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Reports on the deadline set by the U. S. Congress to adjourn for the year 2003. Bills to be completed; Progress of several measures.

Presents an update on several significant events in the U.S. Congress as of October 25, 2003. Collaboration between House and Senate conferees to reach agreement on Medicare prescription drug benefit legislation; Conflict over the passage of a comprehensive energy legislation; Status of the negotiations over the fiscal 2004 supplemental spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan.

Presents news briefs on events in the U.S. Congress as of September 12, 2002. Activities of Congress members and President George W. Bush during the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; Delay of legislation to create a Homeland Security Department; Reaction of Democratic Party members to the speech of Bush on Iraq before the United Nations on September 12, 2002.

Presents news briefs on the United States (U.S.) Congress as of October 27, 2001. Discovery of anthrax in the Washington, D.C.-based Hart Senate office building; Congressional approval of a conference report on anti-terrorism legislation; Controversy over aviation security legislation in the U.S. House.

Takes a look at major events in United States Congress for the week ending March 30, 2000. Includes debate on a fiscal 2000 supplemental appropriations measure; Failed attempt to pass a constitutional amendment that would have made it illegal to desecrate the American flag.

The article presents updates on the final passage of the fiscal 2007 Defense authorization bill in the U.S. Congress. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner were deadlocked over whether unrelated legislation should be attached. Hastert was insisting on attaching measures to the authorization bill that would strengthen security at federal courthouses and that would make it easier to detain and deport illegal immigrant gang members.

The article reports that Republican congressional leaders were looking to pass only two of the fiscal 2007 appropriations bills before adjourning. In the last week of August 2006, conferees on the Defense spending bill agreed to cut traditional defense accounts by $4 billion below the U.S. administration's request--after Republican moderates demanded more money for health and education--but conferees boosted the war-related supplemental bridge fund by $20 billion to $70 billion.

This article reports that the U.S. Senate has approved a legislation on July 25, 2006 that would make it a crime to transport a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge. Although the Senate passed the bill easily, 65-34, Democrats moved to block Republicans from taking it to conference with the House. Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, complained that Republicans circumvented the legislative process. The Senate bill would make taking a pregnant minor to another state to skirt parental-notification laws on abortion punishable by fines and jail time. The House bill defines a national parental-notification law and requires a physician to notify a minor's parents 24 hours in advance of an abortion if the minor is a resident of another state.

Reports on allegations of illegally raising political funds from corporations against Republican aides Jim Ellis, Warren RoBold and John Colyadro who worked with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) in 2004. Legislation on corporate contributions in Texas; Action taken by Alan Mollohan, chairman of the House Standards of Official Conduct, on charges filed by U.S. Representative Chris Bell (D-Tex.) against DeLay.

Reports on the decision by the U.S. House to preserve a phrase stated in the Pledge of Allegiance in 2004. Number of votes casted by the members regarding the legislation; Sponsor of the legislation; Views of House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on the banning of the Pledge of Allegiance among schoolchildren.

Reports on the efforts of U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert to pressure negotiators to finish key bills and adjourn by early October 2004. Information on the pending legislative bills that are of top priority for approval; Status of other legislation.

Reports on the efforts of the U.S. Congress to craft a surface transportation reauthorization bill despite the September 24, 2004 deadline that looms to extend expiring transportation programs. Opposition to the proposed legislation.

Reports on the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. House-Senate conferees regarding the completion of the comprehensive energy legislation for the week of November 10, 2003. Factor hampering the completion of their work on the legislation; Deals made by legislators on a number of tax issues; Rise in the price tag of the tax package.

Reports on the U.S. Senate's approval of a bipartisan legislation updating the Fair Credit Reporting Act on November 5, 2003. Results of the vote; Provisions of the bill; Concerns of Democrats and consumer groups.

Reports on United States House of Representatives' passage of a bill forbidding the Agriculture Department from instituting reform of the milk-marketing order system. Provision of $7.9 million in emergency aid for farmers; Addition of more money for whether and price-related disaster assistance; Passage of Senate provision that would end sanctions on the food and medicine trade with Cuba.

