November 23, 2004
108th Congress At-A-Glance
The 108th Congress adjourned on December 8 after completing action on legislation to overhaul the nation’s intelligence system. Other majorView More
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October 1, 2004
Congress Approves Temporary Extension of Welfare Programs
On September 28, the House approved, 416-0, a bill (H.R. 5149) to extend the 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193)View More
September 18, 2004
Senate Appropriations Committee Swings Into Action on FY2005 Appropriations Bills
This week, the Senate completed its consideration of the Homeland Security spending bill and began its consideration of the MilitaryView More
September 18, 2004
FY2005 Appropriations Bills – Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Bypassing subcommittee action, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 29-0, the FY2005 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending billView More
September 10, 2004
Congress Continues Work on FY2005 Appropriations Bills; House Overturns Department of Labor Overtime Regulations
This week, the House and Senate approved an emergency supplemental spending bill for disaster-relief activities related to Hurricanes Charley andView More
July 23, 2004
House Recognizes Importance of Food Distribution in Schools
On July 19, the House approved, 367-4, a resolution (S. Con. Res. 114) calling on the administration to work withView More
July 23, 2004
Senate Hearing Examines States’ Response to Military Families
On July 21, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families and the Senate Armed ForcesView More
July 23, 2004
Affordable Housing Focus of House Panel Hearing
On July 20, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing to discuss a GovernmentView More
July 16, 2004
Congress Continues Work on FY2005 Appropriations Bills
This week, the House approved the following spending bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; LegislativeView More
July 16, 2004
Chronic Homelessness Focus of House Panel Hearing
On July 13, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing on the Samaritan InitiativeView More