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The house was in session today and prayer was offered by the House Chaplain. Sympathy was given to Representative Claude Harris’s family in his passing. The House voted on bills under “Suspe…

The 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.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated the FY 1995 Defense Department Authorization. the measure authorizes 262.7 Billion dollars defense spending in the fiscal year of October 1. This fi…

The U.S. House of Representatives, on this day, took up four bills under suspension of the rules, meaning these are non-controversial bills and are expected to easily pass the House. The Hou…

The House of Representatives met for legislative business. Senators gave one-minute-speeches and debated on the floor. They voted on H. R. 2739, Aviation Infrastructure Investment Act.

The House Education and Labor Committee heard testimony from Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala concerning President Bill Clinton’s health care reform proposal.

Following speeches, the House of Representatives considered the FY '94 Transportation Appropriations Bill. Before making the vote official, the House recessed in order to wait for a quorum.

The House’s first act was to vote on a motion to approve the previous day’s journal, which passed. They then moved on to one minute speeches, and then continued work on the Legislative Branc…

House of Representatives Committee on Rules hearing on the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1994.

The House of Representatives took up a procedure known as Suspension of the Rules. These are non-controversial measures that have been brought directly to the House Floor, thus bypassing the…

The Women’s Campaign Fund held a ceremony honoring the new women members of Congress during a reception in Union Station. Several new women members spoke briefly on their agendas for the nex…

Representative Thomas Foley (D-WA) and a number of new representatives in the 103rd Congress spoke at a news conference following the Congressional Democrats Regional Meeting in Los Angeles,…

Representative-elect Karan English talked about her agenda for the upcoming session of Congress. She described the demographics of her district and her constituents' anger over congressional…