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The article presents an update on the U.S. Congress as of July 2006. The House of Representatives failed to override President George W. Bush's veto of a bill that would expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The Senate approved more than $12 billion worth of flood-control projects of the Army Corps of Engineers. The House approved the U.S.-Oman free-trade agreement on July 20, 2006.

Presents updates on the U.S. Congress as of January 29, 2005. Number of opposition votes to the appointment of Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State; Amount of funds to be requested by the administration to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Forecast on the budget deficit in fiscal 2005.

Reports the efforts of U.S. House-Senate appropriators to finalize appropriation bills for fiscal 2004. Bills that appropriators plan to merge into an omnibus package; Issues that affect the merger of the package.

Presents news briefs on U.S. politics from September 16 to September 19, 2002. Schedule of the first open hearing for the joint intelligence committee investigating failures that led to the September 11, 2001 attacks; Issues on the fiscal 2003 appropriations of the U.S. Congress; Information on the generic drug bill approved by the Senate in late July 2002.

Presents news in the United States (U.S.) Congress from April 30 to May 3, 2001. Agreement on the fiscal 2002 budget resolution reached by the U.S. House and U.S. Senate negotiators; How U.S. President George W. Bush celebrated his 100th day in the presidential office; Banning of the U.S. aid to groups that offer abortion counseling services overseas.

Presents news regarding the United States Congress as of October 14, 2000. Status of the Congress' fiscal 2001 appropriations work; Agreement of the House Republican leaders on a tax cut package; Vote of the House on the approval of a bankruptcy legislation.

Provides information on the appropriations bill passed in the United States Congress as of September 1999 and other related issues. Proposal to impose big tax on cigarettes; Republican leaders' plan to renew business tax breaks; Developments in the managed care reform bill; Power struggle between Senate and House Banking Committee.

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.

Reports on the status of the spending bills in the U.S. Congress as of September 2004. Status of 2005 appropriations bills; Approval given to the Transportation-Treasury spending measure by the House; List of bills approved by the Senate; Value added for the emergency funding for veterans benefits and National Aeronautics and Space Administration to the Veterans Affairs-Housing and Urban Development spending bill by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee.

Reports the plan of U.S. lawmakers to continue its meeting about appropriation matters in December 2003. Remarks from House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bill Young (R-Fla.).

Reports on the signing of a fiscal 2004 supplemental spending bill by U.S. President George W. Bush on November 5, 2003. Value of the package; Provisions of the bill.

Presents a series of events that took place from July 21 to 24, 2003 in the U.S. Congress. Decision of the House to ignore a veto threat and the passage of a Commerce-Justice-State appropriations bill that would overturn the new media-ownership rules by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission; Approval of trade agreements with Chile and Singapore on July 24, 2003; Hearings to be conducted regarding a bill that would allow the reimportation of U.S. prescription drugs from pharmacies abroad.

Provides an update on the U.S. Congress as of October 19, 2002. Status of the spending and appropriations bills launched in the congress; Legislation regarding the creation of the Homeland Security Department; Terrorism insurance legislation.

Reports on a continuing resolution that would fund the United States government for three more weeks after September 30, 1999, while Republicans bargain with the Clinton Administration over the fiscal 2000 appropriation bills. Spending bill approved by the House Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Effect of family-planning issues on the Foreign Operations appropriations bill.

The article reports on the approval of 10 appropriations bills by the U.S. House and none by the U.S. Senate. The 11th bill, called the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education measure, was not approved due to Grand Old Party division over funding levels. Democrats have also been attempting to add a minimum wage increase to an appropriations bill.

This article states that the U.S. Senate has began what is expected to be a lengthy debate on the fiscal 2007 Defense authorization bill. In a key early vote, senators unanimously approved an amendment by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would force the military to pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan from its regular budget, rather than through "emergency" supplemental spending bills, which are not counted against the federal deficit.

Reports on the approval of conference reports on appropriations bills for fiscal 2006 to be signed by U.S. President George W. Bush in November 2005. Conference reports on bills that have been approved by the House on November 9, 2005; Issues that affected the approval of the Transportation-Treasury bill; Number of fiscal 2006 appropriations bills signed by the president.

Reports that the U.S. Congress has missed the statutory deadline for passing a budget resolution for fiscal 2006. Factor that impedes the passage of the resolution before the House and Senate; Information on the House and the Senate versions of the resolution; Significance of the budget resolution.

Reports on the approval of a portion of a highway bill by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in the U.S. Amount of the approved transportation spending in six years; Desire of the senators to increase transportation funds.

The article reports on the status of the fiscal 2007 Defense and Homeland Security appropriations bills in the U.S. Congress. Republicans agreed to transfer $4 billion from defense accounts into social programs on the Defense spending bill. The Homeland Security spending bill was delayed over a provision that would allow U.S. citizens to import lower-priced prescription drugs across the Canadian borders.

