September 7, 2001
Teen Suicide Subject of Subcommittee Hearing
Suicide claims the lives of more than 30,000 Americans each year. In 1998, there were more teenagers and young adultsView More
September 7, 2001
House Committee Examines Procurement Policies at the DoD
On September 6, in the seventh of a series of hearings examining the contracting practices of federal agencies, the HouseView More
September 7, 2001
Bills Introduced
Child Care H.R. 2787—-Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) / Energy and Commerce (08/02/01)—A bill to increase the availability of, and improveView More
August 3, 2001
House Approves Patients’ Bill of Rights
After intense and somewhat controversial negotiations, the House on August 2 approved, 226-203, a bill (H.R. 2563) that would provideView More
August 3, 2001
House Votes to Ban Human Cloning
Several hours of heated debate led to the passage of a bill (H.R. 2505) to prohibit human cloning. The HouseView More
August 3, 2001
VA-HUD Spending Bill Approved by Congress
This week, both chambers approved their versions of the FY2002 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriationsView More
August 3, 2001
Senate Approves Transportation Spending Bill
After several weeks of delay over a provision dealing with Mexican trucks, the Senate approved, by voice vote, the FY2002View More
August 3, 2001
House Passes Legislative Branch Spending Bill
The House on July 31 approved, 380-38, the FY2002 legislative branch appropriations bill (H.R. 2647), sending the bill to conference.View More
August 3, 2001
Defense Authorization Bill Approved by Committee
The day after the subcommittees completed work on their portions of the FY2002 defense authorization bill (H.R. 2586), the HouseView More
August 3, 2001
House Approves Math and Science Education Bills
On July 30, the House approved, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 1858), sponsored by Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), that incorporatesView More