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Members of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 2950, the Surface Transportation Act of 1991. H.R. 2950 authorizes $151 billion for transportation programs through 1997, including feder…

Representatives Tony Hall (D-OH) and Alan Wheat (D-MO) spoke about their recent trip to East Africa, where they met with refugees and food assistance officials. They related their experience…

The House passed H.R. 2967, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965, to authorize a 1993 National Conference on Aging, and to amend the Native Americans Programs Act of 1974.

The House passed H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Broomfield (R-MI) motion to recommit with instructions was rejected. THe Bereuter (R-NE) amendment to provide dis…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 479, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Histori…

During the meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations received permission to meet until midnight to file a report on H.R. 2506, making legislative appropri…

The House passed H.R. 2686, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for FY 92. The House agreed to the Synar (D-OK) amendment regarding grazing fees on land. The House rejec…

Members of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 1, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which would overturn a number of Supreme Court decisions that placed a greater burden of proof on plaint…

The Committee on Appropriations received permission to have until midnight to file a report on H.R. 2521, making appropriations for the Department of Defense. The House concluded all general…

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 tran…

The committee took up and voted on a rule to determine the procedure to be taken for the Persian Gulf debate in Congress. The rule called for the House to take twelve hours of general debate…

The House of Representatives took up the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill and the Fiscal Year 1992 Intelligence Authorizations Bill.

The House passed S. 1745, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws and to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discriminati…

Members of the House Rules Committee heard testimony on rules concerning the debate of gun control measures in the House of Representatives.

The Rules committee heard testimony on H.Res. 1, the Civil Rights Act of 1991. H.Res. 1 was introduced by Democrats to counteract several 1989 Supreme Court decisions that increased the burd…

The House completed all general debate on the situation in the Middle East. The House agreed to three extensions of the time for general debate by two hours, four hours, and four hours, resp…

The House Rules Committee met to begin the first of two hearings concerning the investigation into the October Surprise. That refers to the allegations that the 1980 Ronald Reagan Campaign m…

The House agreed to H.Res. 132, electing Representative Levin of Michigan to the Committee on the District of Columbia. The House also passed two resolutions establishing a national historic…

The House passed H.R. 2519, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, with amendments. The Speaker appointed Dr. Eugene S. Callender t…