July 12, 2002
House Subcommittee Discusses the Uninsured
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations held a July 9 hearing to discuss ways to expandView More
Health
June 28, 2002
House Narrowly Approves Prescription Drug Benefit
After hours of bitter and partisan debate, the House approved, 221-208, a bill (H.R. 4954) to provide a Medicare prescriptionView More
June 28, 2002
House Approves Defense Spending Bill
On June 27, the House approved the FY2003 defense appropriations bill (H.R. 5010), 413-18, three days after the House AppropriationsView More
June 28, 2002
Senate Committee Approves Health-Related Bills
On June 27, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Education Committee easily approved, by voice vote, two bills aimed atView More
June 28, 2002
House Subcommittee Approves Treasury-Postal Appropriations Bill
On June 26, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government approved, by voice vote, its FY2003View More
June 28, 2002
Children’s Dental Health Subject of Senate Hearing
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a June 25 hearing to examine children’s dental health. The hearingView More
June 21, 2002
Cloning Amendment Thwarted in Senate
Last week, in an attempt to spur floor debate on the issue of human cloning, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) offeredView More
June 21, 2002
Prescription Drug Coverage Approved by House Committees
This week, two House committees approved a bill (H.R. 4954) aimed at providing prescription drug coverage to seniors. In theView More
June 14, 2002
Women’s Health Bills Approved by Committee
The House Energy and Commerce easily approved, by voice vote, two bipartisan women’s health bills (H.R. 1784 and H.R. 4888)View More
June 14, 2002
Senate Committee Examines Vaccine Shortage
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on June 12 to examine the recent shortage in childhood vaccines. WitnessesView More