June 16, 2000
House Narrowly Passes Labor-HHS-Education Bill
After four days of debate on a plethora of amendments, the House on June 14 voted 217-214 to narrowly passView More
Health
June 16, 2000
Senate Committee Approves Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Bill
The Senate Finance Committee on June 14 approved, by voice vote, a bill (S. 662) that would provide treatment toView More
June 16, 2000
Prescription Drug Benefit Subject of House Hearings
On June 13, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to discuss prescription drug coverage under Medicare. OpeningView More
June 9, 2000
House Begins Consideration of Labor-HHS Education Spending Bill
Late this week, the House began consideration of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill on theView More
June 9, 2000
Senate Reauthorizes Ryan White CARE Act
Without debate, the Senate on June 6 passed, by voice vote, a bill (S. 2311) that would reauthorize the RyanView More
June 9, 2000
House Committee Examines Pediatric Cancers
Pediatric cancer treatment and insurance coverage was the subject of a June 7 hearing held by the House Government ReformView More
May 26, 2000
House Committee Approves Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill
On May 24, the House Appropriations Committee in a party-line vote approved, 29-22, the FY2001 Labor, Health and Human Services,View More
May 26, 2000
CCWI Outlines Priorities for 106th Congress
On May 17, members of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues (CCWI)—led by Caucus Co-Chairs Sue Kelly (R-NY) and CarolynView More
May 19, 2000
Committee Examines Health Coverage for Children
Health coverage for children whose parents are leaving the welfare rolls was the subject of a May 16 hearing heldView More
May 19, 2000
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Mental Health
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a May 18 hearing to discuss a bill (S. 796) thatView More