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The House session continued.

The House passed H.R. 2065, to improve tropical forest management, by a voice vote. The House passed H.R. 5932, to improve educational equity and excellence, by a voice vote. The House agree…

The House agreed to H.Res. 527 to waive certain rules. The House agreed to the conference report on S. 605, enhancing consumer product safety. The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.…

The House agreed to H.Res. 487 which provided for the consideration of H.R. 5835, intelligence authorizations. The House agreed to H.Res. 509, providing for the consideration of H.R. 5835, t…

The House of Representatives came back in session to resume their work on the Fiscal Year 1991 Budget and Deficit Reduction Plan. The House was expected to take up a veto override, and attem…

The House rejected the Thomas motion to accept the Senate provisions to H.R. 5400, amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The Senate provisions in question related to franked ma…

Representative JJ Pickle (D-TX) discussed small business compliance with money laundering laws. He chairs the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee that held a hearing on this subject …

The House passed H.R. 4000, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1990 to strengthen civil rights laws that ban employment discrimination. The House passed H.R. 5350 a short-term debt limit incre…

In an unusual action, Speaker Foley made a strongly worded one-minute speech at the opening of the session to condemn the Irish Republican Army terrorist killing of Conservative British Hous…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4982, which promoted the study of mathematics and science in elementary schools and to provide training for mathematics and science teacher…

The House passed H.R. 4329, to enhance the position of United States industry through the application of the results of federal research and development, and miscellaneous amendments.

The House passed H.R. 4653, to reauthorize the Export Administration Act of 1979, and miscellaneous amendments.

The House agreed, with amendment, to the Senate amendment of H.R. 1594, giving Hungary favored-nation trade status. The House debated H.R. 770, which entitles employees to family leave in ce…

The Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation sponsored a symposium celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of President Johnson’s inauguration. The opening segment was entitled “Setting the Stage.”

The House passed H. Res. 354, which expressed the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States military assistance to the Republic of Liberia. The House also passed H.Con. R…

Secretary of State Baker spoke to the House Ways & Means Committee about the united Europe of 1992 and trade relations with the U.S.S.R.

The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1048, to provide for the acquisition and publication of data about crimes that manifest prejudice based on cer…

The 1990 Democratic Leadership Council met to discuss the fairness in tax structure and U.S. security.The two panels spoke on the environment and new strategies for economic security.

The subcommittee heard testimony concerning the 1991 defense budget authorization and base closings.

Pro Forma Session of the U.S. House of Representative. The Speaker appointed the following members as conferees in the conference on S. 1096, to provide for the use and distribution of fund…