July 20, 2001
Mexico City Policy Subject of Committee Hearing
On July 19, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to discuss the effects of the Mexico City PolicyView More
International
July 13, 2001
House Passes Agriculture Spending Bill
After defeating a controversial drug re-importation amendment, the House on July 11 passed, 414-16, the FY2002 agriculture spending bill (H.R.View More
May 18, 2001
House Upholds Mexico City Policy
On May 16, the House narrowly approved, 218-210, an amendment to the State Department reauthorization bill (H.R. 1646) that removedView More
May 11, 2001
House Begins Work on State Department Reauthorization
On May 10, the House began consideration of the FY2002 State Department reauthorization bill (H.R. 1646). Consideration of the legislationView More
November 17, 2000
Senate Passes Resolution on Role of Women in Suicide Bombings
On March 20, the Senate passed, by unanimous consent and without debate, a resolution (S. Res. 229) condemning the involvementView More
October 20, 2000
Congress Approves Citizenship for International Adoptees
The Senate on October 12 cleared, by unanimous consent, a bill (H.R. 2883) to confer U.S. citizenship upon all foreign-bornView More
September 29, 2000
Committee Examines HIV/AIDS Crisis in Africa
On September 27, the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing to examine the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.View More
September 22, 2000
House Approves Citizenship for International Adoptees
A bill (H.R. 2883) that would affect American families adopting foreign-born children was approved, by voice vote, by the HouseView More
September 22, 2000
Congress Approves Bill to Implement Adoption Treaty
A bill (H.R. 2909) designed to implement a treaty on international adoption was cleared, by unanimous consent, by the SenateView More
September 15, 2000
Senate Rejects Sense of Congress on Forced Abortions in China
For the past two weeks, the Senate has been debating legislation (H.R. 4444) to grant Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR)View More