House Session
The House met to consider the following legislation: HR 4996: A bill to extend the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. HR 5334: A bill to amend and extend laws rela…
View in Congressional Chronicle286 viewsThe House met to consider the following legislation: HR 4996: A bill to extend the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. HR 5334: A bill to amend and extend laws rela…
View in Congressional Chronicle286 viewsHR 5368: A bill to make appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. HR 429: A bill to amend certain federal…
View in Congressional Chronicle270 viewsHJR 290: A resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax le…
View in Congressional Chronicle208 viewsHR 4342: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand job assistance programs for Vietnam era veterans. HR 4368: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibil…
View in Congressional Chronicle184 viewsThe United States House of Representatives considered the following bills H.Res. 430, H.Res. 431, H.Res. 423, H.Res. 433, H.Res. 434. Members spoke their support for or against each of the b…
View in Congressional Chronicle339 viewsLast month in Baltimore the National Examiners Conference met to discuss new, secret, bank examination standards. The Bush administration refused to allow representatives of the House Bankin…
100 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3839, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. After a series of one-minute speeches by members, the Bill was intr…
View in Congressional Chronicle439 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2454, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose debarments and other penalties for illegal activities involving the approval of abbreviated drug…
View in Congressional Chronicle324 viewsNew members of Congress along with Representatives Hamilton (D- IN) and Gradison (R-OH), held a news conference to urge creation of special committees that would propose changes in the orga…
123 viewsThe House continued consideration of H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.
View in Congressional Chronicle297 viewsThe House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 1297, to amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to authorize the use by special coastal states of apportionments under that act fo…
View in Congressional Chronicle193 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2942 to make appropriations for the Department of Transportation.
View in Congressional Chronicle443 viewsThe House agreed to the conference report on S. 1722, which provided emergency unemployment compensation. Representative Jim Nussle (R-IA) gave a one-minute speech wearing a paper bag on his…
View in Congressional Chronicle403 viewsThe United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 14, which amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 - which provides for the establishment of limitations on the duty time for flight att…
View in Congressional Chronicle414 viewsThe House continued consideration of H.R. 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Representative Tony Hall (D-OH) offered an amendment en bloc that earmarks $335 million in the fi…
View in Congressional Chronicle393 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1415, to authorize appropriations for the next to fiscal years for the Department of State. Amendments by Reps. Berman, Snowe, Upton, Dymally, Bereuter, Traficant, Paxo…
View in Congressional Chronicle419 viewsThe Speaker read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated Representative Kildee to act as Speaker pro tempore for the day. 63 public bills, three private bills, and ten resolutions we…
View in Congressional Chronicle37 viewsMembers of the House heard a written statement by Rep. Bartlett (R-TX) wherein he resigned as a member of the House. A message from the President was read whereby he transmitted a legislativ…
View in Congressional Chronicle195 viewsThe House voted to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 88, condemning Cuba’s human rights violations and commending the United Nations Human Rights Commission for its attention to the hum…
View in Congressional Chronicle226 viewsThe House passed H.R. 153, to make technical amendments to the Veterans' Judicial Review Act, under suspension of the rules. The House passed H. Con. Res. 44, calling upon the people of the …
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