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Elections and swearing-in of the members for the 102nd Congress were shown. Rep. Foley (D-WA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Rep. Gephardt (D-MO) and Rep. Mic…

Elections for the 101st Congress was shown. Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX) was elected Speaker of the House. Party leaders were announced and an election of other House officers was held.

The House of Representatives took up H.R. 2094, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act, which provided new funds for the FDIC and strengthened oversight of banks and thrif…

House resolution five ninety-four resolution considered as part of today’s session.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and and continued debate on H.R. 4579. The bill sought to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and other small businesses, to provi…

On this day, after a period of morning business, the House took up bills dealing with “Fast Track” Tarde Negotiating Authority, the Budget Surplus, Social Security and Tax Cuts. Following de…

The House worked on education funding. They voted on and passed a bill that would convert 31 educational programs to block grants giving states more leeway on how to spend that money. A vote…

The U.S. House of Representatives met for legislative business. The House Members debated issues such as Foreign Operations spending and Education Spending. They also gave Special Orders spe…

The House of Representatives debated illegal drugs transported to the US from Latin America. The two bills that passed were on illegal drug trading and preventing and treating drug abuse.

The letter to the House of Representatives from the Independent Counsel about the presidential investigation was read by the House clerk. Members then questioned Speaker Gingrich about acces…

The United States House of Representatives convened on the House floor to pay tribute to the U.S. Capitol shooting victims.

The House of Representative met for legislative business. The House opened with prayer and proceeded directly to debates on Managed Health Care - (Patient Protection Rights.) The House Membe…

The House met to conclude business on the budget resolution for $1.7 trillion dollars in the fiscal year 1999. It passed 216-204. Representative Bob Stump (D-Arizona) mistakenly announced th…

The House authorized $100 billion over 5 years for college student loans and higher education programs. The House also passed a bill that required two international satellite organizations t…

The house meet to discuss the Education Bill.

This House session considered three bills after One Minute Speeches on various topics including scholarships for D.C. students, childcare programs in California, the White House hiring priva…

This House session began with One Minute Speeches on a variety of Issues including shipping nuclear waste, honoring South Vietnamese army commandos, Japan’s possible recession, debate on t…

The U.S. House of Representatives was in Session and handled legislation business. The House clerk, Meg Goetz, read the Bill. After the reading of the Bill, the House Members debated the Tra…

United States House of Representatives session on March 25, 1998, with debate on Copyright Extension & Music Licensing Exemptions, Foreign Visitors to the United States, and tribute to the l…

The House met for morning business and then debated U.S. trade with Sub-Saharan Africa along with property rights court cases.