November 15, 2002
House and Senate Extend Jobless Benefits; House Addresses Welfare Reform and Medicare Payments
On November 14, both the House and Senate approved, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 5603 and H.R. 3529 respectively) thatView More
November 15, 2002
Senate Approves International Microenterprise Loans
On November 13, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a bill (H.R. 4073) that would provide small loans to entrepreneursView More
November 15, 2002
House Approves Stronger Standards for Child Booster Seats
On November 14, the House passed, by unanimous consent, a bill (H.R. 5504) that would require the Department of TransportationView More
November 15, 2002
Health Care Resolution Approved by Senate
On November 14, the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, a resolution (S. Con. Res. 94) expressing the sense of theView More
November 15, 2002
Runaway Prevention Resolution Approved by House
By unanimous consent, the House on November 14 approved a resolution (H. Res. 582) expressing the sense of the HouseView More
November 15, 2002
Bills Introduced
Education H.R. 5718 —-Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) / Education and the Workforce (11/13/02)—A bill to expand and improve the programView More
November 8, 2002
Election 2002 Wrap-up
While the 2000 election brought a record number of women to Congress, the 2002 election saw little change in theView More
October 25, 2002
HELP Committee Discusses Administration’s Proposal to Expand CHIP Coverage to Fetuses
Although Congress is in recess until November 12, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held an October 24thView More
October 18, 2002
Fourth Continuing Resolution Approved by Congress
On October 16, the House approved, 228-172, a fourth continuing resolution (H. J. Res. 123) to fund government programs atView More
October 18, 2002
Congress Clears Community Health Centers Bill
After lawmakers struck a deal on legislation (S. 1533) to reauthorize community health centers and the National Health Service CorpsView More