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Former President Gerald and Mrs. Betty Ford were presented with the Congressional Gold Medal Award for their service to the nation. Former President Ford was honored for healing the nation after…

Chairmen of eleven committees and subcommittees testified about the results of 22 field hearings on immigration issues in 13 states during August 2006. Topics included border security, impact on public…

The House debated a Constitutional Amendment on the definition of marriage. The amendment failed to gain the required two-thirds majority to pass.

Speaker Hastert and others talked to reporters about House and Senate immigration reform proposals, as well as plans to conduct field hearings on guest worker programs and enforcement…

The House debated a non-binding resolution (H. Res. 861) on support for operations in Iraq and efforts to combat international terrorism. It also stated that no time limits should be set…

The 109th Congress convened and House members were sworn in. Speaker of the House Hastert was re-elected and rules for the 109th Congress were debated and adopted.

Bills Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 5562-5585; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 655-656, were introduced. Pages H11206-07 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows. Supplemental…

Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 4669-4689, and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 354-355, were introduced. Pages H4590-91 Reports Filed: No Reports were filed today. VA, HUD, and…

The House convened on July 22, 1999 to debate and discuss a Republican package of tax cuts totaling 792 billion dollars over ten years. This proposal was passed. Also, a fiscal year 2000…

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 17…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened with one-minute speeches before working on a NASA bill that would provide $13.9 billion each in FY'98 and FY'99 for NASA research and space flight…

The U.S. House of Representatives debated 85 billion dollars in spending for Veterans, Housing, and Urban Development for the next fiscal year. The VA Bill was one of the appropriation…

On this day, the House took up the Most Favored Nation (MFN) status with China, debating whether to grant MFN status to China for another year. They also then considered the Fiscal Year…

U.S. House members debate a budget plan proposed by President Clinton.

The U.S. House of Representatives conducts its daily business including an income tax deduction for the self-employed.

The House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final…

Members began the day with the Fiscal Year 1995 Defense Department Spending Bill H R 4650. This Bill provides $243.6 Billion dollars for the Defense Department, an increase of $3.5 billion…