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The U.S. House adopted Conference Report H.R. 2461 which authorizes funds for military personnel in the Defense Department. H.R. 1465, the Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act was pa…

The House passed H.R. 2459, the Coast Guard Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY90. Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of sp…

The House agreed to amend S. 1792 which amends the Disaster Assistance Act. After numerous amendments, the House passed H.R. 2991, Conference Report on the Commerce, Justice, State and Judic…

California Congressional Delegation spoke with reporters outside the Capitol about the State and Federal Response to the California Earthquake.

The House reconvened and passed H.Res. 257 and H.R. 2095 which had been considered earlier that day while under suspension of the rules.

19th Congressional Black Caucus Legislative weekend leads a town meeting discussion on "A Global Crisis: Our Children at Risk".

Members of Congress and others gathered in Statuary Hall for a memorial service honoring the late Rep. Mickey Leland. Many of them praised his life and his congressional service. Rep. Leland…

Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rep. Ronald Dellums (D-CA) gave a news briefing on the plane crash that killed Mickey Leland (D-TX).

H.R. 2990 was passed, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for fiscal year 1990. The House began debate on H.R. 3015, FY90 Department …

The House concluded debate and passed H.R. 2461, the national defense bill, to authorize Dept. of Defense appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991.

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 began consideration of amendments to H.R. 2461, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991, but came to no resolution.

General debate was concluded on the Dept. of Defense appropriations bill, H.R. 2461. DOD Authorization for Fiscal years 1990 and 1991. Lengthy debate on the General Rule for the Bill, much o…

H.R. 1278, a measure to reform the federal deposit insurance system and enhance regulatory and enforcement powers of federal financial institution regulatory agencies was agreed upon. This r…

The House disagreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2072 Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and agreed to the Conte motion to instruct the House managers to wait until the Veterans …

Thomas S. Foley was elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The tally was 251 votes for Thomas Foley and 164 votes for Bob Michel. The House agreed to notify the Senate and the Pres…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with President George H.W. Bush to talk about issues facing the African American community. Afterwards, Representative Ron Dellums (D-CA) and Re…

Transafrica held this forum to discuss ending apartheid in South Africa. The forum was attended by members of both the House and the Senate. Also in attendance were the Rev Jesse Jackson and…

The Defense Policy Panel held a hearing on the prospects of U.S.-Soviet relations, with emphasis on conventional arms control.

The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 106 to set forth the congressional budget for the U.S. government for the fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992.