July 10, 2015
House Passes 21st Century Cures Act
On July 10, the House approved, 344-77, H.R. 6 , the 21st Century Cures Act. The Energy and Commerce Committee approved theView More
July 10, 2015
House, Senate Advance Education Reauthorization Measures
This week, the House and Senate considered separate measures to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 107-110), commonlyView More
July 10, 2015
Senate Committee Passes State, Foreign Ops Spending Bill
On July 9, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 27-3, the FY2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs spending bill ( S. 1725View More
July 10, 2015
House Committee Approves Agriculture, FDA Spending Bill
On July 8, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug AdministrationView More
July 10, 2015
Africa’s Displaced People Subject of House Hearing
On July 9, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held aView More
July 10, 2015
Bills Introduced
Abortion H.R. 2972—Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform (7/8/15)—A bill to ensure affordableView More
June 26, 2015
Bills Introduced
Child Protection S. 1665—Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions—A bill to authorize local educational agencies and schools toView More
June 26, 2015
House Committee Passes Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill
On June 24, the House Appropriations Committee approved, 30-21, the FY2016 Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS)-Education spending bill ( as-yet-unnumbered ).View More
June 26, 2015
Welfare System Focus of Joint House Subcommittee Hearing
On June 25, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources and the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition heldView More
June 26, 2015
Senate Committee Clears Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill
On June 25, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 16-14, the FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and RelatedView More