December 20, 2001
LHHSE Spending Bill Sent to the President
After the education reform bill (H.R. 1) was cleared for the President, conferees on the FY2002 Labor, Health and HumanView More
Health
December 20, 2001
House Passes Nursing Shortage Bill
On December 20, the House approved, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 3487) designed to reduce the nursing shortage. The measureView More
December 14, 2001
HIV/AIDS Legislation Approved by House
The House on December 11 approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 2069) to authorize increased funding for HIV/AIDS education,View More
December 14, 2001
Congress Approves Defense Authorization Bill
The conference report for the FY2002 defense authorization bill (H.R. 2586/S. 1438) was approved, 382-40, by the House on DecemberView More
December 7, 2001
Sixth CR Needed; Several Remaining Sticking Points
This week, Congress cleared a sixth continuing resolution (H. J. Res. 76), which will fund government programs through December 15.View More
December 7, 2001
Senate Subcommittee Examines Human Cloning
On December 4, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a hearing to discussView More
November 30, 2001
Cloning Amendment Offered in Senate
On November 29, during debate on a railroad retirement bill (H.R. 10), Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) offered anView More
November 30, 2001
Senate Approves Cancer Treatment for Native American Women
On November 28, the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, a bill (S. 1741) that would allow Native American women accessView More
November 16, 2001
Congress Continues Work on FY2002 Spending Bills
This week, Congress came closer to completing action on the remaining FY2002 appropriations bills when it sent two measures toView More
November 16, 2001
House Subcommittee Examines Breast Implants and Health Care for Native American Women
On November 15, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine issues surrounding the safetyView More