Tissue Transplant Regulation
The committee heard testimony from medical administrators and doctors on human tissue transplantation and proposed regulations on tissue banks and transplantation processes. Issues brought u…
108 viewsThe committee heard testimony from medical administrators and doctors on human tissue transplantation and proposed regulations on tissue banks and transplantation processes. Issues brought u…
108 viewsThe Senate Labor & Human Resources subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, and Alcohol, heard testimony on violence among America’s youth in a hearing entitled, “Children at War: Violence a…
649 viewsThe Senate Labor Committee held a hearing to markup S. 25, the Freedom of Choice Act. The bill would codify the central holdings of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade and strike down …
95 viewsThe Senate Labor & Human Resources committee heard testimony on proposed revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
463 viewsThe committee heard testimony on the Constitutional and legal issues involved in S. 25, the Freedom of Choice Act of 1991, legislation that seeks to put into law the 1973 Supreme Court decis…
192 viewsThe committee heard testimony on a bill that would seek to discourage American companies from relocating their operations to foreign countries. Representatives of the United Auto Workers tes…
136 viewsThe hearing focused on Alzheimer’s disease and the costs associated with chronic long term illness. The purpose of the hearing was to take testimony from family members of Alzheimer’s patien…
141 viewsThe committee heard testimony from Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor, on the regulatory policies of the Department of Labor. The committee is investigating the effect of the moratorium on o…
46 viewsThe Senate Labor Committee questioned Secretary Sullivan about the administration’s health care proposal introduced by President Bush in his State of the Union address. The president’s four-…
55 viewsThe committee took up the reauthorization bill for the National Institutes of Health. They considered an amendment to the NIH funding bill which would overturn the Bush administration’s ban …
72 viewsThe Senate Labor Committee met to mark up the HealthAmerica Bill, a measure proposed by congressional Democratic leaders. Committee members debated the bill, which is designed to provide of …
58 viewsThe committee heard testimony on economic recovery legislation introduced to the Senate by Sen. Kennedy that would attempt to stimulate the economy by providing $170 billion in domestic spen…
95 viewsThe first six minutes of the hearing are missing. The committee heard testimony on the presence of a "glass ceiling", possibly a barrier of prejudice preventing women from rising to high adm…
302 viewsThe Senate Labor & Human Resources Subcommittee on Employment & Productivity heard testimony on the situation of women in the workforce, including such issues as job discrimination, the “gla…
212 viewsThe Senate Labor and Resources Committee heard testimony on S. 1227, the health care and cost containment plan entitled "Health America", introduced by Senate Democrats.
92 viewsThe committee, chaired by Senator Paul Simon (D-Illinois), heard testimony on the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, an agency designed to enforce civil rights legislation in …
103 viewsThe FDA Advisory Committee testified before the Senate Labor Committee on the current status of the Food and Drug Administration. Members and witnesses talked about limited staff and resour…
159 viewsThe Senate Human Resources Committee heard testimony on the Title X 1988 regulations, which authorizes funding for family planning services. Under Title X, funding is not allowed to go towar…
124 viewsThe committee heard testimony on the National Cancer Act which was signed into law in 1971. The National Cancer Act made the fight against cancer a national priority, and provided money for …
126 viewsThe committee heard testimony from Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander on the Bush administration’s education proposals. On April 18, President Bush announced a new education plan for the…
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