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February 27, 2015

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Trafficking Victims

On February 24, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing, “ Human Trafficking in the United States: Protecting the Victims .” The hearing focused on the importance of supportingView More

February 6, 2015

President Sends FY2016 Budget to Congress

On February 2, President Obama submitted to Congress his FY2016 budget. Released shortly after his State of the Union address, the budget provides theView More

January 30, 2015

Senate Passes Resolution to Raise Awareness of Stalking

On January 30, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution ( S. Res. 59 ) to designate January 2015 as National StalkingView More

January 16, 2015

House Passes Homeland Security Funding Bill

On January 14, the House approved, 236-191, the FY2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 240). On December 11,View More

December 12, 2014

Omnibus Spending Package Sent to President

On December 11, the House approved, 219-206, the FY2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 83). The Senate approved the legislation byView More

December 12, 2014

Defense Authorization Bill Heads to President

On December 11, the Senate approved, 89-11, the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 3979). The House passed theView More

December 12, 2014

Congress Passes Safe Families, Villages Bill

On December 9, the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act (S. 1474). The SenateView More

December 12, 2014

Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Campus Sexual Assault

On December 9, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism held a hearing, “ Campus Sexual Assault: The Roles and Responsibilities of Law Enforcement .” “Nearly one in fiveView More

December 5, 2014

House Clears Defense Authorization Bill

On December 4, the House approved, 300-119, an amendment to H.R. 3979, compromise legislation for the National Defense Authorization ActView More

December 5, 2014

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Domestic Violence in Professional Sports

On December 2, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing, “ Addressing Domestic Violence in Professional Sports .” “The NFL is taking aView More

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