May 24, 2002
Bills Introduced
Adoption H.R. 4800 —-Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) / Ways and Means (05/22/02)—A bill to repeal the sunset of the EconomicView More
May 17, 2002
House Passes Welfare Renewal Bill
On May 16, after two days of rancorous debate, the House approved, 229-197, legislation (H.R. 4737) that would reauthorize programsView More
May 17, 2002
House Approves Bill to Enhance Social Security Benefits for Women
On May 14, the House approved, 418-0, legislation (H.R. 4069) designed to make improvements to the current Social Security systemView More
May 17, 2002
House Approves Measure To Ban Military Use of the Abaya
On May 14, the House approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 4714) that would bar American military commanders fromView More
May 17, 2002
Supplemental Bill Approved by House Committee After Three-Day Mark-up
On May 15, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2002 supplemental appropriations bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The committee beganView More
May 17, 2002
Women and Tobacco Focus of Senate Hearing
The Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight, Government Management, and the District of Columbia held a May 14 hearing toView More
May 17, 2002
Affordable Housing Subject of Senate Hearing
On May 15, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation held a hearing to discussView More
May 17, 2002
Women’s Caucus Details Priorities Before LHHSE Subcommittee
Continuing a longstanding tradition, members of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues on May 16 testified before the House AppropriationsView More
May 17, 2002
House Committee Examines Workplace Flexibility in the Public Sector
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a May 15 hearing to examine flexible work policiesView More
May 17, 2002
Welfare Hearing Focuses on Strengthening Families
Continuing the dialogue on the reauthorization of the 1996 welfare law (P.L. 104-193), the Senate Finance Committee held a MayView More