Reports on United States President Bill Clinton's vetoing of the Republican's tax cut package last September 23, 1999. Willingness of Clinton to consider more-limited tax cuts; View on the tax cut package by the Republicans; Clinton's openness to bipartisanship.

The article reports on a legislation approved by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that would benefit small businesses in providing health insurance to their employees on March 15, 2006. A number of Democratic amendments has been rejected by the committee. U.S. President George W. Bush has made his position on the association health plans for small businesses. U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) warns on bringing the bill to the U.S. Senate.

Reports on the status of two legislation concerning military service that were passed at the U.S. House in May 2005. Approval to a revision in the 2006 Defense authorization bill by U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee; Refusal of the House to delay the current round of base closures.

Reports that the U.S. House of Representatives has voted on March 3, 2005 in favor of a legislation designed to assure the continuity of the Congress in the event of a terrorist attack.

Deals with the move of Republicans in the U.S. House to introduce a succession of energy-related bills. Move of the House to re-vote to approve a 2003 comprehensive energy bill report; Problem faced by Republicans in their efforts to pass energy-related bills.

Reports on the meeting of the U.S. Congress House-Senate conference committee to tackle a legislation easing the burden on companies saddled with making big payments into defined-benefit pension plans. Importance of the legislation to businesses; Difference in the versions of the bill from the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House.

The article reports that U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Johnson, both introduced bills to waive penalties for latecomers who apply for Medicare prescription drug benefit. Numerous Democrats and Republicans who joined in as co-sponsors.

The article presents updates on the immigration legislation held by the U.S. Senate. Two key bill provisions--a proposed guest-worker plan and a path to citizenship for many of the estimated 11 million illegal workers now in the United States--withstood attacks. The Senate also adopted an amendment, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Sessions to build a 370-mile stretch of triple-layered fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The article reports on the legislative plans to address the rising public outcry over high gas prices proposed by the U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats. Senate Republicans released an 8-point plan that includes controversial measures that have not passed Congress in years, such as drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Senate Democrats plan to offer their own proposal that would not only penalize overcharging of gasoline price but would reinstate a windfall profits tax on oil companies.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Congress to prohibit Dubai Ports (DP) World company from managing six U.S. ports. The House Appropriation committee added the ports amendment to a must-pass fiscal 2006 supplemental spending bill, which provides $91.1 billion for the Iraq war and Gulf Coast disaster relief, despite the fact that U.S. President George W. Bush had earlier threatened to veto any legislation blocking the DP World deal.

The article announces that the U.S. House of Representatives has voted 283-139 to approve legislation that would override most state or local government food-safety warnings and prohibit new ones unless they are identical to national standards. The vote, which was done March 8 2006, happened after intense lobbying. The bill was sponsored by Representative Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan.

This article takes a look at the legislative measures which members of the U.S. Congress are expected to tackle when they return to action on January 31, 2006. Budget and tax reconciliation measures top the list of controversial 2005 leftovers. Some key decisions ahead are identified. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter called for the extension of the U.S. PATRIOT Act.

The article focuses on the proposals on how members of the U.S. Congress can limit their interaction with lobbyists released by Republican and Democrat legislators. Imposition of stricter gift rules were proposed by House Republicans. House and Senate Democrats have expressed their commitment to reform.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to approve a bill to extend all expiring surveillance provisions of the Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001 for terrorism prevention in the U.S. on July 13, 2005. Number of the provisions that would be extended under the legislation; Amendments to the provision that were made by U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.); Introduction of a bipartisan PATRIOT Act renewal by Committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).

Reports on the approval of a legislation that will expand federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research voted by the U.S. House on May 24, 2005. Involvement of U.S. Representatives Michael Castle (R-Del.) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in the legislation; Benefits of the legislation for people according to Castle; Concerns of House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) regarding the bill.

Reports on a bankruptcy bill approved by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on March 16, 2005. Requirement of the bill for debtors; Support of the financial services industry for the bill; Impact of an amendment that prevent abortion protesters from filing for bankruptcy on the bill.

Deals with the bill approved by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on March 9, 2005 that reauthorizes the 1996 welfare reform law. Expiration date of the law; Provisions of the approved bill; Prospect for the completion of the legislation before the current short-term extension.