February 14, 2003
Committee Approves Cloning Ban
On February 12, the House Judiciary Committee approved, 19-12, a bill (H.R. 534) to permanently ban all human cloning. CosponsoredView More
February 14, 2003
Birth Defects Bill Approved By Senate HELP Committee
On February 12, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved, by unanimous consent, a bill (S. 286) toView More
February 14, 2003
Medical Liability Examined by Senate Committees
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Judiciary Committees held a joint hearing on February 11 to examine theView More
February 14, 2003
Secretary of State Presents FY2004 Budget
This week, Secretary of State Colin Powell presented the President’s FY2004 international affairs budget to both the House and SenateView More
February 14, 2003
BIlls Introduced
Abortion H.R. 679 —-Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) / Energy and Commerce (02/11/03)—A bill to prohibit certain late term abortions. ChildView More
February 7, 2003
Congress Approves Eighth Continuing Resolution
On February 5, the House and Senate approved, by voice vote, a continuing resolution (H. J. Res. 18) to fundView More
February 7, 2003
Two Cabinet Officials Highlight President’s FY2004 Budget
Newly appointed Treasury Secretary John Snow outlined the President’s $2.24 trillion FY2004 budget before the House Ways and Means CommitteeView More
February 7, 2003
FY2004 HHS Budget Presented to Committee
On February 6, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson, presented the President’s FY2004 budget for the departmentView More
February 7, 2003
Small Businesses and Affordable Health Care Subject of Senate Hearing
On February 5, the Senate Small Business Committee held a hearing to examine the growing problem of providing affordable healthView More
February 7, 2003
Bills Introduced
Abortion H.R. 579 —-Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) / Judiciary (02/05/03)—A bill to implement equal protection under the Constitution for theView More