September 21, 2001
Senate Approves Contraceptive Coverage in Treasury-Postal Appropriations Bill
With little debate, on September 19, the Senate gave voice vote approval to the FY2002 Treasury, Postal Service, and GeneralView More
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September 21, 2001
House Committee Approves Two Spending Bills; Military Construction Passes House
District of Columbia: On September 20, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2002 District of Columbia spendingView More
September 7, 2001
Subcommittee Reexamines Abortion Parental Consent
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on a bill (H.R. 476) that would prohibit the transportationView More
July 27, 2001
House Committee Approves Born Alive Infant Protection Act
On July 24, the House Judiciary Committee approved, 25-2, a bill (H.R. 2175) that would change the definition of anView More
July 13, 2001
Born Alive Infant Protection Act Approved by Subcommittee
On July 12, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing to examine a bill (H.R. 2175) thatView More
April 27, 2001
House Approves “Unborn Victims of Violence Act”
Marking the first vote on a reproductive health issue, the House on April 26 voted 252-172 to pass legislation (H.R.View More
March 30, 2001
Committee Approves Fetal Protection Bill
A bill (H.R. 503) dealing with fetal protection was approved, 15-9, by the House Judiciary Committee on March 28. SponsoredView More
March 23, 2001
Subcommittee Approves Fetal Protection Bill
One week after a hearing on legislation (H.R. 503) that would create a separate offense if an individual kills orView More
March 16, 2001
Subcommittee Discusses Federal Fetal Homicide Bill
Contentious debate surrounded a March 15 House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing. The hearing focused on a bill (H.R.View More
October 13, 2000
Congress Sends Defense Authorization to President
This week, both the House and Senate cleared the conference report accompanying the FY2001 defense authorization bill (H.R. 4205), sendingView More