July 24, 2015
Senate Committee Passes SURVIVE Act for Indian Victims
On July 22, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee passed, by voice vote, the Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian VictimsView More
Violence Against Women
July 10, 2015
Senate Committee Passes State, Foreign Ops Spending Bill
On July 9, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 27-3, the FY2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs spending bill ( S. 1725View More
July 10, 2015
Africa’s Displaced People Subject of House Hearing
On July 9, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held aView More
June 26, 2015
House Committee Passes Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill
On June 24, the House Appropriations Committee approved, 30-21, the FY2016 Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS)-Education spending bill ( as-yet-unnumbered ).View More
June 26, 2015
Senate Committee Clears Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill
On June 25, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 16-14, the FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and RelatedView More
June 19, 2015
Senate Clears Defense Authorization Bill
On June 18, the Senate completed its consideration of the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act ( H.R. 1735 ), as amended, approvingView More
June 19, 2015
Rapid DNA Legislation Subject of House Hearing
On June 18, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations held a hearing on the Rapid DNAView More
June 12, 2015
Congress Advances Defense Spending Bills
This week, the House and Senate approved their versions of the FY2016 Defense spending bill (H.R. 2685 and S. 2558,View More
June 12, 2015
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Commerce, Justice, Science Spending Bill
On June 11, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 27-3, the FY2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The Commerce, Justice,View More
June 12, 2015
Senate Committee Addresses Need for Victims’ Services in Indian Country
On June 10, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing, “ Addressing the Need for Victim Services in Indian Country .” “AI/AN [American Indian and Alaska Native] womenView More