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Secretary Baker, in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the Persian Gulf crisis, said that Iraq’s decision to free all hostages is related to the previous week’s Unite…

One of the provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 will be a change in the limits on the deductibility of state and local taxes. The New York state congressional delegation met t…

The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5400, reform campaigns. The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5257, making appropriations for Labor and Health and Human Servi…

The House passed H.R. 2039, the Job Training Partnership Act, to improve the delivery of services to hard-to-serve adults and youth. Representative Patsy Mink was also sworn in during the se…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 7, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocations Education Act to improve the provision of services. The House passed H.R. 4330, to establish schoo…

Rep. Ackerman reviewed President Bush’s speech to Congress on the Persian Gulf and the budget negotiations. He discussed the United States deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia.

The House failed to agree to H. Res. 442, which calls for the expulsion of Representative Barney Frank. Instead, the House voted to reprimand Frank. During the debate, Rep. Frank addressed t…

In this excerpt, the House debates the Ethics Committee recommendation that Rep. Barney Frank be reprimanded by the full House. Rep. Frank was charged with unethical conduct with a male pros…

The House agreed, with amendment, to the Senate amendment of H.R. 1594, giving Hungary favored-nation trade status. The House debated H.R. 770, which entitles employees to family leave in ce…

The House passed H.R. 237, amended, to implement the Convention on Chemical and Biological Weapons. The House agreed to H.R. 4522, to require the U.S. Fire Administration to review and make …

The House passed H.R. 4167 to provide for a short-term extension of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Rep. Clay (D-MD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill to amend the act to provide…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2843, amended, to establish the Kino Missions National Monument in the State of Arizona.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee reviewed legislation relating to Panama and discussed the current state of Panama’s economy.