November 30, 2001
Cloning Amendment Offered in Senate
On November 29, during debate on a railroad retirement bill (H.R. 10), Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) offered anView More
Health
November 30, 2001
Senate Approves Cancer Treatment for Native American Women
On November 28, the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, a bill (S. 1741) that would allow Native American women accessView More
November 16, 2001
Congress Continues Work on FY2002 Spending Bills
This week, Congress came closer to completing action on the remaining FY2002 appropriations bills when it sent two measures toView More
November 16, 2001
House Subcommittee Examines Breast Implants and Health Care for Native American Women
On November 15, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine issues surrounding the safetyView More
November 2, 2001
Senate Debates LHHSE Spending Bill
The Senate will continue its consideration of the FY2002 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill (S. 1536)View More
November 2, 2001
Committee Approves Nursing Shortage Legislation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on November 1 approved, by voice vote, two bills (S. 721 andView More
November 2, 2001
Subcommittee Examines Stem Cell Research
On October 31, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held its eleventh hearing toView More
November 2, 2001
Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Report Language
The Senate Appropriations Committee report accompanying the FY2002 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill (S. 1536) includes languageView More
October 26, 2001
Funding Provided for Women’s Health Research Programs
On October 24, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2002 defense spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). Several women’s healthView More
October 12, 2001
House Passes Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill; Senate Readies Measure for Floor
This week, Congress made some progress on its consideration of the FY2002 spending bills. On October 11, the House voted,View More