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In the opening day of the 104th Congress, members elected Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA) to be speaker of the House, and new members and administrative officers were also sworn in. Seve…

U.S. House members work on appropriation bills, such as the Legislative Branch Operations bill and the Foreign Aid bill.

The House debated two bills designed to reform the federal civil justice system. Members approved the Attorney Accountability Act. The measure includes a “loser plays” provision involving fe…

United States House of Representatives session on September 28, 1995 considering a bill to change the process for challenging a law passed by a state referendum - a legislative ballot issue …

The House continued to debate AIDs Research, The National Parks and Radioactive Waste.

United States House of Representative session on April 6, 1995 with debate on housing for older Americans, government paperwork reduction, and supplemental defense spending.

The House opened with one-minute speeches and then debated on a bill to reverse laws on U.S. coastal commercial & recreational Fishing. The House agreed to go to a conference with the Senate…

After the prayer by the House Chaplain, the U.S. House opened with one-minute Speeches on a variety of issues then voted to adjourn. When they returned, a controversial debate ensued about m…

U.S. House met to discuss Labor, Health, and Education spending. The House ended with a debate on considering a bill to revise the Telecommunications Law.

The U.S. House of Representatives conducted it’s daily business.

The House returned to session to debate a 16 billion dollar foreign aid bill.

The House Democratic Leadership held a hearing on Medicare Reform.

The U.S. House met, debated, and voted on Medicare Proposals.

The House debated and passed the Regulatory Reform and Relief Act, which would require federal agencies to gather input from businesses and the public before ordering new regulations. It als…

The house was in Session today to cover an array of subjects including judge Thomas.

The U.S. House of Representatives continued work on temporary bills that would fund most government programs and raise the U.S. debt limit. They considered whether to accept Senate changes t…

House Democrats briefed reporters and answered questions about the ethics charges against Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia). They called for an independent counsel to investigate the Speaker…

The House returned from a month long recess to take up more of the FY '96 budget process. On the agenda this day was the $2.2 billion spending bill to fund legislative branch operations

The House continued debate on and then approved the Regulatory Transition Act, which would prevent most new federal regulations from being issued for the remainder of 1995. The bill would st…