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The United States Senate spent an hour on the Habeas Corpus Reform Bill. It would limit the ability of people convicted in state courts to challenge those convictions by filing Habeas…

Members of the Senate continued consideration of S. 1607, the Crime Bill.

The U.S. Senate debated amendments to S. 1607, the Crime Bill. Senator Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) offered an amendment to toughen sentencing for repeat offenders. Senator John Glenn…

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee heard testimony from a number of witnesses concerning unfunded federal mandates like the Clean Air Act and the detrimental effect it has on local…

The U.S Senate reconvenes on the fiscal year 1994 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill. Senators also voted on the measure to expand unemployment benefits.

Following introductory remarks by Vice President Al Gore, President Bill Clinton signed a presidential memorandum on electric commerce. The memorandum comes as a direct result of the vice…

The Senate continued debate on The Defense Department Appropriations Bill for FY '94

The Senate considers the FY '94 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill which funds the Energy Department, Army Corps of Engineers, the Interior Department of Reclamation, and $640…

The Senate debated an amendment to eliminate funding for the Space Station Freedom contained in the VA/HUD FY 94 Appropriations Bill.

Senate Session where they worked on a resolution on base closures and then debated a Fiscal Year 1994 Veterans Affairs and HUD appropriations Bill.

The Senate passed the Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Department Authorization Bill.

Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell D-Maine and Senator John Glenn D-Ohio, held a news conference and addressed the National Performance Review Government Reform proposal introduced by…

Senator Glenn, member of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, discussed the upcoming fall term of Congress on the day the Senate reconvened. He discussed initiatives for the reform of…

U.S. Senate held a session that discussed the President’s Budget Plan.

The Senate met to vote on a number of Executive branch nominations and the National Service Bill. After the bill, they held a vote for the nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be an…

The Senate began with morning business, then continued consideration on the Appropriations bill for the Commerce Department, the Justice Department, and State Department. Speeches began with…

The U.S. Senate met and began a period of morning business, during which members made speeches on a number of topics including line item veto, small business protections, and many others.…

July 20th, 1993 session of the U.S. Senate.

United States Senate session for July 15, 1993 debate on the Hatch Act Reform Bill

In an excerpt from the session of the Senate, members debated the nomination of Joycelyn Elders to be U.S. Surgeon General.