December 14, 2001
Education Overhaul Agreement Reached
After months of negotiations, conferees completed work on a long-awaited education reform bill (H.R. 1). The House approved, 381-41, theView More
December 14, 2001
HIV/AIDS Legislation Approved by House
The House on December 11 approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 2069) to authorize increased funding for HIV/AIDS education,View More
December 14, 2001
Child Abuse Prevention Bill Headed to President
On December 13, the Senate cleared, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 2873) that would renew the Promoting Safe and StableView More
December 14, 2001
Afghan Women Resolution Approved by Senate
The Senate on December 13 approved, by voice vote, a resolution (S. Con. Res. 86) expressing the sense of CongressView More
December 14, 2001
House Approves Social Security Resolution
On December 12, the House passed, 415-5, a resolution (H. Con. Res. 282) aimed at “Keeping the Social Security PromiseView More
December 14, 2001
Congress Approves Defense Authorization Bill
The conference report for the FY2002 defense authorization bill (H.R. 2586/S. 1438) was approved, 382-40, by the House on DecemberView More
December 14, 2001
Seventh CR Needed
With three FY2002 appropriations bills still unfinished, Congress passed a seventh continuing resolution (H. J. Res. 78) to fund governmentView More
December 14, 2001
Bills Introduced
Adoption S. 1802—-Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) / Finance (12/11/01)—A bill to accelerate the effective date for the expansion of theView More
December 7, 2001
Sixth CR Needed; Several Remaining Sticking Points
This week, Congress cleared a sixth continuing resolution (H. J. Res. 76), which will fund government programs through December 15.View More
December 7, 2001
Senate Subcommittee Examines Human Cloning
On December 4, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a hearing to discussView More