July 18, 2003
House and Senate Rush to Complete Spending Bills Before August Recess
Continuing the effort to complete all 13 FY2004 appropriations bills before the August recess, the Senate this week approved theView More
July 18, 2003
House Approves State Department Authorization Bill
On July 16, the House approved, 382-42, the State Department authorization bill (H.R. 1950). Under the two-year measure, $4.2 billionView More
July 18, 2003
House Opposes Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 1
On July 14, the House defeated, 191-221, a motion to instruct conferees on the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActView More
July 18, 2003
House Rejects Democratic Motions on Child Tax Credit
On July 16, the House rejected, 206-220, a motion that would have put Members on record as favoring the SenateView More
July 18, 2003
House Approves Resolution Against Slavery in the Sudan
On Wednesday, July 16, the House approved H. Res. 194, by voice vote, affirming its support of international efforts toView More
July 18, 2003
House Committee Approves Pension Reform Legislation Amid Partisan Rancor
On July 18, after an acrimonious mark-up, the House Ways and Means Committee approved, by voice vote, a scaled-down versionView More
July 18, 2003
House Subcommittee Approves Unborn Victims of Violence Act
On July 15, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution approved, 6-3, a bill (H.R. 1997) dealing with fetal protection.View More
July 18, 2003
Senate Subcommittee Hears Testimony on SAMHSA Reauthorization
On July 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services held aView More
July 18, 2003
Senate Government Affairs Committee Holds Hearings on Forced Custody Relinquishment
On July 15 and 17, the Senate Government Affairs Committee held hearings on the issue of parents being forced toView More
July 18, 2003
Contract Bundling Focus of House Subcommittee Hearing
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight held a July 15 hearing to focus attention on theView More