Judicial Resources
Members of this Senate Judiciary Subcommittee heard testimony from several judges from the first and third circuits, which cover New England. They also heard from legal scholars on the curre…
124 viewsMembers of this Senate Judiciary Subcommittee heard testimony from several judges from the first and third circuits, which cover New England. They also heard from legal scholars on the curre…
124 viewsThe Senate met to debate Financial Year 1998 appropriations.
View in Congressional Chronicle220 viewsThe United States Senate met for morning hour to give opening speeches. Senators would then vote on four spending bills and resume debate on the fast track authority bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle169 viewsThe Senate met on November 6, 1997 to discuss and debate the judicial nomination of Ronald Gilman to become Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit of Tennessee, defense programs, and a final bi…
View in Congressional Chronicle161 viewsThe U.S. Senate returned from an afternoon recess to debate the nomination of Charles Rossotti as IRS Commissioner. He was approved with a 92-0 vote. The Senate also worked on Fast Track Tra…
View in Congressional Chronicle69 viewsSubcommittee members heard testimony concerning laws to prevent the practice of telephone slamming, which is the unauthorized change of a consumer’s phone carrier. Representatives from long …
179 viewsThe U.S. Senate debated the nomination of Charles Siragusa to be a District Court Judge in New York. His nomination passed with a vote of 98-0. Later debate began on S.1292, a bill to overtu…
View in Congressional Chronicle126 viewsUnited States Senate session on October 27, 1997 with morning business and debated Federal Reserve Board and Judicial nominations.
View in Congressional Chronicle102 viewsThe Senate continued debate on a highway reauthorization bill, totaling $181 billion over the upcoming six years. Members also debated an extension of temporary funding for approximately hal…
View in Congressional Chronicle141 viewsSenator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) the chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, talked briefly about malnutrition in nursing homes. He also took audience calls, questions and electr…
47 viewsThis 1997 Senate Session voted on a bill to temporarily fund the 13 FY'98 spending Bills,the conference report to $20.7 Billion in FY'98 energy & water spending and District of Columbia Sp…
View in Congressional Chronicle87 viewsSenate Judiciary Subcommittee members heard testimony from current and former FBI officials on operations of the FBI Crime Lab since an April report revealed numerous problems in the lab and…
756 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the practices and procedures of the IRS. Senators and tax experts testified about the abuse of power, collection and seizure rates, and poor cu…
339 viewsThis segment of the 1997 SENATE SESSION debate FDA Reform in approving new drugs and medical devices and the budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.
View in Congressional Chronicle88 viewsSubcommittee members heard testimony concerning the impact of local government bankruptcy on education funding. The testimony concerned federal laws that exempt busineses who have declared b…
343 viewsThe Senate continued work on the fiscal year 98 spending bill. They took up debate on Agriculture and Transportation spending appropriations bills. President Bill Clinton would need to sign…
View in Congressional Chronicle284 viewsThe House Ways & Means Subcommittee members met for the first in a series of hearings to hear testimony on the bipartisan, bicameral National Commission on Restructuring the IRS report. Memb…
156 viewsAfter Morning Business, the Senate took up debate on several bills for Fiscal Year 98. The bills would help fund NASA, Veterans & Housing programs and Treasury & Postal Service and help elim…
View in Congressional Chronicle103 viewsThe Senate debated and voted on amendments to the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. Note: This is an incomplete program
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