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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…

Senator Bentsen discussed briefly the progress of the Finance Committee’s deficit reduction plan.

Senate leaders spoke with reporters about the budget reconciliation situation.

The Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee met jointly concerning the budget reconciliation process. The Committee heard questioned their staffers on the finer point…

The Senate passed H.R. 5835, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 4 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 1991. The Senate passed H.R. 1602, to amend th…

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…

Senator Bentsen spoke as a recipient of the 9th annual Distinguished Public Servant Award. During the presentation of the award a video was shown describing his years as a successful senator…

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

The Senate debated and passed H.R. 5019, Energy and Water Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1991 and S. 2952, the Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 1991.

The Senate continued consideration of S. 137, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for the consideration of H.R. 5019,…

The Senate passed S. 2830, the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, to regulate agriculture. The Senate passed H.R. 4872, to establish the National Advisory Council on the…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 2830, to regulate agriculture. A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of amendments, as well as a further unanimous-co…

The U.S. Senate debated many issues on the floor.

Sen. Paul Simon (D-IL) made a campaign stop at Roosevelt University to talk to business students. Joined by former vice presidential candidate, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), Simon addressed que…

This is a portion of the Senate session in which they passed S. 566 the National Affordable Housing Act, to achieve more affordable housing and increase home ownership.

The Senate passed H.R. 3033, The Chemical and Biological Weapons Act of 1989 after striking the text and inserting the text of S. 195. The Senate passed S. 2738 to convey Grant Lands to the …

U.S. officials announced that the U.S. and Japan had reached agreement on removing various barriers to the sale of U.S. forest products in Japan. This segment was from the Senate Finance Com…

The United States Senate was in Session.

The Senate passed H.R. 3 to authorize appropriations to expand Head Start programs and programs carried out under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include child care ser…

After congressional leaders receive a briefing from President Bush, they discuss Soviet actions in Lithuania, aid to Nicaragua and Panama, and the hostages in the Middle East.