September 29, 2000
Congress Clears Children’s Health Bill
As the end of the 106th Congress draws near, the House and Senate cleared legislation (H.R. 4365) that would authorizeView More
Health
September 29, 2000
House Establishes Biomedical Imaging Institute
The House on September 27 approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 1795) to establish a National Institute of BiomedicalView More
September 29, 2000
House Approves Childhood Cancer Resolution
On September 27, the House unanimously approved, 415-0, a resolution (H. Res. 576) expressing the sense of the House thatView More
September 15, 2000
House Passes “Mini Omnibus”
On September 8, the House approved, 212-209, the conference report for the FY2001 Legislative Branch appropriations bill (H.R. 4516). TheView More
September 15, 2000
NASA Reauthorization Bill Includes Funding for Women’s Health Research
On September 14, the House approved, 399-17, the conference report for a bill (H.R. 1654) to reauthorize the National AeronauticsView More
September 15, 2000
Hearing Focuses on Long-Term Care Insurance
Legislation (S. 2225) designed to increase access to long-term care insurance was the topic of a September 13 hearing heldView More
September 15, 2000
Stem Cell Research Subject of Senate Hearing
On September 14, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a hearing to discussView More
September 15, 2000
Subcommittee Examines Health Bills
The House Commerce Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a September 13 hearing to discuss a number of health-related bills.View More
September 8, 2000
Senate Committee Examines Stem Cell Research Guidelines
Following the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) announcement regarding finalized guidelines for federally funded human pluripotent stem cell research, theView More
July 31, 2000
Congress Clears FY2001 Defense Spending Conference Report
The Senate on July 27 approved, 91-9, the conference report for the FY2001 defense spending bill (H.R. 4576). The HouseView More