March 18, 2005
House Committee Examines Department of Labor Budget for FY2006
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on March 16. She highlighted the administration’sView More
March 18, 2005
Finance Committee Examines Expiring Tax Provisions
On March 16, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine a number of tax provisions scheduled to expireView More
March 11, 2005
Senate Supports International Women’s Day
On March 8, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (S. Res. 74) designating March 8, 2005, as “InternationalView More
March 11, 2005
Senate Approves Bankruptcy Reform Bill, Defeats Minimum Wage Increase
On March 10, the Senate approved, 74-25, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (S. 256). The Senate beganView More
March 11, 2005
Senate Approves Vocational and Technical Education Reauthorization; House Panel Approves Bill
On March 10, just one day after committee approval, the Senate unanimously approved, 99-0, a bill (S. 250) to reauthorizeView More
March 11, 2005
Subcommittee Approves Trafficking Reauthorization and Expansion
On March 10, the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations approved, by voice vote,View More
March 11, 2005
Senate Committee Approves Welfare Reform Bill
On March 9, the Senate Finance Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (as-yet-unnumbered) to reauthorize the 1996 welfare reformView More
March 11, 2005
Senate Committee Reauthorizes Child Care Program
On March 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (S. 525) toView More
March 11, 2005
FY2005 Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill Heads to House Floor
On March 8, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, an emergency supplemental spending bill for FY2005 (as-yet-unnumbered). TheView More
March 11, 2005
Budget Resolution Ready for Floor Action
This week, both the House and Senate Budget Committees approved their versions of the FY2006 budget resolution, paving the wayView More