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The 1987 Florida Republican convention was held in Orlando. Delegates were recognized and voted on candidates for the party’s presidential nominee. Vice President George H.W. Bush (R) spoke…

In a vote of 422-0, the House unanimously passed a $40 billion emergency spending bill for New York City, Washington, D.C., and national security amid the aftermath of the September 11…

The House passed $10.5 billion for military construction for the next fiscal year budget, which includes new barracks, family housing, and medical facilities. Members also approved a $15…

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified about the president’s health care proposal. Ms. Clinton led the president’s health care task force responsible for the design of the proposal.…

The House passed the warrantless wiretapping bill 232-191. Several other bills were passed, including the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act. Mild audio buzz during the last hour of the program.

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.

Top leaders in the insurance field testified about stabilizing insurance markets for coastal consumers. Topics included assessing the natural catastrophe insurance marketplace, working…

The Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to review the impact of current and proposed border security and immigration policies on the costs and administration of certain entitlement…

The House debated overriding President Bush’s veto of stem cell legislation.

Representative Shaw talked about the status of welfare reform ten years after the passage of legislation he helped draft in 1996. The Ways and Means Committee holds a hearing to review the…

The House debated a Constitutional Amendment on the definition of marriage. The amendment failed to gain the required two-thirds majority to pass.

The House debated and passed a non-binding resolution (H. Res. 861) on support for operations in Iraq and efforts to combat international terrorism. It also stated that no time limits…

The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs heard testimony on the nomination of R. David Paulson to be Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management, U.S. Department of…