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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…

U.S. Representative William Thomas, former college professor and member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, discussed his career in politics and academics in an interview in h…

Representative Michel, House Minority Leader, and House Minority Whip Representative Gingrich spoke in a news conference following a meeting of the House Republican leadership. In his remark…

H.R. 5368: A bill to make appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs. H.R. 5504: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Defense. H.C.Res. 37…

SCR 112: A resolution to authorize printing of “Thomas Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice.” HR 4096: A bill to amend title eleven, District of Columbia Code, to increase the max…

The U.S. House of Representatives opened with prayer. Then members debated HR 5678: A bill that would appropriate $22.3 billion in FY'93 for the Departments of Commerce-Justice-and State, in…

In an excerpt, members debated a report released by a House task force investigating allegations of drug dealing and embezzlement in the House Post Office. Representative Robert Walker, R-VA…

The House met to continue work on H.R. 4312 - the Voting Rights Improvement Act of 1992. With a vote of 237-135, the bill passed, which would include a 15 year extension of programs for bili…

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…

Leaders of the task force investigating the conduct of the House Post Office spoke to reporters in the House Press Gallery after bringing their report to the floor of the House of Representa…

After morning One Minute Speeches, bills debated were H.R. 5503: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of the Interior. H.Res. 518: Resolution relating to the privileges of the…

HR 5100: A bill to strengthen the international trade position of the United States. HR 5560: A bill to extend the National Commission on Time and Learning. HR 5517: A bill to make approp…

The United States House of Representatives considered the following bills HR 5269, HR 3836, HR 1435, and HR 3562. Representatives gave speeches for or against the bills proposed.

The U.S. House of Representative continued debate on H.R. 5504 Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1993. Members submitted, debated, and voted on a number of amendments to the bill. Addi…

The House Rules committee heard testimony on the rule to accompany H.R. 542, the legislative appropriations bill. The bill concerned the funding for the operations of Congress, congressional…

Members of the House of Representatives debated S. 250, the National Voter Registration Act, also known as the motor voter bill. The bill, which would allow voters to register when applying …

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…

HR 4342: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand job assistance programs for Vietnam era veterans. HR 4368: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibil…

Rep. Charles Rose, chairman of the House Administration Committee, discussed on the floor of the House of Representatives the progress of the bipartisan task force created to investigate the…