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House Democratic leaders reacted to the Republican House leader elections and Republican proposals to lay off approximately 1500 administrative staff and eliminate several non-legislative of…

The House started their session with Morning Hour. They recessed until their legislative day start time of noon.

After a period of one minute’s speeches, when members may address the house on any topic for one minute, the House took up consideration of the Small Business Authorization Act. The bill wou…

Representative Tom Foley(D-WA) Speaker of the House Met with reporters to talk about the schedule for THE CRIME BILL. They had no report they were ready to give at the time. They woul…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed both a conference report to a $20.7 billion funding bill for Energy & Water Development projects and the Congressional Accountability Act.

The House met and debated the future of China’s “most favored nation” trade status.

This House session included a debate on the Interstate Banking bill and considered the FY 95 Foreign Operations report. After concluding House business for the day Special Order speeches wer…

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee debated the final amendments to the Gibbons health care reform measure. Following final discussion concerning the details of the legislation, me…

The members of the House Ways and Means Committee continued to go through health care legislation markup. Members questioned committee staff on a variety of subjects while they debated the l…

Members of the House ways and Means committee debated amendments to the Gibbons' health care reform bill during the second in a three part hearing.

The US House of Representatives considered 12 Bills under suspension of the rules. they also debated the Fiscal year 1995, Commerce-Justice-State appropriations.

Members of the House Ways and Means committee debated amendments to the Gibbon’s health care reform plan during the first part of a three part markup hearing.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on the Independent Counsel Reauthorization, which allowed the appointment and funding for investigations into high ranking official…

Minority staff members outlined the details of the minority health care reform plan during a markup hearing. Representative McDermott, himself a physician, spoke about his plan which is a si…

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its consideration of President Clinton’s health care reform proposal. The panel resumed its review of the president’s proposal today a markup ses…

House members spoke on the chamber floor about the death of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on H.R. 4301, Defense Authorization appropriations of fiscal year 1995. Prior to debate the House engaged in a period of One Minute…

Day one of a mark-up session in the House Ways and Means Committee for the Health Security Act of 1994. House Ways and Means was one of three House committees handling health care legislati…