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The Senate passed S. 754, to provide that a portion of the income derived from trust or restricted land held by an individual Indian shall not be considered as a resource or income in determ…

The United States Senate passed H.J.Res. 157, to make technical corrections and to correct enrollment errors in certain acts making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 19…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 543, to reform federal deposit insurance, to protect the deposit insurance funds, and improve supervision, regulation, and disclosure relating to fed…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 543, to reform federal deposit insurance, protect the deposit insurance funds, and improve supervision, regulation, and disclosure relating to federa…

A bipartisan group of members of Congress announced the introduction of a bill to provide low income housing tax credits.

The Senate passed S. 455, the Indoor Air Quality Act.

The Senate passed S. 811, to require the Secretary of Transportation to lead and coordinate federal efforts in the development of magnetic levitation transportation technology and foster imp…

The Senate received the nomination of Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board for a term of four years. The Senate began considerat…

By 52 yeas to 48 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing f…

The Senate passed S. 533 by voice vote, to establish the Department of the Environment, and provide for a Bureau of Environmental Statistics and a Presidential Commission on Improving Enviro…

The Senate debated amendments to and passed S. 1722, to provide emergency unemployment compensation.

Members of the Senate debated S. 1722, the Unemployment Compensation bill, which would provide additional unemployment benefits to persons in certain parts of the country out of work for ove…

The Senate passed H.R. 2942, to make appropriations for the Department of Transportation. The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2686, to make appropriations for the Department of the In…

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2686, to make appropriations for the Department of the Interior.

The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2707, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

United States Senators gave speeches on the floor of the Senate as they prepared to vote on a bill later in the day. The Senate passed H.R. 2212, Most Favored Nation Status for China.

The Senate began consideration of S. 1367, Most Favored Nation Status for China. Debate began with a commemoration of Rose Kennedy’s 103rd birthday. After the Quorum Call debate continued on…

The Senate began consideration of S. 1367, the granting of most-favored-nation trading status to China. In 1979, China was first granted this status, which must be renewed annually by the Un…

The Senate passed H.R. 2506, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992. Passed by a vote of fifty-three to forty-five, the amendment spon…