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Elections and swearing-in of the members for the 102nd Congress were shown. Rep. Foley (D-WA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Rep. Gephardt (D-MO) and Rep. Mic…

The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission held a regional hearing on the closure and realignment of defense bases. Elected officials and community representatives testified about t…

First Lady of the United States to the 42nd President, Bill Clinton addressed a meeting of the Illinois delegation. Hillary Rodham Clinton is a Chicago native herself. She talked about her h…

On this day, the House considered a bill to authorize defense spending for FY '96. They also needed to consider a temporary spending bill to keep the government funded or else face a governm…

The U.S. House debated FY '96 budget resolution.

The U.S. House of Representatives resumed debate on crime legislation. The bill dealt with violent criminals and prisons. It would increase grants to states for prison construction and expan…

The House debated several versions of the Balanced Budget Amendment. One of the key issues was the "super majority", or 3/5 vote needed to pass future tax increases. This was originally pass…

The House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final pass…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.

U.S. House session Debated the FY '94 defense spending bill as well as unemployment extension benefits.

House members gave one minute speeches on the topics of their choosing. In addition, they debated bills providing hospital and nursing care to Persian Gulf War veterans exposed to toxic subs…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and following a delaying action during morning business members took up debate of a Midwest Disaster Relief to provide funding to victims of the floodin…

United States House of Representatives took up three suspension bills dealing with Veteran Affairs and Gun permits for armored car personal. Members also gave one minute special order speec…

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…

Members of the US House of Representatives were scheduled to complete work on H.R. 5006 - the Defense Department Authorization bill for the fiscal year of 1993.

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.…

Debate on HR 3090 , Family Planning Act of 1991, a bill that would overturn regulations proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services that ban abortion counseling at Federally fund…

The House passed H.R. 2950 to develop a national intermodal surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass tran…

The US House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 231, that provided that the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission shall make recommendations in 1993 and 1995 for the closure and r…

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…