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- Senate Blinks On The F-22
- The Senate voted on Tuesday to remove the funding for seven more F-22 fighters from the 2010 defense budget. This was in line with what the Obama Administration wanted. The F-22 had been added back in the bill by Committee during mark up. The House version contains...
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
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- Senate introduces IDEA reauthorization; advocates prefer it over House version. (Congress).
- A Senate proposal to renew the federal special education law is getting much better marks from disability advocates than its House counterpart. One area where the Senate's legislation (S. 1248) is shining in advocates' eyes involves the attempts to cut down on educators'...
- Research articles 2003-07-01
- The Senate Environment Committee. (version of Water Resources Act) (Washington Report)
- The Senate Environment Committee's version of Water Resources Act S.2734 could see floor consideration soon; it differs from the House version, H.R.5754, which the House passed September 29. The Senate version would approve 22 flood control, navigationThe Senate Environment Committee's version of Water Resources Act S.2734...
- Research articles 1992-11-01
- Conservative house members may kill drug bill
- Thirteen conservative congressmen who voted in June for the House version of the proposed prescription drug entitlement (H.R. 1) announced this week they will oppose the final version of the bill if it does not control costs and contain key Medicare reforms.This coalition, led by Rep. Pat Toomey (R.-Pa.), may...
- Research articles 2003-09-22
- Georgia House Approves Scaled-Down Tobacco Tax Measure.
- By Andy Peters, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 18--ATLANTA--By the closest of margins, the Georgia House on Wednesday approved a smaller version of a cigarette-and-tobacco products tax proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue. But it's still unclear...
- Research articles 2003-04-18
- Senate Follows House Lead, Introduces Internet Equity Act.
- While legislation to boast military strength, counter terrorism, and aid victims of terrorism has been on the forefront, Senators have not forgotten about distance learning. Sen. Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) introduced a Senate version of the Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001, S. 1445,...
- Research articles 2001-09-26
- SENATE PASSES CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY REFORM--BILL NOT AS TOUGH AS HOUSE PASSED VERSION FAVORED BY RETAILERS.
- WASHINGTON -- After weeks of wrangling and debate, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bankruptcy reform package that would establish guidelines for courts to consider when deciding how much debt a consumer can repay. The package, which passed 97 to 1, and the tougher House version...
- Research articles 1998-09-25
- Boost For General Dynamics In House Version Of Defense Budget
- Update -- Facing strong pressure against this addition to the budget in the Senate as well as strong criticism from the Obama Administration, the Pentagon and the media the House will probably remove the extra aircraft. It may have to be done in conference or perhaps they will bring...
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- House OKs Homeland Security Dept., five-week jobless pay extension
- The House and Senate have adjourned for the year. They are scheduled to return January 7 for the 108th Congress. Before leaving town, the House on November 14 passed the bill to create the new Department of Homeland Security. (See roll-- call below.) After the GOP election victories, the Senate...
- Research articles 2002-12-09
- Low-income programs would suffer more under House budget plan.
- As House-Senate conferees get ready to draft a compromise budget resolution for the coming year, an analysis suggests that low-income people would lose much more under the House version than under the Senate plan. In fact, the House budget resolution would cut $68.6...
- Research articles 2005-04-11
- Drugmakers vow battle against House bill
- With the U.S. House version of healthcare reform still moving forward, drugmakers are digging in. They're pledging to fight the House proposals it considers unfriendly to the industry, working closely with lobbyists and pushing back against sales projections that contradict industry talking points. AstraZeneca CEO David Brennan photo--who's also the...
- News items 2009-11-16
- Senate passes weaker tax bill - deficit reduction bill includes modified version of passive loss reform measure
- The United States Senate passed its version of the president's deficit reduction bill last week that does not go as far in offering relief to the industry as the House version.
- Research articles 1993-06-30
- Senate version of energy bill would survey coastal waters
- A provision in the Senate version of the US energy bill would direct the US Dept. of the Interior to conduct an inventory and analysis of offshore oil and natural gas resources along the outer continental shelf. This inventory would be gathered largely with the use of seismic equipment and...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- The U.S. House of representatives passed the maritime transportation antiterrorism act of 2002. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
- The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002, which is intended to improve security at U.S. ports and waterways. The bill now goes to conference committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions. The House version focuses on terrorism...
- Research articles 2002-07-18
- House approves defense authorization bill
- WASHINGTON REPORT Appropriators Asked to Add $3.5 Billion for Shipbuilding The House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, setting the stage for conference action on the bill with the Senate later this summer. The House version, approved on 10 May by a bipartisan...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- House Would Limit FY 2001 Housing Funding.(Brief Article)
- Cities could see slight reductions in funding for housing and community development programs next year if the House version of funding in 2001 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD prevails in the House/Senate conference. The House passed HUD's FY 2001 appropriations...
- Research articles 2000-06-26
- Battleground switches to House for counterfeit trademark bill
- WASHINGTON--The battleground for controversial new Federal Trademark counterfeiting legislation is shifting to the House of Representatives where key Congressional leaders are hammering out a new bill that could pose far-reaching implications for discount chains. The chief worry among industry Washington lobbyists at presstime: concern that the House version may...
- Research articles 1984-06-11
- Seniors may face disruptions under house Section 8 plan.(Housing)
- A congressional battle over the fate of the Section 8 housing program may affect 300,000 senior citizen households, some of which may lose their vouchers if proposed changes become law, antipoverty advocates say. Separate bills pending before the House and Senate would alter...
- Research articles 2005-09-09
- THE WHITE HOUSE: Statement by the President >T.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 September 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Statement by the President C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:280999 Today the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations committee passed a spending bill that fails to invest...
- Research articles 1999-09-30
- New Jersey Congressmen Criticize House Version of Patients Bill of Rights.
- By Maia Davis, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 9--As the six-year battle over patients' rights moves to another front, a Democratic senator and congressman appealed Wednesday for the public to support a Senate bill over one passed by...
- Research articles 2001-08-09
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