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
August 3, 2001
House Committee Approves Juvenile Justice Bill
On August 1, the House Education and the Workforce Committee easily approved, 41-2, legislation (H.R. 1900) designed to prevent andView More
August 3, 2001
Senate Committee Approves Several Health Bills
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved several health-related bills during a mark-up on August 1. Bills toView More
August 3, 2001
Senate Committee Overturns the Mexico City Policy
On August 1, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered a bill (S. 367) that would allow nongovernmental organizations that useView More
August 3, 2001
Mandatory Sentences for Repeat Child Molesters Approved by House Subcommittee
On August 2, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime approved, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 2146) that would require lifeView More
August 3, 2001
House Committee Examines Health Safety Net Programs
On August 1, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing to discuss reauthorizing public health safety net programs.View More
August 3, 2001
Stem Cell Research Subject of Ninth Senate Hearing
On August 1, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held its ninth hearing onView More
August 3, 2001
House Subcommittee Examines Early Childhood Education Programs
On July 31, the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform held a hearing on the effectiveness ofView More