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The House met to complete their legislative business before Thanksgiving. They debated legislation on campaign finance reform, which would set limits on campaign donations and on Congression…

The U.S. House of Representatives considered the Penny-Kasich Amendment to the Government Reform and Savings Act. The Penny-Kasich Amendment proposes $90.4 billion in spending cuts, 40 perce…

The U.S. House of Representative convened for legislative business.

Representatives Penny and Kasich introduced a bipartisan package to make additional cuts in the federal budget and reduce the budget deficit. Ms. Rivlin outlined the president’s opposition o…

The House Session began with one minute speeches. Members spoke for one minute on topics of their choice. The House then took up House Resolution HR 287, short term Government Spending Bill.…

Mr. Panetta and Mr. Lader testified concerning the president’s National Performance Review plan to revamp the federal government by reducing spending and increasing responsiveness. The heari…

The U.S. House of Representatives continued debating H.R.2750, the Transportation Bill.

Office of Management and Budget (White House Budget) Director Leon Panetta appeared in front of the House Budget Committee to discuss the revised midterm budget estimates. Robert Reischauer,…

A vote on President Clinton’s Budget Reconciliation Plan and FY '94 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

House Speaker Representative Tom Foley (D-Washington), House Majority Leader Representative Richard Gephardt D-Missouri), and other Democratic House members praised the President’s budget pr…

The House Rules Committee heard testimony from members of Congress on the rule for debate on the president’s budget bill, due for consideration by the House on the following day. The committ…

The House of Representatives took up the Fiscal Year 1994 Authorization Bill for Intelligence Activities.

Speaker of the House Tom Foley (D-WA), Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-ME), House Budget Committee Chairman Martin Sabo (D-MN), and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Jim Sasser (D-T…

Rep. Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN), chairman of the House Budget Committee, discussed the negotiations currently under way concerning the House and Senate versions of the president’s budget bill i…

This House session addressed a Motion to go to Conference on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, a formality that allows House and Senate negotiators to begin working out the differences in the …

The U.S. House considered appropriations bills for the Veterans Affairs, Housing and & Urban Development, and Agriculture departments.

U.S. House of Representatives resumed debate on the apparitions bill for Treasury, and Postal Service, and Independent Agencies.

Lawmakers finished a bill to authorize the U.S. State Department for another two years. The bill would provide about 15 billion dollars to the state department. They then took up the fiscal …

The House debated and voted on H.R. 2264. It passed 219-213. There were several motions passed on the Budget Bill rule. The Bill is aimed at reducing the deficit by $500 billion over 5 years…

In an excerpt from the session of the House, members debated the Clinton administration’s deficit reduction plan due to come up for a vote later in the day.