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The Ways and Means Committee met to explore new methods of stimulating the nation’s economy. It was the first of several year-end hearings designed to examine proposals which, in part, would…

The House of Representatives took up H.R. 2094, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act, which provided new funds for the FDIC and strengthened oversight of banks and thrif…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 6, to reform the deposit insurance system to enforce the congressionally established limits on the amount of deposit insurance. The House passed S. …

The House failed to agree on the conference report on House Rule 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The House passed House Rule 3489, to reauthorize the Export Administration…

The House passed H.R. 2950 to develop a national intermodal surface transportation system, to authorize funds for the construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass tran…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2942 to make appropriations for the Department of Transportation.

House Legislative Session. The House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 1674, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission.

The House passed H.J.Res. 263, to disapprove of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People’s Republic of China.

The committee discussed H.J. Res. 263, which would disapprove of the extension of most favored nation status to China, H. 2212, which would extend most favored nation status to China for one…

The House failed to agree to H. Res. 101, disapproving the extension of fast-track procedures to start trade negotiations. The House agreed to H.Res. 146, expressing the sense of the House o…

The Defense Base Closure and Realignment commission heard testimony from congressmen on military bases slated to be closed by the Department of Defense. the Department of Defense proposed a …

The committee debated resolutions canceling the extension of fast-track legislative authority for the president. Fast-track authority would allow the president to submit trade legislation to…

The Speaker of the House read a letter whereby he designated Representative Montgomery to act as Speaker pro tempore for the day. The Committee on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Ways an…

The House Ways and Means Human Resources subcommittee heard testimony on the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on local child welfare programs.

The House agreed to H.Con. Res. 121, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year 1991 and setting forth the congressional budget for the next five …

The committee heard testimony on President Bush’s March 1 request for extension of fast-track trade authority. An extension of fast-track trade authority would continue to give the President…

At this final session of the 1991 House Republican Issues Conference, members reviewed and voted on the policy recommendations presented by each of the breakout groups. Policy topics includ…

The House approved the Journal of Tuesday, March 12, 1991. The House passed H.Res. 111, the Rule to consider H.R. 1175. The House passed H.R. 1175, to authorize supplemental appropriations f…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 707, to improve the regulation of futures trading and to authorize appropriations for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The House v…

The House met in a rare Saturday session to complete action on 3 resolutions regarding U.S policy in the Persian Gulf. It passed H. Con. Res. 32, to express the sense of Congress that Congre…