House Session
This Session of the U.S. House of Representatives began with One Minute Speeches. The House moved on to consider new standards on the type of bankruptcy a person can file. Most debtors who c…
View in Congressional Chronicle600 viewsThis Session of the U.S. House of Representatives began with One Minute Speeches. The House moved on to consider new standards on the type of bankruptcy a person can file. Most debtors who c…
View in Congressional Chronicle600 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives met and and continued debate on H.R. 4579. The bill sought to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and other small businesses, to provi…
View in Congressional Chronicle203 viewsOn 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle373 viewsThis 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.
160 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle711 viewsU.S. House of Representatives on 7/22/98 debated trade with China among other topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle622 viewsThe House met to consider a proposal to let tax-free savings accounts pay for expenses at K-12 schools and education savings accounts.
View in Congressional Chronicle227 viewsThe House met to conclude business on the budget resolution for $1.7 trillion dollars in the fiscal year 1999. It passed 216-204. Representative Bob Stump (D-Arizona) mistakenly announced th…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,753 viewsThe May 21st, 1998 U.S. House of Representatives Session. Among the issues addressed were: executive privilege, the campaign fundraising investigation, defense programs, health care for mili…
View in Congressional Chronicle532 viewsThis House session considered three bills after One Minute Speeches on various topics including scholarships for D.C. students, childcare programs in California, the White House hiring priva…
View in Congressional Chronicle463 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives was in Session and handled legislation business. The House clerk, Meg Goetz, read the Bill. After the reading of the Bill, the House Members debated the Tra…
View in Congressional Chronicle450 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from several members of Congress and others on Social Security reform and the creation of an expert panel to recommend solutions to Congress. They testified…
178 viewsPresident Clinton and congressional Democrats held a rally to gather support for the president’s Medicare expansion proposal. The proposal would allow people over 55 who have lost health ins…
56 viewsThe House debated the renaming of the National Airport after President Ronald Reagan and penalties against the White House Health Care Task Force.
View in Congressional Chronicle440 viewsCongressional Democrats held a hearing on the president’s Medicare expansion proposal, which would allow persons aged 62 to 65 and some early retiress to buy into the Medicare system. They h…
129 viewsAfter attending the Medicare expansion announcement by the president, two representatives and other supporters talked with reporters. They stressed their support for the proposal and the nee…
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