June 10, 2016
Appropriations Committee Passes Financial Services Spending Bill
On June 9, the House Appropriations Committee approved, 30-17, the FY2017 Financial Services, General Government spending bill ( as-yet-unnumbered ). TheView More
Family Planning/Reproductive Health
June 10, 2016
House Subcommittee Examines Impact of Malnutrition on Prenatal, Infant Health
On June 9, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held aView More
December 18, 2015
Congress Clears Omnibus Spending Bill
On December 18, the House and Senate approved H.R. 2029, which contains the FY2016 consolidated appropriations bill and provisions ofView More
October 2, 2015
Committee Uses Reconciliation to Limit Abortion
On September 29, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved, 28-23, recommendations that would impose a one-year moratorium on federal paymentsView More
October 2, 2015
Planned Parenthood Funding Examined by House Committee
Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) opened the hearing by asking, “The question before us is: Does Planned Parenthood really need federal subsidies? Does itView More
September 25, 2015
Continuing Resolution Stalls in Senate
On September 24, the Senate blocked, 47-52, H.J. Res. 61, a resolution to keep the federal government funded through DecemberView More
September 25, 2015
Senate Fails to Advance Abortion Legislation
On September 22, the Senate rejected, by a vote of 54-42, a motion to end debate on the Pain-Capable UnbornView More
August 7, 2015
Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood Defeated in Senate
On August 3, the Senate rejected, 53-46, S. 1881 , a bill to prohibit federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaView More
August 7, 2015
Senate Recognizes Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
On August 5, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, S. Res. 228 , a resolution designating September 2015 as “National Ovarian Cancer AwarenessView More
July 24, 2015
House Subcommittee Approves Veterans’ Health Services Bills
On July 22, the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health passed, by voice vote, H.R. 423, the Newborn Care ImprovementView More