April 15, 2011
Bills Introduced
Crime H.R. 1523—-Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Judiciary (4/13/11)—A bill to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogsView More
April 8, 2011
Congress, White House Agree on FY2011 CR, Avoid Government Shutdown
On April 8, the House passed, 348-70, H. R. 1363, a short-term, or “bridge,” continuing resolution (CR) to fund theView More
April 8, 2011
House Budget Committee Adopts FY2012 Budget Blueprint
On April 6, the House Budget Committee approved, 22-16, its FY2012 budget resolution (as-yet-unnumbered), which provides a nonbinding guideline forView More
April 8, 2011
House Committee Votes to Repeal Provisions of Health Care Law
On April 5, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved several bills that would repeal funding for portions of theView More
April 8, 2011
Senate Committee Examines Human Trafficking in Asia
On April 7, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs held a hearing on human trafficking in Asia . “The reports weView More
April 8, 2011
Bills Introduced
Crime H.R. 1360—-Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)/Judiciary (4/4/11)—A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish aView More
April 1, 2011
Senate Resolution Honors Geraldine Ferraro
On March 29, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (S. Res. 114) honoring former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, theView More
April 1, 2011
Tax Committee Approves Bill to End Taxpayer Funding of Abortions
On March 31, the House Ways and Means Committee approved, 22-14, H.R. 1232, a bill to eliminate certain tax benefitsView More
April 1, 2011
Global Health, HIV/AIDS Programs Focus of Subcommittee Hearing
On March 31, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs held a hearing on global healthView More
April 1, 2011
Bills Introduced
Abortion H.R. 1232—-Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI)/Ways and Means (3/29/11)—A bill to eliminate certain tax benefits relating to abortion. Crime S.View More