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The Senate continued to consider H.R. 3015, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for Fiscal Year 1990.

The Senate passed H.R. 3014, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for FY90. Wilson Amendment No. 698 was passed to prohibit the use of the franking privilege for unsolicited mass…

The Senate passed H. R. 2712, the Emergency Chinese Immigration Act, to waive the 2-year foreign residence requirement for visiting Chinese students in order to apply for U.S. citizenship. T…

The Senate reconvened and debated bills related to the 1988 Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act, including long term care and supplemental premiums.

The Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 137, expressing sorrow at the death of Representative Claude Pepper, of Florida. The Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 136, expressing support on the movement f…

The Senate began consideration of a motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1231, to direct the President to establish an emergency board to investigate and report regarding the dispute b…

The Senate consented to the nomination of William Bennett, of North Carolina, as Director of National Drug Control Policy. The Senate refused to consent to the nomination of John G. Tower, o…

The Senate session continued for the nomination of Senator John Tower for the Secretary of Defense.

The Senate voted on and approved three Bush cabinet nominations: Carla Hills, United States Trade Representative; Robert Mosbacher, Secretary of Commerce and Samuel Skinner, Secretary of Tra…

The Senate consented to the following nominations: James Baker, Secretary of State; Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Labor; Richard Darman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

In this excerpt from the U.S. Senate, a portion of the debate on the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement before the vote in the Senate. Senators expressed their concerns over Canadian subsidies…

The Senate passed H.R. 4776, to appropriate funds for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for…

CR, pp. S7331-S7457. By a vote of 61 to 37 the Senate failed to override the president’s veto of H.R. 3, the Omnibus Trade Bill. By a vote of 87 to 11, the Senate agreed to the conference re…

CR, pp. S6275-S6388. The Senate continued consideration of the INF Treaty.

CR pp. S4825-S4997. The Senate began consideration of S. 1220, the AIDS Research and Information Act, to amend the Public Heath Service Act, to provide for AIDS research and education. The S…