Omnibus Spending Bill
In an excerpt, the representatives debated the Omnibus Spending Bill.
218 viewsIn an excerpt, the representatives debated the Omnibus Spending Bill.
218 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives met and and continued debate on H.R. 4579. The bill sought to provide tax relief for individuals, families, and farming and other small businesses, to provi…
View in Congressional Chronicle203 viewsThis House session reviewed and modified two bills. HR4579 is the Tax Payer Relief Act of 1998 and HR4578 is a bill to establish protection of the Social Security Account.
160 viewsThe House was in session for legislative business and paid tribute to Representative Louis Stokes.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,196 viewsThe US House waited for FY 1998 Spending Bills. Todays Bills addressed Juvenile crime and delinquency Programs, letting a Swiss Family who disclosed Bank Documents Immigrate to the US, 13 Bi…
View in Congressional Chronicle388 viewsIn a live portion, committte members continued progressing through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998 bud…
1,032 viewsThe House met to begin debate on the FY 1998 Budget Resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle764 viewsRepresentative Jon Christensen (R-NE) talked about the need for moral regeneration in the U.S. before the National Day of Prayer on May 1. He stressed the need for people to pray for leaders…
33 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened with one-minute speeches before working on a NASA bill that would provide $13.9 billion each in FY'98 and FY'99 for NASA research and space flight …
View in Congressional Chronicle354 viewsIn a portion of debate beginning at 2:00 p.m., members debated a bill which would ban a certain type of abortion procedure which the bill labels “partial birth abortion.” The bill passed by …
171 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 929, the “Partial-Birth” Abortion Ban Bill. The measure contains fine and imprisonment for anyone performing the procedure, as well as the r…
View in Congressional Chronicle221 viewsThe House opened with Morning Speeches. Any Member may speak for up to five minutes on any subject. The House then moved onto Compensatory Time Off and Overtime Pay. The Fair Labor Standards…
View in Congressional Chronicle339 viewsThis House session has no audio or video from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. due to technical problems.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,369 viewsSeveral members of Congress, representatives of anti-abortion rights groups, clergy, and others spoke to abortion opponents on the 24th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which legaliz…
203 viewsThe US Senate met to talk about the Fiscal Year 1997 funding for Veterans and Housing programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle397 viewsMembers of the House of Representatives met to debate on about 30 suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle386 viewsHouse of Representatives met in a General session to discuss various bills and special orders.
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