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This week’s events leading up to the 105th Congress included an interview about three still-contested U.S. House races around Houston, Texas. News conferences of congressional leaders were r…

Legislative Assistant J.P. Lattimore and Representative Greg Laughlin (R-Texas) talked about the process of emptying congressional offices.

The U.S. House of Representatives debated 85 billion dollars in spending for Veterans, Housing, and Urban Development for the next fiscal year. The VA Bill was one of the appropriation bills…

On this day, the House, after a period of one-minute speeches, took up the Safe Drinking Water Act under suspension of the rules. The House then moved to consideration of spending bills for …

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the solvency of the Medicare trust fund. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala said t…

On this day, the U.S. House of Representatives took up an $11.9 billion Foreign Aid spending bill for the fiscal year 1997.

United States House of Representatives, Session for May 15th, 1996. The House Debated Federal Land in Utah, Defense Spending, FY 1997 Budget Resolution, and Special Order Speeches.

Committee members heard testimony from members of Congress concerning alternatives to the current tax system which they have proposed.

The House began today’s session with Morning Speeches. Member may speak for up to one minute on any topic. The House went on to consider a bill to pay all legal expenses of seven former empl…

The U.S. House debated the Farm Bill and attached amendments.

Members of two congressional coalitions announced that they are sponsoring a resolution to increase the civility of members to each other on the House floor. They are asking all members to s…

The U.S. House met for the Second Session of the 104th Congress. Opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. Then Members gave one-minute speeches. The House voted on a veto override of the FY…

U.S. House debated a bill to temporarily continue funding of the government.

The U.S. House of Representatives continued debate on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, which would cover seven years and change discretionary spending limits for FY'96-'98 and create new limi…

The House Ways and Means Committee continued to Markup Medicare Legislation.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a meeting to begin the Markup of the Republican Medicare Legislation.