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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…
View in Congressional Chronicle303 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle303 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle262 viewsThe House passed H.R. 5313, making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense. During consideration, the House rejected the Penny amendment to have an across-the-…
View in Congressional Chronicle216 viewsThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass several amendments, including H.R. 4039, to amend the Public Health Service Act; H.R. 238, to amend the PHSA to establish a program for preventi…
View in Congressional Chronicle175 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3774, to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 relating to the suspension of airworthiness certificates at the end of the economic design life of aircraft. The House c…
View in Congressional Chronicle94 viewsRepresentative Doug Walgren (D-PA) discussed the extent of foreign investment in the United States. Rep. Walgren chaired the House Commerce Consumer Protection and Competitiveness Subcommit…
57 viewsThe House passed H.R. 644, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle105 viewsThe House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1048, to provide for the acquisition and publication of data about crimes that manifest prejudice based on cer…
View in Congressional Chronicle148 viewsCommittee members heard testimony regarding the rise in gasoline and home heating oil prices. The committee investigated illegal price fixing, as well as discussed the need for remedial assi…
112 viewsThe United States Geological Survey held a news conference on the impact of the recent San Francisco Earthquake.
538 viewsThe House passed two Child Abuse bills, H.R. 2087, the Child Abuse Prevention Challenge Grants, and H.R. 2088, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment, clearing both of these for the president.…
View in Congressional Chronicle262 viewsUnder suspension of the rules the house passed several measures. Of special note H.R.3281 Defense Production Act of 1950 was amended and extended. This law had been enacted shortly after the…
View in Congressional Chronicle212 viewsA congressional hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight on the generic drug approval process at the Food and Drug Administration.
156 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3012 to make appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1990. Funding was included for the Departments plan to close obsolet…
View in Congressional Chronicle295 viewsGeneral debate was concluded on the Dept. of Defense appropriations bill, H.R. 2461. DOD Authorization for Fiscal years 1990 and 1991. Lengthy debate on the General Rule for the Bill, much o…
View in Congressional Chronicle117 viewsThe House, Science, Space & Technology committee held a hearing on science and technology education. Among those called to testify was Secretary of Energy Admiral James Watkins.
124 viewsThe subcommittee concluded hearings of the impact of illegal and unfair foreign trade practices on interstate commerce.
124 viewsThe House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4646, amended, to require the Federal Savings and Loan Corporation to revoke the charter of the Federal Asset Disposition Association and …
View in Congressional Chronicle250 viewsThe House insisted on its amendments to S. 1220, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a comprehensive program of education, information, risk education, training, prevention…
View in Congressional Chronicle244 viewsThe House agreed to the Foley motion to table the Walker motion to discharge the Committee on Armed Services from the further consideration of H.R. 4264, National Defense Authorization Act f…
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