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The U.S. House of Representatives met to discuss 33 bills under suspension of rules.

The House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4646, amended, to require the Federal Savings and Loan Corporation to revoke the charter of the Federal Asset Disposition Association and …

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3471, to establish the Veterans' Administration as an executive department. The House agreed to S.Con.Res. 154, to correct additional techni…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4784, making appropriations for Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies programs for FY89. The House agreed to the conference r…

The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 144, correcting the enrollment of S.J. Res. 317, commemorating the bicentennial of the French Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the …

The House agreed to the Montgomery motion to table the Davis of Illinois motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authori…

The House agreed to the Derrick motion to table the Rowland of Connecticut motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Autho…

The committee discussed resolutions condemning human rights violations by the government of Ethiopia and sanctions against Ethiopia. Members also discussed resolutions to prohibit investment…

The House Foreign Affairs African and Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittees heard testimony on recent developments in Ethiopia concerning diplomatic relations, foreign e…

1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis talked to the media at a campaign stop in Queens, New York.

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee heard testimony on the First Intifada, a Palestinian uprising in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem that began in December 1987.

CR, pp. H999-H1081. The House voted to override the President’s veto of The Civil Rights Restoration Act, S.557, to restore the broad scope and coverage of the Education Amendments of 1972, …

Representative Gary Ackerman discussed events on the House floor the previous day. Representative Ackerman answered viewers' questions.

The House debates S.J. Res 216, designating a location for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial. CR, pp. H837-H872.

The committee heard testimony from Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci and Admiral William Crowe, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on issues related to U.S. national security, includin…