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        The Week In Congress .com  (TM)                  

         Week Ending June 9, 2006                                                                                         Volume 3 Number 14

SPENDING FOR CONGRESS SET

HR 5521

  Prohibiting smoking a the Rayburn building cafeteria and tightening the financial strings over the Architect of the Capitol for extensive cost overruns for the Capitol Visitor’s Center construction are part of this $3.03 billion spending bill. The amount is about $80 million over last year. Funds for the Senate are not included in the bill. Story here..HR5521

HOMELAND SECURITY

SPENDING BILL PASSES

HR 5441

Photo; James Latourtelotte

Managing America

MARRIAGE AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION FAILS IN SENATE

S. J. RES. 1

Civilian international 'Readiness Corps' pumped up S 3322

House votes against a role in FAA labor dispute HR 5449

ESTATE TAX PERMANENT REPEAL HALTED

Senate Could Not Garner Enough Votes to Continue Debate

Full Story Here...HR 8

Bill fails to give Native Hawaiians governing rights S 147

Government credit cards need more scrutiny S 457

OIL REFINERY PERMITTING BILL

SUCCEEDS IN THE HOUSE ON SECOND TRY

HR 5254

Overlapping education programs noted HCR 421

Beer HRES 753

Tourism. Employs one in seven HRES 728

Strong families = strong kids, Resolution concludes HRES 763

Healthy lifestyle essential for minority women HRES 833

All hail entrepreneurs HRES 699

BROADBAND INTERNET BILL PASSES

Net Neutrality Remains Point of Contention

   The bill in general allows for eligible individuals and groups to obtain a national franchise to provide broadband communication services, but a provision in the bill  ‘network neutrality’ has drawn most of the attention. Network neutrality currently exists because no one can control content. As long as there is net neutrality efforts to control aspects of the Internet are ineffective. Various consumer organizations have pressed Congress to include network neutrality in the bill for fear that corporations could restrict, for example, access to some websites and allow easy access to others for a price.. Full Story here..HR 5252

The U.S. and the World

FOREIGN OPERATIONS

APPROPRIATIONS

New Trade Capacity Enhancement Program

No Money for Palestine When Hamas is in the Mix

Vietnam Could House Port Security Demo

  The Foreign Operations spending bill funds the programs and initiatives that represent the America’s non-military priorities and intentions towards the rest of the world as well as efforts to sustain the Global War on Terror and the sale of military equipment and training. How, where and on what the funds are spent and the conditions required to qualify for funds goes a long way to define US foreign policy intentions and how other countries see the US. Full story here....HR 5522

Mongolia turns 800. Stands strong for democracy, resolution says HRES 828

Thailand Monarchy begins year 60 of democratic rule HCR 409

Treaty with Russia aims to protect polar bear population S 2013

National Passport Month. Celebrate accordingly HRES 327

Recalling the 1976 'Taste" heard around the world HCR 399

Libya should pay its terrorism debts before US recognition SRES 505

SPORTS (and other competitions)

Cardinal's Pujols honored fro MVP HRES 626

Virginia Cavaliers cop NCAA title over Minutemen SRES 501

The word is “ursprache” SRES 502