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The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony on U.S. policy in Somalia from representatives of the Departments of State and Defense and foreign aid agencies. Earlier in the month, U.S…

Following a recess the House reconvened at 9:00 AM on October 6, 1992 to complete the legislative day of October 5, 1992.

H.Res. 591: A resolution to waive the requirement of clause 4(b), rule eleven, against consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. S. 1696: A bill to designa…

HR 2194: A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify provisions concerning the application of certain requirements and sanctions to federal facilities. HR 4250: A bill to autho…

The Task Force on Human Resources of the House Budget committee met to discuss the role of the federal government in medical research. The purpose of the hearing was to gather testimony abou…

HR 4323: A bill to improve education for all students by restructuring the education system in the states. HR 5830: A bill to expedite construction of highway projects which provide additi…

House Legislative Session. Several Bills to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 were considered.

The U.S. House of Representatives opened with prayer. Then members debated HR 5678: A bill that would appropriate $22.3 billion in FY'93 for the Departments of Commerce-Justice-and State, in…

The committee received the Mid-Session Budget Review of the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of Management and Budget is responsible for making yearly predictions on economic grow…

HR 5636: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that charitable beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts are aware of their interests in such trusts. HR 5638: A bi…

H.R. 4312: A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to bilingual election requirements. H.R. 4850: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide increased con…

House Budget Committee Chairman Leon Panetta, D-CA, and other House Democrats held a news conference to announce the introduction of revised budget reduction enforcement legislation. Represe…

Rep. Oberstar, member of the House Public Works and Transpiration Committee, spoke on the state of the country’s transportation system and proposals for fixing the deteriorating highway and …

HR 5055: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1993. HR 1624: A bill to provide for the establishment of a memorial on federal land within the District o…

H.Res. 379: A resolution to provide amounts from the contingent fund of the House for the expenses of investigations and studies by standing and select committees of the House in the sessio…

Members of the House of Representatives debated the conference report to H.R. 2507, the reauthorization for the National Institutes of Health. The report would appropriate funds to the Natio…

HR 4691: A bill to amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1993 and 1994.

The committee heard testimony on proposals for a Constitutional amendment that would force the federal government to balance its annual budget. Witnesses included the head of the Office of M…