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The House convened to debate H.R. 1868 and other legislative bills.

The House debated two bills designed to reform the federal civil justice system. Members approved the Attorney Accountability Act. The measure includes a “loser plays” provision involving fe…

United States House of Representative session on April 6, 1995 with debate on housing for older Americans, government paperwork reduction, and supplemental defense spending.

The U.S. House is returning from a recess. The House opened up with prayer and then went to one-minute speeches. The House session included debates on the FY '96 spending bill, the spending …

In the opening day of the 104th Congress, members elected Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA) to be speaker of the House, and new members and administrative officers were also sworn in. Seve…

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

House of Representatives met for session to discuss bills.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated a Republican tax cut plan. This bill would cut taxes for people and businesses by 189 billion over 5 years. To help pay for these proposed tax cuts,…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on H.R. 667 Violent Criminal Incarceration Act and H.R. 668 Criminal Alien Deportation Act. Members debated and voted on a number o…

The House debated a bill concerning unfunded mandate reform.

The House of Representatives met to consider the Defense Authorization Bill for FY 1996. They planned to spend time on some general debate, and the amendments to the bill that had yet to be …

After One Minute Speeches, the House debated the Anti-Crime Block Grants that would allow local and state governments to use the funding on programs of their choice.

The House reconvened after a 45 minute recess with One Minute speeches before debating how much notice a committee should give prior to scheduling hearings.

The U.S. House of Representatives continued debate on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which would cover seven years and change discretionary spending limits for FY'96-'98 and create new limi…

The House debated and approved a $156 million funding bill for House committees for the next two years. The amount is 30 percent that the prior Congress; there were three few House committee…

The House met to debate the extension of the U.S. debt.

United States House of Representatives session on May 18, 1995, debated the FY '96 budget plans -- the plan reported by the House Budget Committee and several substitute budget plans. After …

The House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final pass…

The U.S. House of Representatives opened with prayer. The House approved the Journal. The House proceeded to one-minute speeches. Later the House debated a bill considering Book royalties fo…