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The House of Representatives convened to consider multiple bills before the House. Representatives gave speeches on the floor to express their support or disapproval of the bills.

H.R. 4312: A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to bilingual election requirements. H.R. 4850: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide increased con…

The subcommittee heard testimony on the practices of the National Forest Service in clearcutting areas of national forests in order to spur fresh growth. The clearcutting process, allowed un…

HR 5373: A bill to make appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. HR 4996: A bill to extend the authorities of the Overseas Private Inv…

On this day, the U.S. House of Representatives took up consideration of the following bills: S 250-- A bill to establish national voter registration procedures for federal elections. HR 2660…

S. 2569: A bill to make the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; to provide joint duty credit for certain service; and to provide for the tempor…

The House passed H.R. 3839, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. After a series of one-minute speeches by members, the Bill was intr…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2100, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construc…

The House passed H.R. 3201, to provide emergency unemployment compensation.

The US House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 231, that provided that the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission shall make recommendations in 1993 and 1995 for the closure and r…

The Speaker made appointments to the Office of Fair Employment Practices and the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. The House voted to suspend the rules and pass S.534 and S. 565, authoriz…

The House introduced 51 public bills, two private bills, and nine resolutions. By a vote of 387 yeas to 23 nays, the House passed H.R. 355, to amend the Reclamation States Drought Assistance…

The House passed H.R. 232, to amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans programs for housing and memorial affairs. The House agreed to H. Res. 56, designating minority mem…

The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5021, commerce, justice, and judicial appropriations, after having agreed to recede from its disagreement over amendment 165. The House agre…

The House agreed to H. Res. 512, a technical resolution. The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5019, energy and water appropriations. The House agreed to the conference report on…

The House suspended the rules and passed S. 2737 establishing the minting of a silver dollar coin commemorating the ending of the Korean War and honoring those who served. The House suspende…

The House passed S. 695 to promote excellence in American education by a voice vote, after substituting the language of H.R. 5115 as previously passed by the House. The House adopted H.Res. …

The committee met to discuss the 1990 Farm Bill and to review the budget for the fiscal year 1991. The meeting also included testimony from the Secretary of Agriculture, Clayton Yeutter.

The House Ways and Means Committee reviewed the impact, effectiveness and fairness of the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ) and Majority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-MO), co-spo…

The House passed H.R. 3952, to authorize certain United States assistance and trade benefits for Panama. The House passed H.Con.Res. 262, expressing the sense of Congress concerning Operatio…