Senate Session
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…
View in Congressional Chronicle110 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle110 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle207 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle47 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle54 viewsA bipartisan group of members of Congress announced the introduction of a bill to provide low income housing tax credits.
3 viewsThe Senate passed S. 455, the Indoor Air Quality Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle147 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle58 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle78 viewsBy 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.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,377 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle208 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle55 viewsThe Senate debated amendments to and passed S. 1722, to provide emergency unemployment compensation.
View in Congressional Chronicle80 viewsMembers 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…
129 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle133 viewsThe Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2686, to make appropriations for the Department of the Interior.
View in Congressional Chronicle44 viewsThe Senate began consideration of H.R. 2707, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.
View in Congressional Chronicle53 viewsUnited 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.
View in Congressional Chronicle108 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle97 viewsThe 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…
2,662 viewsThe 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…
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