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Witnesses testified about whether the U.S. should have a national identification system for citizens, including i.d. cards. Topics they discussed included current legislation, bio-identifica…

The House of Representatives debated illegal drugs transported to the US from Latin America. The two bills that passed were on illegal drug trading and preventing and treating drug abuse.

United States House of Representatives session on March 25, 1998, with debate on Copyright Extension & Music Licensing Exemptions, Foreign Visitors to the United States, and tribute to the l…

The US House waited for FY 1998 Spending Bills. Todays Bills addressed Juvenile crime and delinquency Programs, letting a Swiss Family who disclosed Bank Documents Immigrate to the US, 13 Bi…

The US House of Representatives, 03-13-1997 session. Among other items US Aid as related to Mexico’s Anti- Drug Efforts and Federal Paperwork requirements are addressed.

Republican leaders talked with reporters about proposed changes in drug policy and announced a task force to address drug use in youngsters. They also talked about the resignation of Drug Of…

The U.S. House dealt with Flag Desecration, Abortion Funding, Foreign Operations, and Aid to Haiti.

The participants briefed reporters on the defeat of the term limit legislation. The legislation would have amended the constitution and therefore would have needed a two-thirds majority, or …

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Members of Team 290, a group of term limit supporters, spoke to reporters about congressional term limit legislation. The group’s name refers to the number of votes needed to pass the legisl…

In the opening day of the 104th Congress, members elected Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA) to be speaker of the House, and new members and administrative officers were also sworn in. Seve…

Congressional Republican leaders reacted to the signing of the president’s crime bill earlier today. Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) and his colleagues announced that they opposed the bill and that …

Representative Bill McCollum spoke about proposed Republican changes to the crime legislation currently before the House. Other Republican representatives made brief remarks about the crime …