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United States House of Representatives session on September 17, 1996, included taking up more than twenty bills under suspension of the rules procedures.

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…

The U.S. house met to debate on ten suspension bills. before the debate, members participated in one minute speeches where members can speak up to one minute on any topic of their choosing.

The House began work on a bill promoting research into the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel source. The House also discussed resolutions condemning the Oklahoma City Bombing and a reso…

The U.S. House of Representatives considered an amendment to a bill on product liability

The House began debate on a series of bills designed to reform the federal civil justice system. The Attorney Accountability Act would would require losers in certain court cases to pay the …

President Bill Clinton met with state business, community, and political leaders to talk about the area’s slow economy. He stressed the need to convert from a defense to a domestic economy a…

The House of Representatives met for legislative business.

The House membership continued work on spending bills for Justice, Commerce, and State Departments, and a supplemental spending Bill

Los Angeles city council members, California delegates to Congress and Mayor-Elect Richard Riordhan (D) of Los Angeles spoke in a news conference during the mayor-elect’s visit to Washingto…

U.S. House of Representatives session on June 15, 1993 with one-minute speeches and debate on the “Striker Replacement” Bill and Foreign Aid Authorization.

The U.S. House of Representative considered 12 Bills Under the Suspension of the Rules. The bills deal with veteran employment and the use of Capitol grounds for public events.

H.R. 5368: A bill to make appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs. H.R. 5504: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Defense. H.C.Res. 37…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and took up debate on S 12: A bill to ensure carriage on cable television of local news and other programming and to restore the right of local regulat…

HR 5679: A bill make appropriations for the departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and of…

H.R. 4312: A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to bilingual election requirements. H.R. 4850: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide increased con…

The U.S. House of Representative debated HR 477: A resolution relating to noncurrent records of the former Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, 100th Congress.…

The House agreed to H.J. Res. 214, to recognize the Astronauts' Memorial at the John F. Kennedy Space Center as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty. The House vot…

The House completed all general debate on the situation in the Middle East. The House agreed to three extensions of the time for general debate by two hours, four hours, and four hours, resp…