House Session
The House passed and cleared for the president H.R. 2978, the Flag Protection Act. H.R. 1495, the Arms Control Agency Authorization was passed. The House passed H.R. 2748 which authorizes…
View in Congressional Chronicle67 viewsThe House passed and cleared for the president H.R. 2978, the Flag Protection Act. H.R. 1495, the Arms Control Agency Authorization was passed. The House passed H.R. 2748 which authorizes…
View in Congressional Chronicle67 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3299 which provides for reconciliation pursuant to section 5 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY90. H.R. 2712, the Emergency Chinese Adjustment of Status…
View in Congressional Chronicle149 viewsWhile under suspension of the rules the House passed six bills which deal with Veterans' Affairs matters. While under suspension the House also debated H.R. 1662, the Torture Victim…
View in Congressional Chronicle161 viewsThe House passed H.R.1659 Aviation Security Act. Its aim is to improve aviation security, against terrorist bombings, by requiring the installation of explosive detection equipment at…
View in Congressional Chronicle133 viewsWhile under the suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special note was H.R. 2987, the Flag Protection Act. This bill amends the United States Code to protect the…
View in Congressional Chronicle379 viewsThe House passed two bills H.R. 1668 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Programs Authorization and H.R. 2427 NOAA Satellite Programs Authorization. These bills…
View in Congressional Chronicle239 viewsThe House debated and voted on the conference report to H.R. 1278, Savings and Loan Reform. It passed 200-175.
View in Congressional Chronicle66 viewsThe House debated the Conference Report on H.R. 1278 Savings and Loan Reform and H.R. 3072 Defense Appropriations.
View in Congressional Chronicle325 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3012 to make appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1990. Funding was included for the Departments plan to close…
View in Congressional Chronicle270 viewsMembers of the House provide an update on the pending Flag Desecration Legislation.
53 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2916 appropriations bill for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and other independent agencies, boards, and commissions for FY90.…
View in Congressional Chronicle258 viewsThe House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1594 which would grant nondiscriminatory treatment to Hungarian products for five years. The House suspended the rules and passed H.Res.…
View in Congressional Chronicle276 viewsThe House voted to sustain the President’s veto of H.R.2, the minimum wage law. The House also completed general debate on H.R. 1278, the financial institutions reform act.
View in Congressional Chronicle198 viewsCongress members give their reaction to House Speaker Wright’s resignation announcement.
77 viewsDemocratic Representative Jack Brooks of Texas speaks at the annual conference of the American League of Lobbyists.
60 viewsThe House voted and agreed to impeach Walter L. Nixon, Jr., U.S. District Court Judge. The House rejected S.J.Res. 100, disapproving the certification by the President under section 481(h)…
View in Congressional Chronicle193 viewsAttorney General Dick Thornburgh testified in front of The House Judiciary Committee on the Justice Department’s Fiscal Year 1990 budget.
46 viewsRepresentative Jack Brooks, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and fellow Texas representative discusses Speaker Jim Wright’s political situation. He answered viewer questions.
38 viewsRepresentatives Jack Brooks (D-TX) and Martin Frost (D-TX), took questions from reporters about the ethics committee’s investigation into Representative Jim Wright, also of Texas, who was…
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