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The U.S. House of Representatives held a Pro Forma Session. They had no formal legislation up for debate during the session. Members engaged in a period of Morning Business, during which mem…

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…

U.S. House members work on appropriation bills, such as the Legislative Branch Operations bill and the Foreign Aid bill.

The House debated and approved a $156 million funding bill for House committees for the next two years. The amount is 30 percent that the prior Congress; there were three few House committee…

No legislative business is taken up in this Pro Forma session of the House.

House Progressive Caucus held a news conference on Corporate Taxation and the Budget. Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) called Republican proposals unfair and unnecessary. Rep. Peter DeFazio (…

The U.S. House met to vote on charitable gifts and debate and vote on amendments to lobbying reform.

U.S. House Morning Hour speeches. Representatives each have five minutes to talk about any subject.

The House Rules Committee worked on parameters for debate on the Budget Resolution for FY'96. They debated the ground rules before passing a measure. The budget debate began the next day on …

The House considered a bill concerning U.S. peacekeeping funding around the world.

The House of Representatives met for debate of Coast Guard Funding.

The U.S. House of Representatives continued its debate on appropriations for the District of Columbia and worked on a motion to instruct conferees on the FY '96 Housing and Veterans Spending…

The U.S. House of Representatives debated 11 of 13 appropriations bills for the New Fiscal year, to begin on Oct. 1. The House also considered a $244 billion Defense Department appropriation…

On this day, The House took up consideration the regulation of animal, plant, and petroleum products. They also considered legislation regarding salaries and work rules for certain veterans'…

The House debated a Job Training Programs Bill that would consolidate federal job training and education programs.

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 participants announced the formation of the Progressive Caucus and their intention to fight what they call the Republican effort to "Cut People First". Following their prepared remarks, …