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Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special interest was H.R. 3303, the Chemical and Biological Warfare Elimination Act to control the export of any item that…
View in Congressional Chronicle400 viewsUnder suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of special interest was H.R. 3303, the Chemical and Biological Warfare Elimination Act to control the export of any item that…
View in Congressional Chronicle400 viewsThe U.S. House adopted Conference Report H.R. 2461 which authorizes funds for military personnel in the Defense Department. H.R. 1465, the Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act was pa…
View in Congressional Chronicle447 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2459, the Coast Guard Authorization Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY90. Under suspension of the rules the House passed several measures. Of sp…
View in Congressional Chronicle235 viewsRepresentative Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA) talked about the oil spill liability legislation and answered viewer questions.
42 viewsThe House disagreed to the Senate amendments of H.R. 3072, the FY90 Department of Defense appropriations, and to H.R. 2991, FY90 departments of Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary appropr…
View in Congressional Chronicle277 viewsThe House passed six bills while under suspension of the rules. One of the bills passed was H.R. 3318 which authorized the Mickey Leland Federal building in Houston, Texas.
View in Congressional Chronicle190 viewsAfter several amendments the House passed H.R. 3402 to promote political and economic democracy in Poland and Hungary.
View in Congressional Chronicle125 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3299 which provides for reconciliation pursuant to section 5 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY90. H.R. 2712, the Emergency Chinese Adjustment of Status …
View in Congressional Chronicle174 viewsH.R. 2990 was passed, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for fiscal year 1990. The House began debate on H.R. 3015, FY90 Department …
View in Congressional Chronicle341 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2705 which guarantees federal employees a health benefit program. H.R. 2991 was passed authorizing appropriations for the Commerce, State, and Justice Departments as re…
View in Congressional Chronicle243 viewsThe United States House of Representatives met and voted unanimously to support the President’s call for clemency to the pro-democracy demonstrators in China following the Tienanmen Square M…
View in Congressional Chronicle290 viewsThe House voted and agreed to impeach Walter L. Nixon, Jr., U.S. District Court Judge. The House rejected S.J.Res. 100, disapproving the certification by the President under section 481(h) o…
View in Congressional Chronicle209 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1750, to implement the Bipartisan Accord on Central America (Contra Humanitarian Aid).
View in Congressional Chronicle144 viewsThe House met and took up a number of diverse issues, from nursing home construction to the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
View in Congressional Chronicle119 viewsRepresentative Butler Derrick (D-SC), and Representative Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA) discussed the Democratic Issues Conference and ways to advance the party’s priorities. They answered viewer qu…
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