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The House Ways and Means Committee heard its fourth day of testimony on proposals to stimulate the economy with tax incentives and cuts for parts of the American population. Witnesses includ…

Members of the House of Representatives debated amendments and legislation facing the House. Among the legislation that was facing the House was H.R. 5, the Workplace Fairness Act. It was al…

The House passed H.R. 2282, to amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988. The House passed H.R. 656, to provide for a coordinated federal research program to ensure con…

The House passed H.J.Res. 263, to disapprove of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People’s Republic of China.

Members of the House of Representatives debated the extension of most favored nation trade status for China. The extension of most favored nation trade status, favored by the Bush administra…

The committee discussed H.J. Res. 263, which would disapprove of the extension of most favored nation status to China, H. 2212, which would extend most favored nation status to China for one…

United States House of Representatives approved the Journal of Monday, June 17, 1991. Representative-elect John Olver (D-MA) presented himself and was administered the Oath of Office by the …

The subcommittee heard testimony on Social Security earnings limitations. Currently, seniors earning an income of a particular amount must forfeit part or all of their Social Security earnin…

Representative Sam Johnson (R-Texas) was administered the oath of office by the Speaker. The Committee on Appropriations received permission to have until midnight to file reports on two bil…

Reports filed in the House included S. 248, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and H. Res. 144, providing for the consideration of H.R. 7, to amend title 18, to require a waiting perio…

At this final session of the 1991 House Republican Issues Conference, members reviewed and voted on the policy recommendations presented by each of the breakout groups. Policy topics includ…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 707, to improve the regulation of futures trading and to authorize appropriations for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The House v…

The House passed H.R. 153, to make technical amendments to the Veterans' Judicial Review Act, under suspension of the rules. The House passed H. Con. Res. 44, calling upon the people of the …

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…