June 21, 2002
House Makes Pension Relief Permanent
On June 21, the House approved, 271-142, legislation (H.R. 4019) that would make permanent the retirement provisions included in lastView More
June 21, 2002
Senate Begins Consideration of FY2003 Defense Authorization Bill
This week, the Senate began its consideration of the FY2003 defense authorization bill (S. 2514). S. 2514 would authorize $393View More
June 21, 2002
Cloning Amendment Thwarted in Senate
Last week, in an attempt to spur floor debate on the issue of human cloning, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) offeredView More
June 21, 2002
Prescription Drug Coverage Approved by House Committees
This week, two House committees approved a bill (H.R. 4954) aimed at providing prescription drug coverage to seniors. In theView More
June 21, 2002
Ergonomics Plan Endorsed by Senate Committee
Legislation (S. 2184) that would require the Department of Labor (DoL) to issue a new ergonomics standard to prevent workplaceView More
June 21, 2002
Committee Approves Measures to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children
On June 19, the House Judiciary Committee approved, 22-3, legislation (H.R. 4623) that would ban computer-generated child pornography. The committeeView More
June 21, 2002
Subcommittee Approves Housing Affordability Bill; Committee Begins Consideration of Housing Affordability Measure
Subcommittee Action On June 18, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity gave voice vote approval toView More
June 21, 2002
House Committee Holds Hearing on Human Trafficking
On June 19, the House International Relations Committee held a hearing on the State Department’s second annual Trafficking in PersonsView More
June 21, 2002
Bills Introduced
Child Care S. 2660 —-Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) / Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (06/20/02)—A bill to increase the number ofView More
June 14, 2002
House Approves Permanent Marriage Tax Relief
On June 13, the House approved, 271-142, legislation (H.R. 4019) that would make permanent the marriage tax penalty relief provisionsView More