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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Nov. 20, 1993 | National | S 714 | Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 45) |
Nov. 20, 1993 | National | HR 1025 | Brady Handgun Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 36) |
Nov. 20, 1993 | National | HR 3450 | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 38) |
Nov. 17, 1993 | National | S Amdt 1204 | Replacing the Death Penalty with Life Imprisonment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (25 - 74) |
Nov. 17, 1993 | National | S Amdt 1152 | Prohibiting the Possession of Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons | Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43) |
Nov. 17, 1993 | National | HR 2401 | Defense FY94 Authorization Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (77 - 22) |
Nov. 10, 1993 | National | HR 3116 | Defense Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 9) |
Nov. 9, 1993 | National | S Amdt 1151 | Improving Fingerprint Systems Amendment | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (49 - 51) |
Nov. 9, 1993 | National | HR 2520 | Interior Department Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 9) |
Nov. 8, 1993 | National | S Amdt 1132 | Prohibiting the Death Penalty for Minors | Amendment Tabled - Senate (52 - 41) |
Nov. 5, 1993 | National | S Amdt 1117 | Charging Teens as Adults for Crimes Involving a Firearm | Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 23) |
Oct. 27, 1993 | National | HR 2445 | Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 11) |
Oct. 21, 1993 | National | S Amdt 1072 | Restriction of Funding for Haiti Operations Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (19 - 81) |
Oct. 21, 1993 | National | HR 2519 | Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 10) |
Oct. 19, 1993 | National | HR 2446 | Military Construction Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (94 - 5) |
Oct. 18, 1993 | National | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (80 - 15) |
Oct. 15, 1993 | National | S Amdt 1043 | Ending Military Operations in Somalia | Amendment Tabled - Senate (61 - 38) |
Oct. 6, 1993 | National | HR 2750 | Transportation Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 9) |
Sept. 30, 1993 | National | HR 2295 | Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 11) |
Sept. 30, 1993 | National | HR 2445 | Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development | Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 10) |
Sept. 29, 1993 | National | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (82 - 17) |
Sept. 23, 1993 | National | HR 2295 | Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 10) |
Sept. 22, 1993 | National | S Amdt 910 | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (53 - 47) |
Sept. 22, 1993 | National | HR 2491 | Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994 | Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 9) |
Sept. 10, 1993 | National | S Amdt 816 | Postponement of Base Closures Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (18 - 79) |
Sept. 9, 1993 | National | S Amdt 785 | Ballistic Missile Defense Funding Reducation Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 48) |
Sept. 9, 1993 | National | S Amdt 783 | Homosexuals in the Military Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (33 - 63) |
Sept. 9, 1993 | National | S Amdt 790 | U.S. Policy Towards Somalia Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (90 - 7) |
Sept. 8, 1993 | National | HR 2010 | National Service Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (57 - 40) |
Sept. 7, 1993 | National | PN 452 | M. Joycelyn Elders, United States Surgeon General | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (65 - 34) |
Aug. 6, 1993 | National | HR 2264 | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) |
Aug. 3, 1993 | National | PN 422 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (96 - 3) |
Aug. 3, 1993 | National | HR 2010 | National Service Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (58 - 41) |
Aug. 3, 1993 | National | HR 2403 | Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994 | Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 27) |
July 29, 1993 | National | HR 2519 | Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 13) |
July 27, 1993 | National | HR 2492 | District of Columbia Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 29) |
July 23, 1993 | National | HR 2348 | Legislative Branch FY94 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 7) |
July 22, 1993 | National | S Amdt 608 | National Service Educational Awards Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (55 - 44) |
July 20, 1993 | National | HR 20 | Hatch Act Reform Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31) |
June 30, 1993 | National | HR 1876 | GATT Uruguay Round Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 16) |
June 25, 1993 | National | HR 2264 | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 49) |
May 13, 1993 | National | S 714 | Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 35) |
May 11, 1993 | National | HR 2 | Motor Voter Registration | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (62 - 36) |
May 4, 1993 | National | S 171 | Department of the Environment Act | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 15) |
April 1, 1993 | National | H Con Res 64 | Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (55 - 45) |
