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The House began debate on four articles of impeachment against President Clinton for perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of power.

This is a Pro Forma Session with no official business. The House debated a series of session ending Bills.

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…

U.S. House session for September 29th, 1998. The principle subjects were FY 1999 Legislative Branch spending and a Defense Spending Authorization.

This House session reviewed and modified two bills. HR4579 is the Tax Payer Relief Act of 1998 and HR4578 is a bill to establish protection of the Social Security Account.

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.

On this day, the House received the Independent Counsel, Judge Kenneth Starr’s, report on the President’s alleged transgressions of perjury and obstruction of justice. The House resolution b…

Several panels of health care experts and government officials discussed various means to reform and restructure the Medicare system in both the short and long term. Among the issues debated…

The NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON MEDICARE heard testimony from its Remodeling Task Force, Reform Task Force, and Restructuring Task Force on a variety of issues. The first panel discuss…

The U.S. House met, debated, and voted on a series of appropriations bills, including the Transportation Spending Bill. Before debate, the members participated in one minute speeches where m…

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…

U.S. House of Representatives on 7/22/98 debated trade with China among other topics.

The House of Representative opened today with prayer by Reverend Dr. Kevin Shrum, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee. Then the House proceeded with one-minute speeches. House mem…

Representative Jim McDermott(D-WA) talked about current news stories of interest to him, and took audience calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

The US House Of Representatives debated a Rule governing procedures for debate on a resolution letting the House take a 2 week break. The House considered 1.8 billion in legislative branch s…

The House met to debate and discuss Food and Drug Administration regulations on abortion drugs, agriculture spending which would consider 55.9 million dollars in spending for the Fiscal Year…

The House met to consider a proposal to let tax-free savings accounts pay for expenses at K-12 schools and education savings accounts.

The House convened to debate and discuss a constitutional amendment on school prayer, which would have allowed public prayer in school and other religious observances. The amendment needed t…

The House convened to debate and discuss the fiscal year 1999 budget resolution,campaign finance reform, bills on employment training, charitable donations, funding for the Kennedy Center in…

In a meeting on Capitol Hill, members discussed challenges facing Medicare and heard witness testimony on how best to improve the system.