September 7, 2001
Senate Approves Legislation to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
On August 3, the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, two bills (H.R. 2133 and S. 1046) that would establish aView More
September 7, 2001
Senate Committee Considering Defense Authorization Bill; House Action Next Week
At press time on September 7, the Senate Armed Services Committee was working toward approving its FY2002 defense authorization billView More
September 7, 2001
Subcommittee Reexamines Abortion Parental Consent
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on a bill (H.R. 476) that would prohibit the transportationView More
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