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October 9, 2015

Planned Parenthood Subject of House Hearing

On October 8, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing, “ Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining Abortion Procedures and Medical Ethics at the Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider .” This is the fourth hearing in a seriesView More

October 9, 2015

House Committee Holds International Food Aid Hearings

On October 7, the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and InternationalView More

October 9, 2015

Head Start Subject of House Hearing

On October 7, the House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing, “ Strengthening Head Start for Current and Future Generation s.” Dr. Timothy M. Nolan , chief executive officer andView More

October 9, 2015

Bills Introduced

Abortion S. 2159—Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)/Finance (10/7/15)—A bill to allow for greater state flexibility with respect to excluding providers whoView More

October 2, 2015

Congress Approves Continuing Resolution, Avoids Shutdown

On September 30, hours before the start of FY2016, Congress approved the Senate amendments to H.R. 719, which would fundView More

October 2, 2015

House Clears Defense Authorization Conference Report

On October 1, the House approved, 270-156, the conference report for the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 1735). The SenateView More

October 2, 2015

House Passes Bill to Restrict Medicaid Funding for Abortions

On September 29, the House passed, by 236-193, the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act ( H.R. 3495 ). Sponsored by Rep.View More

October 2, 2015

Senate Committee Passes Child Health Bill

On September 30, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee passed, by voice vote, the Protecting Our Infants ActView More

October 2, 2015

Committee Uses Reconciliation to Limit Abortion

On September 29, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved, 28-23, recommendations that would impose a one-year moratorium on federal paymentsView More

October 2, 2015

Planned Parenthood Funding Examined by House Committee

Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) opened the hearing by asking, “The question before us is: Does Planned Parenthood really need federal subsidies? Does itView More

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