July 26, 2002
Prescription Drug Proposals Defeated in Senate
This week, the Senate turned back three amendments designed to provide a Medicare prescription drug benefit. The votes came duringView More
July 26, 2002
Senate Committee Approves Four Spending Bills
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved, 29-0, a package of four FY2003 spending bills—Agriculture, Rural Development, and RelatedView More
July 26, 2002
Two Human Rights Resolutions Approved by Subcommittee
On July 25, the House International Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights approved, by voice vote, two resolutionsView More
July 26, 2002
House Subcommittee Recognizes the Inheritance Rights of Women in Africa
On July 23, the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa approved, by voice vote, a resolution (H. Con. Res. 421)View More
July 26, 2002
Safe Motherhood Mark-up Delayed for Fourth Time
While the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 24 attempted to consider a bill (S. 2328) designedView More
July 26, 2002
House Subcommittee Discusses Mental Health Coverage
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a July 23 hearing to discuss mental health coverage. Witnesses focusedView More
July 26, 2002
House Committee Discusses School Choice Options
On July 23, the House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing on expanding educational options for low-income parentsView More
July 26, 2002
Committee Gets Update on Implementation of New Education Law
The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a July 24 hearing on the implementation of the No Child BehindView More
July 26, 2002
Violence Against Women Subject of Senate Committee Hearing
On July 25, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to discuss violence against women inView More
July 26, 2002
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Women in Science and Technology
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space held a July 24 hearing on women inView More