November 7, 2003
Child Abuse and Neglect Focus of House Subcommittee Hearing
On November 6, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing to examine a highly publicizedView More
November 7, 2003
Senate Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Human Rights in North Korea
On November 4, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific held a hearing on human rightsView More
November 7, 2003
Senate Subcommittee Hears Testimony on the Health Effects of Mercury
On November 5, the Senate Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards held a hearing on mercury emissions. Of particularView More
November 7, 2003
Homeownership and Abusive Mortgage Lending Focus of House Panel Hearing
On November 5, the House Financial Services Subcommittees on Housing and Community Opportunity and Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit heardView More
November 7, 2003
Bills Introduced
Abortion H.R. 3453—-Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) / Energy and Commerce (11/06/03)—–A bill to suspend the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)View More
October 31, 2003
Congress Approves Third Continuing Resolution Into November
This week, the House and Senate approved a continuing resolution until November 7, 2003. The House approved the following conferenceView More
October 31, 2003
Post Office Named for Former Rep. Barbara Kennelly
By unanimous consent, the Senate on October 29 approved a bill (H.R. 2746) to designate a U.S. Postal facility inView More
October 31, 2003
House Reauthorizes Child Nutrition Programs
On October 28, the House approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 3232) to reauthorize a number of federal childView More
October 31, 2003
Head Start Reauthorization Approved by Senate Committee
On October 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved, 21-0, a bill (as-yet-unnumbered) to reauthorize Head StartView More
October 31, 2003
Senate Committee Approves Bill to Combat Obesity
On October 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (S. 1172) toView More