March 17, 1993 | National | HR 2 | Motor Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 37) |
Feb. 18, 1993 | National | S Amdt 39 | Prohibiting Immigrants with AIDS from entering the United States | Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 23) |
Feb. 4, 1993 | National | S Amdt 19 | Homosexual Discrimination in the Military Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (62 - 37) |
Feb. 4, 1993 | National | HR 1 | Family & Medical Leave Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 27) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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11/20 | S 714 | Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 45) |
11/20 | HR 1025 | Brady Handgun Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 36) |
11/20 | HR 3450 | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 38) |
11/17 | S Amdt 1204 | Replacing the Death Penalty with Life Imprisonment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (25 - 74) |
11/17 | S Amdt 1152 | Prohibiting the Possession of Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons | Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43) |
11/17 | HR 2401 | Defense FY94 Authorization Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (77 - 22) |
11/10 | HR 3116 | Defense Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 9) |
11/09 | S Amdt 1151 | Improving Fingerprint Systems Amendment | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (49 - 51) |
11/09 | HR 2520 | Interior Department Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 9) |
11/08 | S Amdt 1132 | Prohibiting the Death Penalty for Minors | Amendment Tabled - Senate (52 - 41) |
11/05 | S Amdt 1117 | Charging Teens as Adults for Crimes Involving a Firearm | Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 23) |
10/27 | HR 2445 | Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 11) |
10/21 | S Amdt 1072 | Restriction of Funding for Haiti Operations Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (19 - 81) |
10/21 | HR 2519 | Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 10) |
10/19 | HR 2446 | Military Construction Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (94 - 5) |
10/18 | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (80 - 15) |
10/15 | S Amdt 1043 | Ending Military Operations in Somalia | Amendment Tabled - Senate (61 - 38) |
10/06 | HR 2750 | Transportation Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 9) |
9/30 | HR 2295 | Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 11) |
9/30 | HR 2445 | Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development | Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 10) |
9/29 | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (82 - 17) |
9/23 | HR 2295 | Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 10) |
9/22 | S Amdt 910 | Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (53 - 47) |
9/22 | HR 2491 | Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994 | Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 9) |
9/10 | S Amdt 816 | Postponement of Base Closures Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (18 - 79) |
9/09 | S Amdt 785 | Ballistic Missile Defense Funding Reducation Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 48) |
9/09 | S Amdt 783 | Homosexuals in the Military Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (33 - 63) |
9/09 | S Amdt 790 | U.S. Policy Towards Somalia Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (90 - 7) |
9/08 | HR 2010 | National Service Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (57 - 40) |
9/07 | PN 452 | M. Joycelyn Elders, United States Surgeon General | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (65 - 34) |
8/06 | HR 2264 | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) |
8/03 | PN 422 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (96 - 3) |
8/03 | HR 2010 | National Service Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (58 - 41) |
8/03 | HR 2403 | Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994 | Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 27) |
7/29 | HR 2519 | Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 13) |
7/27 | HR 2492 | District of Columbia Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 29) |
7/23 | HR 2348 | Legislative Branch FY94 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 7) |
7/22 | S Amdt 608 | National Service Educational Awards Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (55 - 44) |
7/20 | HR 20 | Hatch Act Reform Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31) |
6/30 | HR 1876 | GATT Uruguay Round Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 16) |
6/25 | HR 2264 | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 49) |
5/13 | S 714 | Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 35) |
5/11 | HR 2 | Motor Voter Registration | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (62 - 36) |
5/04 | S 171 | Department of the Environment Act | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 15) |
4/01 | H Con Res 64 | Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (55 - 45) |
3/17 | HR 2 | Motor Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 37) |
2/18 | S Amdt 39 | Prohibiting Immigrants with AIDS from entering the United States | Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 23) |
2/04 | S Amdt 19 | Homosexual Discrimination in the Military Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (62 - 37) |
2/04 | HR 1 | Family & Medical Leave Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 27) |