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Various dignitaries spoke at an awards dinner celebrating the contributions of five women who were first in their fields, including former Rep. Boggs who was the first female ambassador to t…

Six Republican and two Democratic candidates debated national and state issues for the right to succeed retiring Senator J. Bennett Johnston. They took questions from a panel of journalists …

Six Republican and two Democratic candidates debated national and state issues for the right to succeed retiring Senator J. Bennett Johnston. They took written questions from citizens, quest…

The U.S. House opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The members voted on approving the Journal. Then Representative Elijah Cummings, who won on April 16th in a Special Election to fill …

The house was in session to cover their daily duties.

Committee members heard testimony from three economists about alternatives to the current tax system, including flat and consumption taxes, and their impacts on the U.S. economy.

Rep Hayes announced that he was switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. He became the fifth Democrat to change parties during this session of Congress.

The House opened with one-minute speeches and then debated on a bill to reverse laws on U.S. coastal commercial & recreational Fishing. The House agreed to go to a conference with the Senate…

The House considers the Veterans and Housing appropriations for FY .96

The U.S. House of Representatives conducted it’s daily business.

The House of Representatives debated the Fiscal Year 1996 Treasury-Postal Appropriations Bill.

The House met to vote on a bill to amend the clean water act. Also debate on a bill on medicare funding.

The U.S. House reconvened and continued consideration of amendments to H.R. 961, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The Boehlert Amendment regarding the designation of wetland…

The U.S. House met to debate and vote on amendments to the Clean Water Act.

The U.S. House debates the Clean Water Act.

The House debated H.R. 925, the Private Property Protection Act. The measure requires government compensation when environmental actions reduce a property owner’s land values. Compensation w…

The House began debate on the Regulatory Transition Act, which would prevent most new federal regulations from being issued for the remainder of 1995. The bill would still allow certain heal…