October 24, 2003
Senate Criminalizes E-mail “Spam”
On October 22, the Senate approved, 97-0, a bill (S. 877) that would make it a federal crime to sendView More
October 24, 2003
Senate Recognizes National Cancer Prevention Month
On October 23, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (S. Res. 252) designating February 2004 as “National CancerView More
October 24, 2003
Senate Committee Approves Site for the National Women’s History Museum
On October 22, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (S. 1741) to provide a siteView More
October 24, 2003
Senate Committee Approves Naming of Barbara Kennelly Post Office
On October 22, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved, by voice vote, two bills (S. 1415/H.R. 2746) honoring former Rep.View More
October 24, 2003
Senate Committee Hears Testimony on Family Elder Abuse
On October 20, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on the perils of family elder abuse andView More
October 24, 2003
Bills Introduced
Business S. 1753—-Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) / Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (10/17/03)—A bill to prevent identity theft, to improveView More
October 17, 2003
FY2004 Iraq Spending Bill Headed to Conference
This week, the House and Senate approved conflicting versions of the FY2004 supplemental spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan. HouseView More
October 17, 2003
Senate Approves Legislation Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination
On October 14, the Senate approved, 95-0, a bill (S. 1053) that would prohibit employers and health insurance companies fromView More
October 17, 2003
House Supports College Savings Month
On October 15, the House approved, by voice vote, a resolution (H. Con. Res. 270) affirming congressional support for theView More
October 17, 2003
House Awards Congressional Gold Medal to Dorothy Height
On October 15, the House approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 1821) to award a congressional gold medal toView More