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A bipartisan group of former government officials and members of Congress talked about federal debt and the nation’s long-term fiscal challenges. All of the panelists agreed that political g…

In an excerpt, members debated the Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. constitution. The amendment would require the federal government to balance the budget by 2002, or two years after ra…

Committee members heard testimony from committee chairmen Democratic leaders about their budget requests for committee operations and staffing. The first witnesses were the Chairman and Rank…

Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the topic of grazing fees on federal lands. Sec. Babbitt explained the structure and pr…

S 316: A bill to authorize the garnishment of federal employees' pay. HR 2263: A bill to authorize awards for cost savings disclosures. S 2484: A bill to establish research, development, …

S 2399: A bill to allow rational choice between defense and domestic discretionary spending. S 1306: A bill to amend title V of the Pubic Health Service Act to revise and extend certain pr…

The Senate debated a proposal to discuss the president’s economic recovery plan.

The Senate passed H.R. 2521, to make appropriations for the Department of Defense.

The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2521, to make appropriations for the Department of Defense.

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

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

The Senate passed S. 1507, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activit…

The Senate passed S. 1554, to provide emergency unemployment compensation. The Senate continued consideration of S. 1507, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for milit…

The Senate passed H.R. 2608, to make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and for the judiciary. The Senate agreed to S.Res. 164, to commend William H. Webster…

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…

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…

The Senate passed H.R. 5114, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 1991. The Senate passed H.R. 5769, making appropriations…

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 agreed to S. Res. 334, reaffirming United States policy regarding the independence of the Baltic States. The Senate continued consideration of S. 3167, to cut Social Security cont…

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,…