The Week In Congress.com                                          Volume 1 Number 5

Week Ending May 21, 2004

This Week's Stories...

HOUSE

            House bill would require hospitals to gather information on undocumented  

                                        aliens seeking emergency medical treatment. Under certain circumstances, 

                                        deny or send  them back home for treatment. Story...

                               

                                       

 

                                      Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act. Find out what they can and 

                                       can not do to you. Story...

                                       

                                      Slightly loosening OSHA's grip on small business and $840 billion in regulation

                                       compliance?. Story...

                                      House makes Child Tax Credit permanent. Story...

 

                                      The story of the poppy flower, National Transportation Week, Texas drought and land boundary adjustments and other real estate housekeeping in California and Michigan. Stories...

SENATE
              They call it 'BioShield' and it could protect us from dangerous germs if we can 
                                            wait a few years. Story...
                                          Expanding parks and some fees for the National Park Service coffers. Stories...
                                          Boundary disputes in Stone and Barry Counties, Missouri. Story...
                                          Land deals, water needs in Wyoming and Hawaii and that pesky Salt Cedar and 
                                            Indian probate. Stories...

 

White House
                Burma is still a threat. President Bush extends national emergency for another year. Story...