June 4, 2004
FY2005 Appropriations Season Begins
This week, House appropriators began work on the FY2005 spending bills. Three subcommittees approved the following bills under their jurisdiction:View More
Military
June 4, 2004
House Panel Focuses on Prevention of Sexual Assault in the Military
On June 3, the House Armed Forces Total Force Subcommittee heard testimony on the prevention of sexual assault in theView More
May 21, 2004
FY2005 Defense Authorization Bill Stalls in Senate
After two days of debate, the House approved, 391-34, the FY2005 defense authorization bill (H.R. 4200) on May 20. TheView More
May 14, 2004
Defense Authorization Bill Moves to House Floor
After a mark-up session that lasted close to 14 hours on May 12, the House Armed Services Committee approved, 60-0,View More
May 7, 2004
House Recognizes Educators of Military Children
On May 4, the House approved, by voice vote, a resolution (H. Res. 598) recognizing the valuable contributions of militaryView More
May 7, 2004
Defense Authorization Bill Begins to Move
This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee completed action on its FY2005 defense authorization bill (S. 2229), while the subcommitteesView More
May 7, 2004
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Veterans’ Health Legislation
On May 6, the House Veterans’Affairs Subcommittee on Health heard testimony on a bill (H.R. 3849) to provide permanent authorityView More
April 2, 2004
Women’s Caucus Holds Hearing on Sexual Assault in the Military
On March 30, the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues heard testimony from officials at the Department of Defense (DoD), sexualView More
February 27, 2004
Sexual Assault in the Military Focus of Senate Hearing
On February 25, the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel held a hearing to examine current policies and programs onView More
November 14, 2003
Senate Approves Defense Authorization Conference Report
On November 12, the Senate approved, 95-3, the conference report for the FY2004 defense authorization bill (H.R. 1588). The HouseView More