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Jul 28, 2014
This Week in Congress: July 28, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider at least 24 bills, ranging from muscular dystrophy research to sanctions on North Korea. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (H.R. 935): This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the EPA or a state government...
Jul 21, 2014
This Week in Congress: July 21, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider 28 bills, ranging from a series of bills targeting human trafficking to some designed to improve the student loan program. Legislation under consideration this week includes: STELA Reauthorization Act, as amended (H.R. 4572): This bill extends two existing mandates regarding the retransmission of broadcast programs by distributors of video programming...
Jul 14, 2014
This Week in Congress: July 14, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider at least 14 bills, ranging from expanding grants for STEM education to naming post offices. Legislation under consideration this week includes: The STEM Education Act (H.R. 5031): This bill expands the definition of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to include computer science. The measure expands the Robert Noyce...
Jul 7, 2014
This Week in Congress: July 7, 2014
Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act (H.R. 1528): This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that veterinarians are not required to have separate registrations to dispense controlled substances outside of their principal place of business, including farms, if the use of these substances is required in the usual course of veterinary practice in the state where the veterinarian is...
Jun 23, 2014
This Week in Congress: June 23, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider 17 bills, ranging from autism research and care to intelligence programs. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Reliable Home Heating Act (S. 2086): This bill authorizes state governors to extend emergency declarations that suspend certain federal transportation rules when delivering home heating fuel during winter shortages....
Jun 9, 2014
This Week in Congress: June 9, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider 15 bills, ranging from veterans affairs to appropriations. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act (H.R. 2072): This bill includes a variety of provisions related to programs of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department — most notably those that require the VA's IG and the VA to take certain actions to...
May 27, 2014
This Week in Congress: May 27, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider 13 bills, ranging from veterans affairs to appropriations. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act (H.R. 2072): requires the VA's Inspector General and the VA to take certain actions, including notifying Congress, if the VA fails to make significant progress in taking actions recommended by the IG...
May 19, 2014
This Week in Congress: May 19, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider 18 bills, ranging from human trafficking to appropriations. Legislation under consideration this week includes: H.R. 1726: awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, a regiment of mostly Puerto Ricans who served in WWI, WWII, and the Korean War. H.R. 2203: awards a Congressional Gold Medal to golfer...
Apr 7, 2014
This Week in Congress: April 7, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider six bills, ranging from foreign affairs to the budget. Legislation under consideration this week includes: H.R. 1871: modifies budget law governing the Congressional Budget Office’s development of budget baselines – 10-year projections of government spending and revenues that would occur if existing law were left unchanged – to remove the assumption...
Mar 31, 2014
This Week in Congress: March 31, 2014
This week, the House is expected to consider nine bills, ranging from Ukraine to affordable health care. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Senate Amendment to H.R. 4152: authorizes $150 million in aid to Ukraine, including $100 million in military and other security assistance, and $50 million for democracy and civil society efforts. It codifies and expands sanctions imposed...
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