August 7, 2015
Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood Defeated in Senate
On August 3, the Senate rejected, 53-46, S. 1881 , a bill to prohibit federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaView More
Abortion
July 24, 2015
Senate Committee Approves General Government Spending Bill
On July 23, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 16-14, the FY2016 Financial Services and General Government spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). TheView More
June 5, 2015
Subcommittee Approves State, Foreign Operations Spending Bill
On June 3, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations approved, by voice vote, the FY2016 State, ForeignView More
May 15, 2015
Revised Abortion Legislation Clears House
On May 13, the House approved, 242-184, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act ( H.R. 36 , see pp. 4-12). The HouseView More
May 15, 2015
Subcommittee Approves Commerce, Justice, Science Spending Bill
On May 14, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies approved, by voice vote, the FY2016View More
April 24, 2015
Human Trafficking Bill Finally Clears Senate
After several weeks of consideration, the Senate approved, on April 22, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178),View More
April 24, 2015
House Committee Disapproves DC Reproductive Health Act
On April 21, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed, 20-16, H.J. Res. 43 , a resolution disapproving the action of theView More
March 27, 2015
House Passes “Doc Fix” Legislation
On March 26, the House passed, 392-37, the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) (H.R. 2). The measure, sponsored byView More
March 13, 2015
Anti-Trafficking Bill Considered by the Senate
This week, the Senate considered the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act ( S. 178 ), a bill that would establish aView More
January 23, 2015
Abortion Bill Passes House
On January 22, the House approved, 242-179, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act ( H.R. 7View More