September 7, 2001
Genetic Nondiscrimination Discussed by Subcommittee
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations on September 6 held its second hearing on genetic nondiscriminationView More
Health
August 3, 2001
House Approves Patients’ Bill of Rights
After intense and somewhat controversial negotiations, the House on August 2 approved, 226-203, a bill (H.R. 2563) that would provideView More
August 3, 2001
House Votes to Ban Human Cloning
Several hours of heated debate led to the passage of a bill (H.R. 2505) to prohibit human cloning. The HouseView More
August 3, 2001
Senate Committee Approves Several Health Bills
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved several health-related bills during a mark-up on August 1. Bills toView More
August 3, 2001
House Committee Examines Health Safety Net Programs
On August 1, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing to discuss reauthorizing public health safety net programs.View More
August 3, 2001
Stem Cell Research Subject of Ninth Senate Hearing
On August 1, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held its ninth hearing onView More
July 27, 2001
Cloning Ban Approved by Judiciary Committee
The House Judiciary Committee on July 24 approved, 18-11, a bill (H.R. 2505) that would prohibit human cloning. Sponsored byView More
July 27, 2001
Senate Committee Approves Spending Bills
On July 26, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY2002 Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government appropriations bill and theView More
July 27, 2001
Genetic Discrimination Subject of Two Hearings
This week, a House subcommittee and a Senate committee held hearings to discuss forms of genetic discrimination. The hearings followView More
July 20, 2001
Two Subcommittees Examine Embryonic Stem Cell Research
As the President nears his decision on whether human embryonic stem cell research should be federally funded, Congress continued toView More