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The House agreed to amend S. 1792 which amends the Disaster Assistance Act. After numerous amendments, the House passed H.R. 2991, Conference Report on the Commerce, Justice, State and…

The House reconvened and passed H.Res. 257 and H.R. 2095 which had been considered earlier that day while under suspension of the rules.

While under suspension of the rules the House debated five pieces of legislation. The yeas and nays were demanded on two of these measures. These were H.Res. 257 which denounced restrictive…

The majority of the day was spent on H.R. 2788, FY90 Dept. of Interior appropriations. Of special note concerned debate over the funding of art which might be considered obscene or…

Thomas S. Foley was elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The tally was 251 votes for Thomas Foley and 164 votes for Bob Michel. The House agreed to notify the Senate and the…

Representative-elect Glen Browder was administered the oath of office. The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Minimum wage…

The House met in a Pro Forma session with Representatives giving Special Order speeches. Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney’s letter of resignation was read to the House.…

National Association of Homebuilders hosted a panel discussion on the President George H. W. Bush administration tax agenda.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the budget deficit, the state of the U.S. economy, and federal budget policy for fiscal year 1990 and beyond. The Secretary of Health…

Richard Darman, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the budget deficit, the state of the U.S. economy, and federal…