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
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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
October 12, 2001
LHHSE Report Language Impacts Women and Families
The House Appropriations Committee report accompanying the FY2002 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill (H.R. 3061) includesView More
October 5, 2001
Subcommittee Approves Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill
In quick fashion, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved, by voice vote, itsView More
September 26, 2001
Nursing Shortage Examined by House Committee
The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a September 25 hearing to discuss the nursing shortage. Committee Chair JohnView More
September 7, 2001
Senate Committee Examines President’s Decision on Stem Cell Research
On September 5, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to discuss the President’s August 9thView More
September 7, 2001
Genetic Nondiscrimination Discussed by Subcommittee
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations on September 6 held its second hearing on genetic nondiscriminationView More
August 3, 2001
House Approves Patients’ Bill of Rights
After intense and somewhat controversial negotiations, the House on August 2 approved, 226-203, a bill (H.R. 2563) that would provideView More
August 3, 2001
House Votes to Ban Human Cloning
Several hours of heated debate led to the passage of a bill (H.R. 2505) to prohibit human cloning. The HouseView More
August 3, 2001
Senate Committee Approves Several Health Bills
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved several health-related bills during a mark-up on August 1. Bills toView More