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Members of two congressional coalitions announced that they are sponsoring a resolution to increase the civility of members to each other on the House floor. They are asking all members to s…

United States House of Representatives on January 23, 1996 that included one-minute speeches along with debate and voting on the Federal Water Pollution Act, land sale in Arizona, laws conce…

Democratic members of the so-called Coalition brief reporters on their role in the ongoing budget negotiations. They talk about why they formed the group and their alternative budget proposa…

The U.S. House debates the Clean Water Act.

The House debated H.R. 925, the Private Property Protection Act. The measure requires government compensation when environmental actions reduce a property owner’s land values. Compensation w…

The United States House of Representatives session on February 1, 1995, opened with prayer. The House of Representative continued debate on unfunded mandates.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on unfunded mandates and a bill on rules regarding the call of hearings with less then one weeks notice. Members debated and voted …

The House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final pass…

The House continued work on the unfunded mandate bill, which was included in the House Republicans' Contract with America headed by House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA). The legislation would …

The House debated a bill concerning unfunded mandate reform.

Members of the House of Representatives met to debate on the Transportation Appropriations bill.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.

The House met in a rare Saturday session to complete action on 3 resolutions regarding U.S policy in the Persian Gulf. It passed H. Con. Res. 32, to express the sense of Congress that Congre…

The 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 certai…