on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle57 views