War Powers Act
In an excerpt from the Senate session, Senators debated the War Powers Act. The Senate was considering its response to attacks on U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War. T…
222 viewsIn an excerpt from the Senate session, Senators debated the War Powers Act. The Senate was considering its response to attacks on U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War. T…
222 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 Chronicle1,371 viewsHCR 376: A resolution to provide for the preparation of official duplicates of certain legislative papers. HJR 560: A resolution to waive certain enrollment requirements with respect to an…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,832 viewsS 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, …
View in Congressional Chronicle291 viewsSenate legislative Session. HR 5518, The Transportation Appropriations Bill was considered.
View in Congressional Chronicle72 viewsHCR 343: A resolution to provide for an adjournments and recesses of the House and Senate. SR 324: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the president of the United States e…
View in Congressional Chronicle177 viewsSenators debated HJR 517: A resolution to provide for a settlement of the railroad labor-management disputes between certain railroads and certain of their employees. After nearly sixteen ho…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,739 viewsSR 313: A resolution to commend the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team as it celebrates its 100th anniversary on June 11, 1992. SR 308: A resolution to condemn the assassination of Judge Gi…
View in Congressional Chronicle113 viewsS 893: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal sanctions for violation of software copyright. SR 305: A resolution to commend the First Infantry Division on its 75…
View in Congressional Chronicle131 viewsThe Senate debated HR 2507, NIH Reauthorization.
View in Congressional Chronicle58 viewsThe U.S. Senate considered S. 1696, the Montana Wilderness Designation Act. Members also debated S. 2399, the Budget Redistribution Act, a measure which revises budget rules to allow money …
View in Congressional Chronicle135 viewsSenators gathered on the floor to debate S. 2, an education bill to promote the achievement of national education goals, to establish a National Council on Educational Goals and an Academic …
View in Congressional Chronicle139 viewsThe Senate passed S. 1745, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws. The Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2686, to make appropr…
View in Congressional Chronicle231 viewsUnited States Senate session on July 25, 1991 with passage of S. 113, the Drunk Driving Child Protection Act, to increase the term of imprisonment for offenses involving driving while intoxi…
View in Congressional Chronicle172 viewsThe Senate began consideration of S. 1435, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the Arms Export Control Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle107 viewsRepresentatives from Congress, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Planned Parenthood held a news conference to discuss the Supreme Court decision in the case of Rust v. Sullivan. Federa…
399 viewsThe Defense Base Closure and Realignment commission heard testimony from congressmen on military bases slated to be closed by the Department of Defense. the Department of Defense proposed a …
72 viewsThe Senate passed H. Con. Res. 121, setting forth the congressional budget for the next five fiscal years. The Reid Amendment, to provide for a more gradual period of transition to the chang…
View in Congressional Chronicle128 viewsThe Senate agreed to S. Res. 90, extending a warm welcome to His Excellency Lech Walesa, President of the Republic of Poland. The Senate passed S. 725, the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental…
View in Congressional Chronicle305 viewsThe Senate voted on H.R. 1282, a supplemental appropriations bill to provide funds for the military costs of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Members also debated H.R. 1281, an emergency spen…
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