March 4, 2005
FY2006 State Department Authorization Heads to Senate Floor
On March 3, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved, 18-0, the FY2006 foreign assistance authorization bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The measure wouldView More
March 4, 2005
House Panel Approves Family Movie Act
On March 3, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property approved, by voice vote, an anti-piracyView More
March 4, 2005
Panel Examines Human Rights Abuses by UN Peacekeepers
On March 1, the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations heard testimony on allegationsView More
March 4, 2005
House Panel Examines Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
On March 3, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution heard testimony on the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)View More
March 4, 2005
Senate Committee Conducts Broad Overview of U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs
On March 2, State Department officials and representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) testified before the SenateView More
March 4, 2005
Small Business Health Care Costs Subject of Hearing
On March 2, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing to examine proposals aimed at reducing the rising healthView More
March 4, 2005
Bills Introduced
Abortion H.R. 1079—-Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-MD) / Energy and Commerce (03/03/05)—A bill to provide that the approved application forView More
March 4, 2005
Doris Matsui Elected to House Bringing Number of Women to All-Time High
On March 8, Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) won a special election to fill the seat of her late husband, Rep.View More
February 18, 2005
Senate Approves Bill Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination
On February 17, the Senate approved, 98-0, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S. 306). The Senate Health, Education, Labor, andView More
February 18, 2005
Senate Honors Shirley Chisholm
On February 14, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (S. Res. 52) honoring former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (D-NY)View More