March 5, 2004
Senate Finance Committee Examines Health Insurance Scams
On March 3, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine health insurance scams. In his opening statement, CommitteeView More
March 5, 2004
Labor Budget Examined by House Committee
Labor Secretary Elaine Chao testified on the FY2005 budget before the House Ways and Means Committee on March 4. HerView More
March 5, 2004
Senate Committee Conducts Broad Overview of U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs
In a hearing that lasted well over eight hours on March 2, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony fromView More
March 5, 2004
Lead Levels in DC Water Subject of House Hearing
On March 5, the House Government Reform Committee held a hearing to discuss recent revelations that there were elevated levelsView More
March 5, 2004
Bills Introduced
Abortion S. 2166—-Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) / Armed Services (03/04/04)—A bill to exempt abortions of pregnancies in cases of rapeView More
February 27, 2004
Unborn Victims of Violence Act Advances to Senate
On February 26, the House approved, 254-163, a bill (H.R. 1997) dealing with fetal protection. The House Judiciary Committee approvedView More
February 27, 2004
Senate Approves Mandatory Child Locks on Guns; Defeats Unemployment Benefits Extension
During debate on a measure (S. 1805) that would prohibit certain civil liability lawsuits against gun manufacturers, the Senate approvedView More
February 27, 2004
Senate Action on Ob-Gyn Medical Malpractice Bill is Blocked
After two days of debate, Senate Democrats blocked consideration of a bill (S. 2061) that would limit noneconomic medical malpracticeView More
February 27, 2004
House Committee Approves Microenterprise Legislation
On February 25, the House International Relations Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 3818) to improve the resultsView More
February 27, 2004
House Committee Condemns Human Rights Abuses in China
On February 25, the House International Relations Committee approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (H. Res. 350) urging the U.S.View More