CSX-Conrail Merger
Committee members heard testimony from government officials concerning the impact of a proposed CSX buyout of Conrail, which would create the third largest freight rail line in the U.S. They…
451 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from government officials concerning the impact of a proposed CSX buyout of Conrail, which would create the third largest freight rail line in the U.S. They…
451 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives debated 85 billion dollars in spending for Veterans, Housing, and Urban Development for the next fiscal year. The VA Bill was one of the appropriation bills…
View in Congressional Chronicle673 viewsUnited States House of Representatives session on September 17, 1996, included taking up more than twenty bills under suspension of the rules procedures.
View in Congressional Chronicle527 viewsU.S. House begins the day with debating the Medicaid Beneficiaries in California.
View in Congressional Chronicle326 viewsMembers of the House of Representatives met to debate on about 30 suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle386 viewsHouse of Representatives met in a General session to discuss various bills and special orders.
View in Congressional Chronicle808 viewsThe U.S. House debates District of Columbia spending for fiscal year 1997.
View in Congressional Chronicle198 viewsOn this day, the House took up the Most Favored Nation (MFN) status with China, debating whether to grant MFN status to China for another year. They also then considered the Fiscal Year 1997…
View in Congressional Chronicle983 viewsSubcommittee members heard testimony from FAA officials concerning the investigation into the safety record of ValuJet airlines. They testified about why the agency did not shut down the air…
184 viewsHouse Aviation Subcommittee heard testimony concerning investigations by the Senate Oversight and Government Management subcommittee, which Senator William Cohen (R-ME) chairs. The Subcommit…
230 viewsThe Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members heard testimony concerning ValuJet Airlines' aircraft safety and maintenance program. Much of the t…
186 viewsHouse Transportation Subcommittee members heard testimony about how families received information about aviation accidents and the ways the government and airlines communicated to victims' r…
106 viewsHouse Transportation Subcommittee members heard testimony from persons whose relatives have died in airplane crashes concerning their rights as victims' relatives. The witnesses emphasized t…
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