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The United States House of Representatives convened for a rare Sunday session to finalize business before adjourning for the holidays. They worked on 13 bills under suspension of the rules, …

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated 21 Bills under suspension of the rules and Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Authorization Bill. Suspension bills are noncontroversial and bypass the normal …

Republican leaders briefed reporters concerning their discussions with the president on the North American Free Trade Agreement. Representative Newt Gingrich , Republican from Georgia, state…

U.S. House of Representatives joined U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor in a briefing of the press following a meeting with the president concerning the North American Free Trade Agreem…

Rep. Pete Peterson (D-FL), Rep. Tom Ridge (R-PA) and Senator Hank Brown (R-CO), all veterans of the Vietnam War, discussed their participation in the war during a retrospective of the year 1…

A vote on President Clinton’s Budget Reconciliation Plan and FY '94 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

The House completed the authorization bill for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA.) The bill would fund the Space Shuttle program, the National Aerospace Plane, and plan…

U.S. House of Representatives resumed debate on the apparitions bill for Treasury, and Postal Service, and Independent Agencies.

The United States House of Representatives considered The Treasury Postal Service General Government Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year of 1994.

U.S. House of Representatives session on June 15, 1993 with one-minute speeches and debate on the “Striker Replacement” Bill and Foreign Aid Authorization.

Representative Peter “Pete” King (R-NY) spoke about the conflict in former Yugoslavia. he stated that he supports a policy of U.S. bombing raids on the Serb forces. However, he refused to su…

The House met to swear in the newest member, Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi). Members also took up six bills, including the adding of land to several national landmarks.

Representative King talked about the commitment of the freshman class of the 103rd Congress to reforming Congress. In his speech, he said that the freshman class was unprecedented in its wil…

House Republican Research Committee held a press conference to announce a policy strategy they developed for the U.S. concerning the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.

The United States House of Representatives moved to vote on a suspension bill held over from the day before. That measure involved revoking the fifty-six-year-old Hatch Act which prohibited …

The U.S. House of Representatives held a session that discussed 2 Bills under suspension of rules.

Members of the House of Representatives criticized or praised the Clinton economic program in one minute speeches on the floor of the House. The president was scheduled to address Congress a…

The U.S. House continued consideration of the Family and Medical Leave Bill.

The House of Representatives met for Legislative business. Members debated the Family & Medical Leave Bill - H.R. 1. The Bill would require businesses with more than 50 employees to provide …