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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,775 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,775 viewsOfficials, candidates, and others spoke about their support for Vice President Gore’s candidacy, and core Democratic values. Among the issues they addressed were health care, raising the min…
1,291 viewsWitnesses testified before the House Energy and Commerce committee about the state of public television and the future of public television programming and services. Among the issues they ad…
219 viewsThe House convened, starting a new legislative day. The Speaker designated the Honorable E. Clay Shaw Jr. to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Today’s prayer was offered by B…
View in Congressional Chronicle894 viewsWitnesses talked about the implementation of enhanced wireless access to emergency services through 911 calls. Among the issues they addressed were the progress of implementing new technolog…
212 viewsBills Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 1259-1285; 1 private bill, H.R. 1286; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 89 and H. Res. 105-106, were introduced. Pages H1293-95 Reports Filed: Repo…
View in Congressional Chronicle626 viewsBills Introduced: 37 public bills, H.R. 936-972; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 57-59, and H. Res. 85-86 were introduced. Pages H825-27 Reports Filed: No reports were filed today. …
View in Congressional Chronicle577 viewsThe House is scheduled to take up a number of measures today, including: H.R. 762, the Lupus Research and Care Amendments, H.R. 1042, the Drug Dealer Liability Act, H.R. 3767, the Visa Waiv…
View in Congressional Chronicle668 viewsCommittee members hear testimony on H.R. 5122, the Patient Protection Act of 2000. The bill would open the National Practitioners Databank, which contains the disciplinary and medical malpra…
127 viewsThe House is expected to take up H.R. 4810, the Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000, and H.R. 4811, the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropri…
View in Congressional Chronicle812 viewsWitnesses testified about the Child Passenger Protection Act, a bill to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products, the National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act, and issue…
262 viewsBills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 4475-4487, were introduced. Page H3308 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 4475, making appropriations for the Department…
View in Congressional Chronicle917 viewsMembers spoke to reporters about a proposed bipartisan plan to enact a two year budget cycle. After their announcement they answered questions from the reporters.
38 viewsThe House voted to continue current spending levels for certain federal agencies until November 10, 1999. Also, members sent a District of Columbia budget plan to a House-Senate conference c…
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