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Former Soviet President Gorbachev addressed both houses of Congress in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol to discuss the new global political scene following the Cold War. He called for new t…

Elections and swearing-in of the members for the 102nd Congress were shown. Rep. Foley (D-WA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Rep. Gephardt (D-MO) and Rep. Mic…

Pro Forma session of the House after a return from a recess.

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 United States House of Representatives considered the following bills H.Res. 430, H.Res. 431, H.Res. 423, H.Res. 433, H.Res. 434. Members spoke their support for or against each of the b…

S 1743: A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating certain rivers in the State of Arkansas as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. HJR 402: A resolu…

The House met in a Pro Forma session. No legislative business was conducted, but it gave members the opportunity to come to the floor and speak on issues that concerned them.

The House met.

The House met in a Pro Forma Session. Members were given one minute each to give speeches or special orders.

The House met and spoke about the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. They also spoke about the vote on most favored nations status in regards to China.

The House met this day in a Pro Forma Session, which means no legislative business was transacted.

The House met in a pro forma session.

The House met in a Pro Forma Session. No official legislative business was scheduled. Members were given the opportunity to come to the floor to speak about issues that concerned them.

The House of Representatives met in a Pro Forma Session, meaning that no legislative business was scheduled and no formal debate took place.

Viewer call-in with Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA) to comment as part of a group of freshmen GOP Republicans calling for the disclosure of names and amounts of checks bounced by members of the House…

Mr. Barone is co-author of the book The Almanac of American Politics, and Mr. Duncan is editor of the book Politics in America: 1992, The 102nd Congress. Both books are guides to Congress, …

The theme of the Washington Press Club Foundation’s 47th annual Congressional Dinner was “The 102nd Congress: Welcome to the Big Leagues.” Several freshman members of Congress were invited t…

Newly-elected and re-elected members of the Senate were sworn in as members of the 102nd Congress by Vice President Dan Quayle. Following the swearing-in ceremony, senators debated U.S. Pers…

Senator Hatfield’s aides discuss the legislative priorities for the senator’s office in the coming congressional session.