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The Senate passed S. 3049, to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. The Senate passed H.R. 29, to amend the Clayton Act regarding interlocking director…

The Senate passed H.R. 5114, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 1991. The Senate passed H.R. 5769, making appropriations…

The Senate passed S. 2857, to amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize certain Institutes of the National Institutes of Health. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5114, maki…

The Senate passed S. 15, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve emergency medical services and trauma care. The Senate began consideration of S. 3209, to provide for reconciliatio…

The Senate passed H.R. 5257, making appropriations for the Departments of Health, Labor, and Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30…

The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2331, to designate as nonmailable matter solicitations of donations which could reasonably be m…

Committee members made their final statements either for or against the confirmation of Judge David Souter to the Supreme Court. The committee voted 13 to 1 to recommend Judge Souter’s conf…

The Senate passed S. 2863, the McKinney Homeless Assistance Reauthorization. The Senate passed S. 3117, for the Interstate Commission Child Support Enforcement. The Senate passed S. 2545, th…

The Senate closed further debate on the committee amendment to S. 1224. The Senate approved treaties with the U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests. NOTE: Video a…

Howard Phillips, Chairman of the Conservative Caucus testified against the Souter confirmation, stating that Judge Souter held the Constitution to be a higher authority than God. The committ…

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held Day 4 of Souter’s Confirmation. Former colleagues of Judge Souter spoke in favor of his confirmation. Senator Joe Biden, Jr. chaired the hearing.

Members of the Federal Judiciary Committee of the American Bar Association urged that the nomination for Souter be confirmed by the Senate.

The Senate Judiciary Committee continued its confirmation hearing for Judge David Souter to serve on the Supreme Court. Judge Souter talked about the likelihood of Roe v. Wade appearing on t…

The committee continued hearings on the confirmation of Judge Souter as associate justice of the Supreme Court, questioning the nominee in thirty-minute rounds.

Committee Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee made 10 minutes opening statements on the first day of Judge Souter’s confirmation hearing. Senators Humphrey and Rudman of New Hampshire …

The Senate continued consideration of S. 2884, for appropriations for the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for 1991.

The subcommittee was investigating the acquisition of Bluebonnet Bank by James Fail, despite his history of legal and regulatory problems. He acquired Bluebonnet with $1,000 of his own money…

The Senate passed S. 1970 the Omnibus Crime Bill to establish constitutional procedures for the imposition of the sentence of death. The Senate agreed to a motion to recommit S. 933 to estab…

The Senate debated the S. 1970 Omnibus Crime Bill, which amended the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1991 (Omnibus Act) to: (1) authorize appropriations ($1,000,000,000 for FY …

The Senate began consideration of S. 135 to restore greater political participation by federal employees and to protect them from political pressure.