July 26, 2002
Birth Defects Subject of Senate Subcommittee Hearing
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families held a July 26 hearing to discuss birthView More
July 26, 2002
FY2003 LHHSE Spending Bill Ready for Senate Consideration
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 29-0, the FY2003 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill (S.View More
July 26, 2002
Foreign Operations Senate Committee Report Language
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY2003 foreign operations spending bill (S. 2779) (see The Source, 719/02). TheView More
July 26, 2002
Bills Introduced
Health H.R. 5187—-Rep. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) / Energy and Commerce (07/23/02)—A bill to authorize the Health Resources and Services AdministrationView More
July 19, 2002
Born Alive Infant Protection Act Headed to President
Without debate, the Senate on July 18 approved, by unanimous consent, a bill (H.R. 2175) that would change the definitionView More
July 19, 2002
Senate Vote on Prescription Drug Proposals Slated for Next Week
The Senate has spent the majority of this week debating a bill (S. 812) that is designed to speed theView More
July 19, 2002
Senate Passes Military Construction Spending Bill
On July 18, the Senate approved, 96-3, the FY2003 military construction appropriations bill (S. 2709). S. 2709 would allocate approximatelyView More
July 19, 2002
Four Spending Bills Approved by Senate Committee
In a flurry of action this week, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved four FY2003 appropriations bill—Commerce-Justice-State, Defense, Foreign Operations,View More
July 19, 2002
Committee Approves Bill to Clear DNA Backlog for Rape Cases
Legislation (S. 2513) designed to expedite and improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases was approved by unanimousView More
July 19, 2002
House Committee Approves “Partial-Birth Abortion” Ban
On July 17, the House Judiciary Committee approved, 20-8, a bill (H.R. 4965) that would prohibit “partial-birth abortions.” The voteView More