April 17, 2015
Mental Health Benefits for Victims of MST Subject of House Hearing
On April 14, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on, among other bills,View More
Violence Against Women
April 17, 2015
House Examines DOJ Sexual Misconduct Allegations
On April 14, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing, “ DOJ IG: Handling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Allegation s.” The hearing focused on theView More
February 27, 2015
Congress Temporarily Extends Funding for DHS
On February 27, Congress approved H.R. 33, which would extend funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through MarchView More
February 27, 2015
Senate Committee Approves Human Trafficking Bills
On February 26, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by voice vote, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178)View More
February 27, 2015
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Trafficking Victims
On February 24, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing, “ Human Trafficking in the United States: Protecting the Victims .” The hearing focused on the importance of supportingView More
February 6, 2015
President Sends FY2016 Budget to Congress
On February 2, President Obama submitted to Congress his FY2016 budget. Released shortly after his State of the Union address, the budget provides theView More
January 30, 2015
Senate Passes Resolution to Raise Awareness of Stalking
On January 30, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution ( S. Res. 59 ) to designate January 2015 as National StalkingView More
January 16, 2015
House Passes Homeland Security Funding Bill
On January 14, the House approved, 236-191, the FY2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 240). On December 11,View More
December 12, 2014
Omnibus Spending Package Sent to President
On December 11, the House approved, 219-206, the FY2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 83). The Senate approved the legislation byView More
December 12, 2014
Defense Authorization Bill Heads to President
On December 11, the Senate approved, 89-11, the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 3979). The House passed theView More