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The House passed S. 2050, to ensure that the ceiling established with respect to health education assistance loans does not prohibit the provision of federal loan insurance to new and previo…

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. 3049, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore authority in courts to naturalize persons as citizens. The House passed H.R. 3508, to amend the Public Hea…

The Coalition on Human Needs hosted a panel that examined the relationship between low-wage employment and discrimination against women in a forum entitled, “Why are Low-Wage Workers So Ofte…

The House passed H.R. 3543, to make dire emergency supplemental appropriations and transfers for relief from the effects of natural disasters, for other urgent needs, and for incremental cos…

The House of Representatives met to consider H.R 2038 Intelligence Authorization.

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…

Members of the House of Representatives debated H.R. 2950, the Surface Transportation Act of 1991. H.R. 2950 authorizes $151 billion for transportation programs through 1997, including feder…

The House passed H.R. 3371, to control and prevent crime.

United States House of Representatives session on October 16, 1991 met and debated the completion of all general debate and consideration of amendments on H.R. 3371, to control and prevent c…

Three members of Congress and the president of the National Women’s Political Caucus responded to questions from reporters following the early testimony of former EEOC staffer Anita Hill in …

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…

House Legislative Session. The House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 3350, to extend the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

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…

Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke during a special order on the House floor on issues of concern to minorities in America, in conjunction with the 21st annual conferenc…

The council sponsored a speech during its annual convention, which was devoted to the topic of empowerment for black males. Mr. Kelly, representative of the U.S. Public Health Service, discu…

The members of the forum talked about the need for successful role models for young African-American men. The need for empowerment in the African-American community was also stressed.

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…

The thirteenth annual training conference focused on the issues facing minorities in the United States and strategies for lobbying events. Topics covered included the nomination of Judge Cla…

The House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 1046, that increased the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service related disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemni…