The Week In Congress.com                                          Volume 1 Number 10

Week Ending July 9,, 2004

This Week's Stories

SENATE

Not the best week for Senate Republicans as they, with  much hand wringing, concern themselves with amending the Constitution to define marriage. SJRES 40...

 

And, with no hand wringing, they agree that State, county and local  law enforcement, prison guards, bailiffs and anyone else officially licensed to carry a weapon can do soconcealedin any State. HR 218...

 

Then Class action lawsuit reform flops, again, S 2602...

                               

Suicide among American youth is increasing. S 2634...   

     

                                                                          

                                    

                            U.S. Airborne Forces are honored SRES 322..., Marinas SRES361..., Food aid SRES402..., Attention Deficit Disorder SRES370..., and Health Centers SRES357... all get their day.

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House cuts spending for Commerce, Justice and State Departments by $2.2 billion but hires 1,000 for the FBI. HR4754...

  If you live on the coast be prepared for new building codes to ward off wind damage. HR3980...

   Another $2.5 billion to help manufacturing  HR3598... ...And $93 million for steel, aluminum and copper manufacturing! HR3890...  raising the question, "Are U.S. businesses just bad at making money?"

   Harry Colmery should get his medal HCR257...  , Marshall Island Republic turns 25 HCR410... , Eisenhower Exchange turns 50 HR2121..., The world of modern physics turns 100 HCR301... , Some private documents get privacy protection HR1303... , Competing in the world of High -End Computers HR4218...  HR4516... , New Post Office Names MISC...

                                                                                   Drought, population growth and the demand for safe drinking water prompts $400 million for California and Western States water shortage  HR2828...  ,

                                                                                   And where there is water, too much algae HR1856...