Speakers of the House: Conflict and Challenge
Participants, including former Speaker of the House Tom Foley (D-WA), discussed the history of the House Speaker’s office and the challenges faced by the Speaker in the future. They also too…
103 viewsParticipants, including former Speaker of the House Tom Foley (D-WA), discussed the history of the House Speaker’s office and the challenges faced by the Speaker in the future. They also too…
103 viewsMembers began the day with the Fiscal Year 1995 Defense Department Spending Bill H R 4650. This Bill provides $243.6 Billion dollars for the Defense Department, an increase of $3.5 billion o…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,152 viewsThe House opened this session with one-minute speeches. Any Member may take the floor and speak on the subject of his or her choice for one minute. The House then moved on to the Emergency S…
View in Congressional Chronicle740 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives conducted its daily business including debate and votes on portions of the 1994 Crime Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle687 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives passed both a conference report to a $20.7 billion funding bill for Energy & Water Development projects and the Congressional Accountability Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle736 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives met for Morning Hour with 5 minutes of floor speeches from each member.
View in Congressional Chronicle96 viewsC-SPAN joined this House session in progress.
View in Congressional Chronicle431 viewsRepresentatives testified concerning making the members of Congress abide by the laws they pass.
88 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives reconvened and took up debate on a number of bills including an airport improvement program, flood insurance reform, and authorized appropriations for the e…
View in Congressional Chronicle78 viewsThe U.S House of Representatives considered a Lobbying Reform Bill and continued the discussion on an Education Funding Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,122 viewsThe House Session approved the Journal. Members debated the Balanced Budget Amendment. Three other bills were considered. The House received a message from the Senate - in the passage of S 1…
View in Congressional Chronicle812 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives conduct daily business including debate on technology programs for disabled persons.
View in Congressional Chronicle137 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,755 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives voted on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The vote was 231-190 in favor of passage.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,727 viewsThe House of Representatives took up conference motions on an Unemployment Compensation Bill and the Maritime Security Competitiveness
View in Congressional Chronicle527 viewsFollowing oral argument in Hagen v. Utah, counselor for the respondent Jan Graham, Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT), and Representative Karen Shepherd (D-UT) spoke with reporters. The case conc…
246 viewsU.S. House of Representative met and debated the FY '94 appropriations bills for the military and for the District of Columbia.
View in Congressional Chronicle499 viewsThe House considered the FY 94' Appropriations Bills for the Defense Department, Energy & Water, and a bill providing for a Biological and Animal Research agency. The DOD bill provides $240 …
View in Congressional Chronicle273 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives met and continued to work on several Appropriation Bills for FY '94; Energy/water, Va/Hud, and Arts and Humanities funding. One-minute speeches took place b…
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