The article reports on the approval of a bill to construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. to prevent illegal immigration and drugs by the U.S. House of Representatives. The congressional Republicans will authorize key border-security priorities. House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) supports the approval of the fence bill. House Republican leaders endorsed a Senate move to add $1.8 billion in new border-security spending to the fiscal 2007 Homeland Security appropriations bill.

The article reports on the plan of U.S. House Republicans to pass an internal rule requiring the disclosure of the sponsors of earmarked projects. The internal House rule would exempt most targeted tax breaks. The House passed a bill establishing a Web site to allow people to track recipients of federal grants and contracts. The House and the Senate have not yet sent any of the fiscal 2007 appropriations bills to President George W. Bush.

The article reports on the decision of U.S. House Republicans to approve the Senate's move to add $1.8 billion in new spending for border security to the fiscal 2007 Homeland Security appropriations bills. The added funding is aimed to appease voters in the absence of a comprehensive immigration reform package. It would fund new fencing and vehicle barriers along the southern U.S. border.

The article reports on the advancement of a modified line-item recession bill by Republicans to the U.S. House. The aim of the bill is to authorize the president to send a message to the U.S. Congress removing a pending earmark or an extremely limited tax benefit. It is said that House Democrats are prevented from bringing up an alternative bill requiring offsetting reduction for spending increases or tax cuts.

This article states that the U.S. Congress this week gave final approval to a $94.5 billion fiscal 2006 supplemental appropriations bill--for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for hurricane relief --that stayed within President George W. Bush's prescribed spending limits. The House approved the conference report, 351-67, on June 13, 2006 over the objections of fiscal conservatives, who cited some unrelated provisions such as highway repairs in Idaho and aid to Gulf Coast oystermen. The supplemental package contains $65.8 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, providing a needed cash infusion for the Pentagon, which is burning through money at a rate of nearly $8 billion a month.

The article presents an update on spending bills in the U.S. as of April 2006. The Senate debated a nearly $107 billion fiscal 2006 emergency supplemental spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Gulf coast hurricane relief. It approved an amendment to bolster border security. The Republicans succeeded in passing a series of provisions in a non-emergency supplemental bill including the relocation of CSX railroad tracks to inland Mississippi.

The article reports on the fiscal 2007 budget resolution of the U.S. Senate. A limited amount was proposed by U.S. President George W. Bush for fiscal 2007 discretionary spending. The budget resolution serves a role against a filibuster to a provision opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) opposes the debt-limit hike.

The article focuses on the approval of the U.S. senate of the $1 billion additional fund to aid low-income U.S. citizens in paying their home-heating and cooling bills in 2006. The Senate legislation offers $500 million in guaranteed funding and $500 million in contingency funding that could be allocated at the discretion of the White House for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The reaction of the House of Representative is also provided.

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.

Reports on the decision of U.S. House Republican leaders to postpone a scheduled floor vote on their fiscal budget reconciliation bill on November 10, 2005. Reason behind the move; Concerns raised by the leaders over the bill; Approval of budget reconciliation bill to include a provision that would allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by the Senate.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. House and Senate Republicans to put on hold the deadlines for budget reconciliation legislation that would curb entitlement spending and provide additional tax cuts. Expected savings from the entitlement programs; Value of the tax-cut package from the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees; Basis of Democrats for opposing the entitlement programs.

Reports on the submission of two appropriations bills for 2006 by the U.S. Congress to U.S. President George W. Bush. Reasons for pending the submission of the Homeland Security measure.

Reports on the decision of U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R.-Okla.) and other negotiators to compromise with the administration of President George W. Bush and the U.S. House of Representatives over spending for federal highway and mass transit projects. Financial allocation for the highway bill suggested by Inhofe; Refusal of the president regarding the proposal of Senate negotiators.

Reports on the approval of the fiscal 2006 Legislative Branch appropriations bill by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 22, 2005. Legislative spending measures expected to pass by the House on June 24; Approval of the budget for the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Judiciary bill at the House Appropriations Committee; Status of the spending bills at the Senate.

Reports on the efforts of the U.S. House to complete the 2006 spending bills before its recess on July 4, 2005. Approval by the House to the Energy and Water Development appropriations measures on May 24; Information on the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs funding bill that is being considered by the House.

Reports on the activities of the U.S. House of Representatives with regard to the fiscal 2006 appropriations bills. Decision of the House to approve the Homeland Security appropriations bill on May 17, 2005; Details of the passage of the Interior-Environment appropriations bill; Endorsements of the Energy and Water Development spending bill and the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs spending bill.