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Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee chairs then directed summary statements to…

Questioning of Oliver North continued, with many members of the committee making statements concerning patriotism, democracy, and the lessons of the Iran-Contra affair.

Members of the House and Senate made statements and responded to questions about the Tower Commission Report on the Iran-Contra Affair on the day it was released. This is a selection of reac…

House considered multiple bills: S 3144: A bill to amend title ten, United States Code, to improve the health care system provided for members and former members of the armed forces and thei…

HR 3603: A bill to promote family preservation and the prevention of foster care with emphasis on families where abuse of alcohol or drugs is present, and to improve the quality and deliver…

The U.S. House of Representative debated HR 477: A resolution relating to noncurrent records of the former Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, 100th Congress.…

The committee heard testimony from Secretary of State James Baker on proposals to provide economic aid to the independent republics which had formerly been part of the Soviet Union. Earlier …

The House approved the Journal of Tuesday, June 18, 1991. The House continued consideration of H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The House agreed to the Roth (R-WI) ame…

The House agreed to the conference report on S. 64, to provide for the establishment of a National Commission for a Longer School Year. The House passed H.Res. 174, the Rule to consider H.R.…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Representative Tony Hall (D-OH) offered an amendment en bloc that earmarks $335 million in the fi…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimonies on the payment of promised contributions to the Persian Gulf war effort by coalition allies. In all, $54.5 billion was pledged by coalit…

The committee heard testimony from James Baker, U.S. Secretary of State, on the fiscal year 1992 federal budget proposal. In his remarks, Baker outlined a plan for the Middle East following …

The House passed H. Con. Res. 41, condemning the Iraqi attack against Israel. The House passed H. Con. Res. 48, condemning the brutal treatment by the government of Iraq of captured service …

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 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…

Secretary James Baker reported to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the recent events in the Persian Gulf. He described the efforts at building a strong international diplomatic coaliti…

Secretary of State James A. Baker III testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the recent summit between U.S. and Soviet leaders at Camp David. Sec. Baker related the extra…

The committee heard testimony from Secretary of State James Baker regarding the fiscal year 1991 budget for foreign aid and foreign aid priorities.

The committee works on H.R. 3402, a bill containing more than $800 million in grants, loans, and loan guarantees to Poland and Hungary over the next three years.