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The House passed H.R.1659 Aviation Security Act. Its aim is to improve aviation security, against terrorist bombings, by requiring the installation of explosive detection equipment at certai…

The House passed H.R. 2869, the Commodity Futures Improvement Act. This bill is designated to toughen federal regulation of the commodity futures markets as well as permanently authorize the…

The House passed H.R. 2939, which specifies appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for fiscal year 1990, readying it for Senate committee action.

The House passed H.R. 2883, appropriating 44 billion dollars for the 1990 Farm bill. Other programs supported by the bill include funding for rural housing and WIC, a supplemental feeding pr…

The House passed H.R. 2655, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish more effective assistance programs and eliminate obsolete and inconsistent provisions, and to authorize a…

The House rejected H.Res. 180 on agreeing to the conference report on H.R. 2072 which would have made dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for FY89. The House also comple…

The House met.

Thomas S. Foley was elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The tally was 251 votes for Thomas Foley and 164 votes for Bob Michel. The House agreed to notify the Senate and the Pres…

The House met to consider 5 bills under suspension of the rules. Those bills included, H.R. 968, the Noise Reduction Reimbursement Act of 1989, H.R. 838, which authorized Secretary of Transp…

House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimonies to co-develop the FSX Aircraft.

The House passed H.R. 1487 which authorized appropriations for the State Department for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 after agreeing to sixteen amendments and rejecting four. The debated H.Res.…

The House considered and passed H.R. 1231, which directed the president to establish an emergency board to investigate and report on the Eastern Airlines dispute. The House also considered a…