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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.

Rep. Parker announced his decision to become a Republican. He also talked about the reasons for his decision. He is the sixth congressional Democrat to switch parties since the 1994 election…

The U.S. House of Representatives continued debate on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which would cover seven years and change discretionary spending limits for FY'96-'98 and create new limi…

The U.S. House of Representative members debated a resolution approved last week by the Senate that directs the president to lift the arms embargo on Bosnia. The resolution passed by a 298 t…

The U.S House of Representatives met, prayed, and debated Appropriations Bills.

Ralph Reed, Christian Coalition Executive Director and several congressional supporters, including Speaker of the House Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA) talked about the Christian Coaliti…

Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and other members briefed reporters and answered questions about the House vote on the 1996 budget resolution. The House version of the budget resolution called …

The U.S. House debated FY '96 budget resolution.

Committee members heard testimony on the president’s fiscal year 1996 Defense budget. The Defense budget calls for $246 billion in spending in fiscal year 1996, $6.6 billion less than in fis…

The House began debate on the line-item veto bill, which would allow the president to cut spending, reject certain portions of a bill without having to veto the entire package, and use any s…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on unfunded mandates and a bill on rules regarding the call of hearings with less then one weeks notice. Members debated and voted …

The House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final pass…

The House debated a bill concerning unfunded mandate reform.

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…

The session of the U.S. House of Representatives was shown. The House took up legislation on Foreign Trade and U.S. Banks, FY '95 Intelligence Spending and School Aid.

The US House of Representatives debated 12 bills under consideration for suspension of the rules. These are no controversial measures debated for 20 minutes. They include Elementary/ Seconda…

During a news conference at Capitol Hill, a group of bipartisan members of congress announced an alternative health care reform plan. The Senate began debate on health care legislation propo…

The US House of Representatives met to debate HR 3626 (Antitrust and Communications Reform Act). Members discussed allowing regional Bell phone companies the ability to sell long distance te…

The House met to complete their legislative business before Thanksgiving. They debated legislation on campaign finance reform, which would set limits on campaign donations and on Congression…