March 4, 2005
Small Business Health Care Costs Subject of Hearing
On March 2, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing to examine proposals aimed at reducing the rising healthView More
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February 18, 2005
Senate Approves Bill Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination
On February 17, the Senate approved, 98-0, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S. 306). The Senate Health, Education, Labor, andView More
February 18, 2005
HHS Secretary Details FY06 Budget
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt detailed the HHS FY2006 budget before several committees this week. OnView More
February 18, 2005
Medical Liability Reform Focus of House Committee Hearing
On February 17, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing entitled, “Medical Liability Reform: Stopping the Skyrocketing Price ofView More
February 11, 2005
Senate Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination
On February 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved, by voice vote, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination ActView More
February 9, 2005
FY2006 Budget Summary
Introduction President Bush delivered his $2.57 trillion FY2006 budget to Congress on February 7. The budget proposes to cut theView More
February 4, 2005
The State of the Union Address
President Bush delivered his first State of the Union address on January 29 to Congress and the American people. AlthoughView More
November 24, 2004
FY2005 Appropriations Summary
On November 20, Congress approved an omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 4818) that contained nine of the thirteen remaining spending bills.View More
November 23, 2004
108th Congress At-A-Glance
The 108th Congress adjourned on December 8 after completing action on legislation to overhaul the nation’s intelligence system. Other majorView More
November 22, 2004
Prematurity Resolution Approved by Senate
On November 19, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (S. Res. 476) recognizing during the month of NovemberView More