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Leading congressional Democratic trade experts called a news conference to unveil a new legislative proposal to deal with the bilateral trade deficit with the Japanese. The legislation is called the…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2100, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military…

The subcommittee heard testimony on proposed regulations for child care, including the Child Care and Development Block Grant and the At-Risk Child Care Program. Witnesses included…

The House passed H.R. 2950 to develop a national intermodal surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass…

The National Council on Education Standards and Testing held a forum and discussed the progress of a report for voluntary education skills assessments for the nation’s schoolchildren.

The committee heard testimony from Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander on the decision by the Department of Education to fund the videotaping of a speech by President Bush. The…

The House passed H.R. 2282, to amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988. The House passed H.R. 656, to provide for a coordinated federal research program to ensure…

The House voted to suspend the rules and passed H.R. 531, Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, and H.Res. 182 and H.Con.Res 113, which expressed the sense of the House and of the…

The House agreed to the conference report on S. 64, to provide for the establishment of a National Commission for a Longer School Year. The House passed H.Res. 174, the Rule to consider…

The House passed H.R. 2435, to establish a National Council on Education Standards and Testing. The House completed all debate and passed H.R. 26, to require the Federal depository…

The House passed H.R. 2312, amending the Follow Through and Head Start Acts, H.R. 2313, to amend the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 1988, and several environmental acts. The…

The House failed to agree to H. Res. 101, disapproving the extension of fast-track procedures to start trade negotiations. The House agreed to H.Res. 146, expressing the sense of the House…

The House and Senate Budget conference members met to discuss House Concurrent Resolution 121 and the Senate budget resolution to negotiate a joint budget resolution. In convening the conference,…

Democratic senators and representatives spoke to reporters on the grounds of the Capitol to respond to the education proposals advanced by President Bush in a meeting with congressional leaders and Secretary of Education…

The House agreed to H.Con. Res. 121, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year 1991 and setting forth the congressional budget for the next five fiscal…

Members of the House of Representatives debated the Bush administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 1992, H. Con. Res. 121. The $1.46 trillion budget proposal included “pay as you go” rules for new…

The House and Senate met in a joint meeting to receive an address by Her Excellency Violeta Chamorro. The House agreed to H.Res. 124, electing Representative Edwards of Oklahoma to the…

The Speaker made appointments to the Office of Fair Employment Practices and the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. The House voted to suspend the rules and pass S.534 and S. 565, authorizing the…

The House filed three reports, including one from the Committee on Education and Labor, one from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, and one calling for an amendment to the…

The U.S. House of Representatives opened with prayer by the Chaplain. Then one-minute speeches on any subject were given. A Resolution expressing support for the United States Forces in the…