March 8, 2002
House Subcommittee Reviews State Department’s Human Rights Reports
On March 6, the House International Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights held a hearing to review theView More
Violence Against Women
November 2, 2001
House Hearings on Afghanistan
On October 31, the House International Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on the conflictView More
October 26, 2001
Senate Passes Foreign Operations Spending Bill
Breaking the logjam of FY2002 spending bills, this week the Senate approved the FY2002 foreign operations appropriations bill (H.R. 2506).View More
October 26, 2001
Justice Department Reauthorization
On October 18, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (S. 1319) to reauthorize the Department ofView More
September 14, 2001
Senate Passes Commerce-Justice-State Spending Bill
Given the events of this week, the Senate quickly debated and approved the FY2002 Commerce, Justice, State, and Related AgenciesView More
July 27, 2001
House Approves Permanent Violence Against Women Office
A bill that would establish a permanent Violence Against Women Office within the Department of Justice (DOJ) was approved, byView More
July 20, 2001
House Approves Commerce-Justice-State Spending Bill
After two days of consideration, the House on July 18 approved, 408-19, the FY2002 Commerce, Justice, State, and Related AgenciesView More
July 20, 2001
Senate Committee Approves Three Spending Bills
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee forged ahead with its consideration of the FY2002 appropriations bills, approving three measures-Agriculture, RuralView More
June 29, 2001
Commerce-Justice-State Spending Bill Approved by Subcommittee
On June 27, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary approved, by voice vote, its FY2002View More
April 27, 2001
House Approves “Unborn Victims of Violence Act”
Marking the first vote on a reproductive health issue, the House on April 26 voted 252-172 to pass legislation (H.R.View More