February 12, 2016
Joint Subcommittee Hearing Addresses Zika Epidemic
On February 10, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, and theView More
February 12, 2016
Bills Introduced
Child Care S. 2539—Sen. Robert Casey Jr. (D-PA)/Finance (2/10/16)—A bill to provide for mandatory funding, to ensure that the familiesView More
February 10, 2016
FY2017 Budget Summary
President Obama Submits Final Budget to Congress On February 9, President Obama submitted to Congress his FY2017 budget proposal. TheView More
February 5, 2016
Veto Override Vote Falters in House
On February 2, the House failed to override President Obama’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring American’s Health Care FreedomView More
February 5, 2016
House Passes Human Trafficking Bills
On February 1, the House passed, by voice vote, the International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other SexualView More
February 5, 2016
Senate Recognizes Stalking Awareness Month
On February 2, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, S. Res. 353 , a resolution designating January 2016 as “National Stalking Awareness Month.”View More
February 5, 2016
Human Trafficking Prevention Act Clears House Committee
On February 2, the House Homeland Security Committee passed, by voice vote, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Human TraffickingView More
February 5, 2016
Senate Committee Examines Opening of Combat Roles to Women
On February 2, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing, “ Implementation of the Decision to Open All Ground Combat Units to Women .” The hearing follows the December 2015 announcementView More
February 5, 2016
Bills Introduced
Family Support H.R. 4420—Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME)/Agriculture (2/1/16)—A bill to provide that certain convicted felons shall be ineligible to participateView More
January 29, 2016
Senate Committee Addresses Drug Abuse
On January 28, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing, “ Attacking America’s Epidemic of Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse .” The hearing addressed several issues surrounding the epidemicView More