September 21, 2001
Bills Introduced
Welfare H.R. 2892—-Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) / Ways and Means (09/14/01)—A bill to suspend for 1 year the payment toView More
September 21, 2001
Congress Considers Defense Authorization Bill
At press time, both the House and Senate were considering bills (H.R. 2586/S. 1438) to reauthorize the Department of DefenseView More
September 14, 2001
Congress Responds to Tragic Events
On September 14, following terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress was moving toward approving aView 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
September 14, 2001
Senate Committee Examines Contraceptive Coverage
On September 10, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on contraceptive equity legislation (S.104). CommitteeView More
September 14, 2001
Brown v. Board of Education Bill Heads to President
Legislation (H.R. 2133) to set up a commission to plan activities for the May 17, 2001, 50th anniversary celebration ofView More
September 14, 2001
Bills Introduced
Miscellaneous H. Res. 158—-Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA) / Judiciary (09/10/01)—A resolution honoring the accomplishments and unfailing spirit of women inView More
September 7, 2001
Senate Committee Examines President’s Decision on Stem Cell Research
On September 5, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to discuss the President’s August 9thView More
September 7, 2001
Genetic Nondiscrimination Discussed by Subcommittee
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations on September 6 held its second hearing on genetic nondiscriminationView More
September 7, 2001
House Subcommittees Approve Two Spending Bills
District of Columbia: On September 6, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia easily approved, by voice vote,View More