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The House passed H.R. 3566, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY90. Also the House agreed to conference reports on H…

Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special interest was H.R. 1602, the Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act to amend the Public Health Service Ac…

The U.S. House adopted Conference Report H.R. 2461 which authorizes funds for military personnel in the Defense Department. H.R. 1465, the Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act was pa…

The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East heard testimony examining the economic and political situation in Iran, the status of efforts by Iran to …

The House passed H.R. 3607, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act to repeal Medicare provisions in the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1502, the District of Columbia Police Authorization and Expansion Act, to authorize the appropriations to DC for additional officers and mem…

The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee questioned a panel about NASA’s proposal to revise the Space Station program. One witness on the panel included NASA administrator Adm. Ric…

The House agreed to amend S. 1792 which amends the Disaster Assistance Act. After numerous amendments, the House passed H.R. 2991, Conference Report on the Commerce, Justice, State and Judic…

After several amendments the House passed H.R. 3402 to promote political and economic democracy in Poland and Hungary.

United States House of Representatives Session. Ten bills were considered under suspension of the rules

The House passed and cleared for the president H.R. 2978, the Flag Protection Act. H.R. 1495, the Arms Control Agency Authorization was passed. The House passed H.R. 2748 which authorizes ap…

The House passed two Child Abuse bills, H.R. 2087, the Child Abuse Prevention Challenge Grants, and H.R. 2088, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment, clearing both of these for the president.…

The House conducted all legislative debate under suspension of the rules. H.R. 1113 gives authorization for the Office of Environmental Quality for FY89-90, H.R. 2587 gives protection to Nor…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1312, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, to revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and agreed to a…

Under suspension of the rules the House passed several bills. Of special interest was H.R. 1396 International Securities Enforcement Cooperation Act, and H.R. 2365 Airport Security Technolog…

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…

Under suspension of the rules the house passed several measures. Of special note H.R.3281 Defense Production Act of 1950 was amended and extended. This law had been enacted shortly after the…

The House debated H.R. 2916 appropriations bill for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and other independent agencies, boards, and commissions for FY90. The…

The House passed H.R. 2883, appropriating 44 billion dollars for the 1990 Farm bill. Other programs supported by the bill include funding for rural housing and WIC, a supplemental feeding pr…

H.R. 2136 was passed which limited the length of time an individual could be held for contempt in child custody cases.The House agreed to the Senate amendments to S. 694 amending the Energy …