June 14, 2002
Senate Rejects Permanent Estate Tax Repeal
On June 12, the Senate rejected, 54-44, legislation (H.R. 8) that would have permanently phased out the estate and giftView More
June 14, 2002
Hate Crimes Bill Pulled From Senate Floor
This week, the Senate began consideration of a bill (S. 625) that would expand federal hate crimes to include gender,View More
June 14, 2002
Women’s Health Bills Approved by Committee
The House Energy and Commerce easily approved, by voice vote, two bipartisan women’s health bills (H.R. 1784 and H.R. 4888)View More
June 14, 2002
Senate Committee Approves HIV/AIDS Bill
On June 13, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved, by voice vote, a measure (S. 2525) to combat the globalView More
June 14, 2002
Subcommittee Approves Military Construction Appropriations Bill
On June 12, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction approved, by voice vote, its FY2003 appropriations bill (as-yet-unnumbered). TheView More
June 14, 2002
Senate Committee Examines Vaccine Shortage
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on June 12 to examine the recent shortage in childhood vaccines. WitnessesView More
June 14, 2002
Senate Hearing Focuses on Implementation of Reading Programs
On June 13, during the second in a series of hearings on the implementation of the Leave No Child BehindView More
June 14, 2002
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on CEDAW
On June 13, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the United Nation’s (U.N.) Convention on the EliminationView More
June 14, 2002
Newborn Screening Discussed at Senate Hearing
On June 14, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families held a hearing to discussView More
June 14, 2002
Bills Introduced
Crime H.R. 4916 —-Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce (06/12/02)—A bill to provide services for the prevention ofView More