May 26, 2017
President Submits FY2018 Budget to Congress
On May 23, President Trump submitted to Congress his first budget proposal. The document is more detailed than the budgetView More
Employment
May 19, 2017
House Passes Intern Protection Act
On May 17, the House approved H.R. 653 , the Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017, sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD).View More
May 5, 2017
Working Families Flexibility Act Clears House
On May 2, the House approved, 229-197, H.R. 1180 , the Working Families Flexibility Act, sponsored by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL). TheView More
April 7, 2017
Committee Holds Hearing on Working Families Flexibility Act
On April 5, the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on H.R. 1180 , the Working FamiliesView More
March 10, 2017
House Committee Approves Bills to Promote Safe Work Environment
On March 8, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed, by voice vote, H.R. 653 , the Federal Intern Protection Act,View More
January 27, 2017
Senate Committee Approves Bills to Encourage Women in Entrepreneurship, STEM
On January 24, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved H.R. 255 , the Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, sponsored byView More
January 13, 2017
Bill to Encourage Young Women, Girls in STEM Passes House
On January 10, the House passed, by voice vote, H.R. 321 , the Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and ExplorersView More
January 13, 2017
House Approves Women in Entrepreneurship Act
On January 10, the House passed, by voice vote, H.R. 255 , a bill to authorize the National Science Foundation (NSF) toView More
December 2, 2016
House Committee Examines Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Forest Service
On December 1, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing entitled “ Examining Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).” The purpose ofView More
September 23, 2016
Senate Committee Approves Bills to Encourage Women in Entrepreneurship
On September 21, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved H.R. 4755 , the Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers,View More