December 19, 2000
DNA Backlog Bill Sent to President
Congress has approved legislation (H.R. 4640) designed to help eliminate a backlog of DNA samples waiting to be analyzed inView More
December 8, 2000
President Expected to Veto Bankruptcy Measure
The Senate on December 7 approved, 70-28, a bankruptcy reform conference report (H.R. 2415). The President is expected to vetoView More
December 8, 2000
Record Number of Women in Congress
Shortly after Election Day, four races involving women candidates remained unresolved (see The Source, 11/16/00, p. 1). Since that time,View More
December 8, 2000
Lame Duck Session Continues
This week, lawmakers were unable to reach agreement on the outstanding budget issues, pushing the lame duck session another weekView More
December 8, 2000
Women In Senate Leadership for 107th Congress
The Senate’s Republicans and Democrats held their respective leadership elections on December 6. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) was electedView More
November 17, 2000
Lame Duck Session Postponed
This week, with the outcome of the presidential election still uncertain, lawmakers decided to postpone their lame duck session untilView More
November 17, 2000
D.C. Spending Bill Clears Congress
Prior to adjourning until December 5, both the House and Senate cleared the conference report for the FY2001 District ofView More
November 17, 2000
Election Increases Number of Women in Congress
Even with several races still unresolved, the results of the 2000 election have brought the number of women in CongressView More
November 3, 2000
Congress Agrees to Lame Duck Session; Several Issues Remain
With the election only days away, Congress reluctantly agreed to a lame duck session, with the House and Senate takingView More
November 3, 2000
Minority Health Bill Headed to President
The House on October 30 approved, by voice vote, a bill (S. 1880) pertaining to minority health, sending it toView More