June 30, 2000
House Approves Commerce-Justice-State Bill
On June 26, the House passed, 214-195, the FY2001 Commerce, Justice, State, and Related Agencies appropriations bill (H.R. 4690). TheView More
June 30, 2000
International Abduction Resolution Approved
The Senate on June 23 approved, by voice vote, a resolution (H. Con. Res. 293) urging other countries to complyView More
June 30, 2000
House Begins Debate on Agriculture Spending Bill
On June 29, the House began its consideration of the FY2001 agriculture appropriations spending bill (H.R. 4461) after a six-weekView More
June 30, 2000
Physicians’ Collective Bargaining Bill Approved by House
On June 29, the House voted, 276-136 (with two Members voting present), to approve a bill (H.R. 1304) that wouldView More
June 30, 2000
VAWA Reauthorization Ready for House and Senate Floor Action
After two days of consideration, the House Judiciary Committee approved, 17-0, a bill (H.R. 1248) to reauthorize the Violence AgainstView More
June 30, 2000
Foreign Operations Spending Bill Approved by House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee on June 27 approved, by voice vote, the FY2001 foreign operations spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). Overall, developmentView More
June 30, 2000
International HIV/AIDS Funds Approved by Senate Committee
On June 27, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave voice vote approval to a bill (as-yet-unnumbered) that would authorize HIV/AIDS-relatedView More
June 30, 2000
Committee Revisits Marriage Tax Penalty Bill
On June 28, legislation (as-yet-unnumbered) designed to alleviate the marriage tax penalty was approved by the Senate Finance Committee inView More
June 30, 2000
Child Support and Fatherhood Bill Approved by Subcommittee
Legislation (H.R. 4678) designed to improve the child support system was approved, 7-6, by the House Ways and Means SubcommitteeView More
June 30, 2000
One-Stop Job Centers Reviewed
The status of one-stop job centers, which are aimed at helping low-income and disadvantaged workers find and keep jobs, wasView More