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The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4352, to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend programs providing urgently needed assistance for the homeless. T…
View in Congressional Chronicle337 viewsThe House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4352, to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend programs providing urgently needed assistance for the homeless. T…
View in Congressional Chronicle337 viewsThe House agreed to the Foley motion to table the Hunter motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Act for F…
View in Congressional Chronicle254 viewsThe House passed S. 2560 to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983. Also the House agreed to H. Res. 521 providing for the consideration of a bill relating to the Omnibus …
View in Congressional Chronicle244 viewsThe House agreed to the Senate amendment no. 16 to H.R. 1414 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to amend the Price-Anderson provisions to extend and improve the procedures for liability and indemnifi…
View in Congressional Chronicle171 viewsThe House agreed to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3251 Congress Bicentennial Coins, clearing it for the president’s action. Also the House clear…
View in Congressional Chronicle141 viewsCR, pp. H4137-H4152. The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4264, to authorize appropriations for military functions of the Department of Defense, for military construction and …
View in Congressional Chronicle78 viewsCR, pp. H4074-H4136. The House passed H.R. 4418, to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation for fiscal years 1989 and 1990.
View in Congressional Chronicle154 viewsCR, pp. H3044-H3128. The House passed H.R. 4445, to amend title 18 of the U.S. Code, to prohibit certain firearms useful to terrorists due to their undetectability.
View in Congressional Chronicle183 viewsCR, pp. H2984-H3031. The House continued consideration of H.R. 2464, the Defense Authorization Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle230 viewsWitnesses testified about the safety of children whose parents are in the work force. Testimony concentrated on the programs already in effect and the issues of separation of church and stat…
149 viewsWitnesses testified about the safety of children whose parents are in the work force. Testimony concentrated on the programs already in effect and the issues of separation of church and stat…
239 viewsThe subcommittee held a hearing on the safety of commuter airlines. Representative Norman Mineta, chairman of the subcommittee, organized the hearing due to concerns over the increased rate …
276 viewsCR, pp. H1495- H1634. The House passed the Abandoned Shipwreck Act, S.858, granting states ownership of shipwrecks within three miles of their coasts.
View in Congressional Chronicle180 viewsThe House agreed to debate H.R. 3932, to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for a more orderly transfer of executive power. The House passed H.R. 3396, to provide for t…
View in Congressional Chronicle173 viewsCR, pp. H999-H1081. The House voted to override the President’s veto of The Civil Rights Restoration Act, S.557, to restore the broad scope and coverage of the Education Amendments of 1972, …
View in Congressional Chronicle273 viewsThe House passed H.R. 2707, to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to provide for more effective relief in response to major disasters and emergencies and other legislation. CR, pp. H931-…
View in Congressional Chronicle149 viewsThe House passed H.R.3967, to amend the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985, to extend medical benefits to certain former spouses. The House also recognized the fourth anniversary …
View in Congressional Chronicle177 viewsThe House debated the Dannemeyer motion to instruct conferees in the conference on H.R.5, to improve elementary and secondary education, and to agree to the section of the Senate amendment d…
View in Congressional Chronicle235 viewsCR pp. H302-H342. The House voted to suspend rules and pass the Senate amendment to H.R. 1612, to authorize appropriations under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for the fiscal y…
View in Congressional Chronicle124 viewsThe House convened for a pro forma session and to receive a message from President Reagan requesting additional assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance Movement. CR pp. H43-47.
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