October 18, 2013
Federal Employees Back to Work as Government Shutdown Ends
On October 16, negotiators in the Senate and House reached a deal to end the partial government shutdown, which beganView More
October 18, 2013
Bills Introduced
Health H.R. 3295—-Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)/Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce (10/16/13)—A bill to eliminate contributing factors to disparities inView More
October 11, 2013
Piecemeal Stopgap Funding Resolutions Clear House
In light of the partial government shutdown, which continued into its second week, the House passed resolutions designed to provideView More
October 11, 2013
Bill to Address International Child Abductions Clears House Committee
On October 10, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved, by voice vote, the Sean and David Goldman International Child AbductionView More
October 11, 2013
Bills Introduced
Abortion H.R. 3279—-Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)/Energy and Commerce (10/9/13)—A bill concerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of health planView More
October 4, 2013
CR Negotiations Continue Amid Government Shutdown
A partial shutdown of the federal government began at midnight on October 1, following the failure of the House andView More
October 4, 2013
House Passes State Department Authorization Bill
On September 28, the House approved, 384-37, the FY2014 Department of State Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act (H.R. 2848).View More
October 4, 2013
PEPFAR Oversight Bill Subject of Senate Mark-Up
On September 30, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved, by voice vote, the PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act ( S. 1545 ).View More
September 27, 2013
Committee Examines Responses to Human Trafficking
On September 23, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing, “Combating Human Trafficking: Federal, State, andView More
September 27, 2013
Government Shutdown Looms as Congress Debates CR
On September 28, the House approved, 231-192, H. J. Res. 59, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government beyondView More