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House International Relations subcommittee members heard from human rights activists and one of the leaders of the Tiananmen uprising in 1989 against the Chinese government about the Chinese…

Members of the Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe heard testimony from leaders of the Serbian opposition movement about the political unrest and protests. The protests occurred a…

House International Relations Subcommittee members heard from State Department officials and representatives of human rights organizations concerning the refugee situation Rwanda.

Members of the House of Representatives gave opening speeches on the special order process that they are considering.

The 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…

United States House of Representatives debated whether to override President Bill Clinton’s veto of H.R. 1833, a bill which would ban a certain type of abortion procedure, which is usually p…

Secretary Christopher testified on U.S. foreign policy, giving an overview of anti-terrorism efforts, the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and other issues…

On this day, the House Savings and Construction Act of 1996. They also took up H.R. 3564, The NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, which would allow membership in NATO of some eastern European…

United States House of Representatives session on July 17, 1996, debated the Treasury and Postal Spending, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, and Welfare Reform.

Committee members heard testimony concerning the problem of international child labor. They testified about the large dimensions of the problem, the major industries in which it occurs, and …

On 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…

On this day, the U.S. House of Representatives took up an $11.9 billion Foreign Aid spending bill for the fiscal year 1997.

Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), former Polish President Lech Walesa and Republican congressional leaders talked with reporters about the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act.

House International Relations Committee heard testimony on the U.S. role in Iranian arms shipments to Bosnia. It is believed that the Clinton administration permitted the shipments without i…

The U.S. House of Representatives considered the FY '97 defense spending bill.