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The House passed H.R. 3607, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act to repeal Medicare provisions in the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

House Ways and Means Committee held a meeting to discuss Enterprise Zones

Rep. Schulze and Rep. Dorgan appear as witnesses.

The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held a meeting about Seized Assists sales.

The United States House of Representatives met in Pro Forma Session. The House had no legislative business but several members spoke during the session on a variety of topics.

Under suspension of the rules the House passed several bills. Of special interest was H.R. 1396 International Securities Enforcement Cooperation Act, and H.R. 2365 Airport Security Technolog…

Under suspension of the rules the house passed several measures. Of special note H.R.3281 Defense Production Act of 1950 was amended and extended. This law had been enacted shortly after the…

The House convened for a Pro Forma session. Members gave Special Order speeches.

Byron Dorgan answered questions on cutting the capital gains tax from the Canadian Embassy.

Appropriations were passed for the governance of the District of Columbia when the House agreed to H.R. 3026. Of note was the absence of abortion funding restrictions. The legislation favors…

The House passed H.R. 2989, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies for fiscal year …

Debate continued on H.R. 2461 Dept. of Defense authorization for FY 1990 and 1991 for military functions and prescription of personnel levels.

The House debated H.R. 2916 appropriations bill for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and other independent agencies, boards, and commissions for FY90. The…

The House passed H.R. 2883, appropriating 44 billion dollars for the 1990 Farm bill. Other programs supported by the bill include funding for rural housing and WIC, a supplemental feeding pr…

Committee held a hearing to review issues relating to the formulation of the 1990 Farm Bill.The committee heard from several then-members of Congress, the Governors of North Dakota and Kansa…

The House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1594 which would grant nondiscriminatory treatment to Hungarian products for five years. The House suspended the rules and passed H.Res. 1…

The House met.

The House passed H.R. 2392, which amended section 37 of the Mineral Leasing Act relating to oil shale claims. The House recessed at 11:45 to attend memorial services for Rep. Pepper.

The House met in Pro Forma session.

The House passed H.R. 2072, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for FY89. The House agreed to an amendment by Rep. Whitten aimed at deficit reduction. A motion by…