April 15, 2005
HIV/AIDS Subject of House Committee Hearing
On April 13, the House International Relations Committee heard testimony concerning the global HIV/AIDS crisis and implementation of the UnitedView More
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April 7, 2005
Senate Debates FY2006 State Department Authorization/Overturns Mexico City Policy
This week, the Senate began its debate on the FY2006 foreign affairs authorization bill (S. 600). Controversy over a numberView More
April 7, 2005
Senate Panel Approves FY2005 Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill
On April 6, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 28-0, a number of amendments to an emergency supplemental spending bill forView More
March 18, 2005
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Human Rights Report
On March 17, the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations heard testimony on theView 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
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 4, 2005
House Approves Bill Aimed at Protecting Women in Humanitarian Crises
On March 2, the House approved, 416-0, a bill (H.R. 912) that would require humanitarian aid organizations to adopt aView More
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
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
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