Omnibus Spending Bill
In an excerpt, the representatives debated the Omnibus Spending Bill.
209 viewsIn an excerpt, the representatives debated the Omnibus Spending Bill.
209 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives met and and continued debate on H.R. 4579. The bill sought to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and other small businesses, to provide…
View in Congressional Chronicle161 viewsThis House session reviewed and modified two bills. HR4579 is the Tax Payer Relief Act of 1998 and HR4578 is a bill to establish protection of the Social Security Account.
137 viewsThe House was in session for legislative business and paid tribute to Representative Louis Stokes.
View in Congressional Chronicle912 viewsThe US House waited for FY 1998 Spending Bills. Todays Bills addressed Juvenile crime and delinquency Programs, letting a Swiss Family who disclosed Bank Documents Immigrate to the US, 13…
View in Congressional Chronicle307 viewsIn a live portion, committte members continued progressing through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998…
1,008 viewsThe House met to begin debate on the FY 1998 Budget Resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle560 viewsRepresentative Jon Christensen (R-NE) talked about the need for moral regeneration in the U.S. before the National Day of Prayer on May 1. He stressed the need for people to pray for…
24 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle298 viewsIn a portion of debate beginning at 2:00 p.m., members debated a bill which would ban a certain type of abortion procedure which the bill labels “partial birth abortion.” The bill passed by…
151 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 929, the “Partial-Birth” Abortion Ban Bill. The measure contains fine and imprisonment for anyone performing the procedure, as well as the…
View in Congressional Chronicle169 viewsThe House opened with Morning Speeches. Any Member may speak for up to five minutes on any subject. The House then moved onto Compensatory Time Off and Overtime Pay. The Fair Labor…
View in Congressional Chronicle294 viewsSeveral members of Congress, representatives of anti-abortion rights groups, clergy, and others spoke to abortion opponents on the 24th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which…
172 viewsThe US Senate met to talk about the Fiscal Year 1997 funding for Veterans and Housing programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle331 viewsMembers of the House of Representatives met to debate on about 30 suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle293 viewsHouse of Representatives met in a General session to discuss various bills and special orders.
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