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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…

The House passed H.R. 2, to entitle employees to family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or a serious health condition and temporary medical leave in certain cases invo…

The House passed H.R. 3595, to delay until September 30, 1992, the issuance of any regulations by the Secretary of Health and Human Services changing the treatment of voluntary contributions…

The committee heard testimony on the fiscal year 1992 foreign aid appropriations bill. Over sixty witnesses testified to advocate continued or increased funding on foreign aid programs inclu…

The House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 2607, to authorize activities under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 for fiscal year 1992-94.

The House agreed to the conference report on S. 1722, which provided emergency unemployment compensation. Representative Jim Nussle (R-IA) gave a one-minute speech wearing a paper bag on his…

The House passed S. 543, to reform federal deposit insurance, protect deposit insurance funds, recapitalize the Bank Insurance Fund, and improve supervision and regulation of insured deposit…

House of Appropriations subcommittee on Defense heard testimony from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell on the reorganization of U.S. military bases around the wo…

The House passed H.R. 2942, to make appropriations for the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992.

Members of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 5, the Striker Replacement Act, which would prohibit businesses from firing striking employees and hiring permanent replacement workers i…

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 H.Res. 171, electing Representative Johnson of Texas to the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, and to the Committee on Small Business. The House passed H.R…

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 United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 14, which amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 - which provides for the establishment of limitations on the duty time for flight att…

H.Res. 179, the Rule waiving certain points of order during consideration of H.R. 2686, was agreed to. The House concluded all general debate on H.R. 2686, making appropriations for the Depa…

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 479, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Histori…

The House of Representatives took up the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill and the Fiscal Year 1992 Intelligence Authorizations Bill.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill, H.R. 3040 Unemployment Insurance Reform Act for the fiscal year of 1991. This bill provided a program of federal supplemental co…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.

The House passed S. 1745, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws and to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discriminati…