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In session:
legislative update

2002
Legislative resources
Previous updates

December
Congress to unemployed: have a rotten, little Christmas

November:
Bishops disappointed with 2003 refugee policy
Hold Congress accountable says Catholic lobby group

October:
USCCB calls for support of Innocence Protection Act
USCCB urges resistance to war against Iraq

September:
Legislative Action Alert from USCCB
National parties raise record $300 million in soft money
Report says welfare reform hurts children

August:
Bishops applaud passage of Partial-Birth Abortion Act
California raises the bar on emission standards
More U.S. military aid could fuel Colombia crisis
Yucca Mountain breakdown in Senate?

July:
Campaign finance rules get diluted
Members of Congress sue Bush over ABM treaty
Keep Yucca mountains out of the dumps

June:
Archaic mining law may finally see change
Ban on space weapons in nation's future?
Catholic Charities looks to Senate to "fix" welfare reform
Farm bill signed into law
Fast Track passes Senate
New prescriptions for Medicare

May:
Oil's well that ends well in ANWAR

April
Affordable housing may join welfare reform
Campaign finance reform finally becomes law, faces new challenge
Farm bill hits new roadblocks, finds new scandal
On the slippery slope to "Fast Track" FTAA
U.S. bishops call for prohibition of human cloning
U.S. could be doing more for world's poor, say bishops

March
Campaign donations at record pace as reforms threaten to end the party
Extension of unemployment benefits delayed indefinitely
Faith-based initiatives set to pass Senate

February
Bill signed to 'close the gap' in education
Senate reviews "Fast Track" authority on trade treaty
White House seeks to restore food stamps to legal immigrants

January
Farm Bill debate continues in Congress

 

Previous updates:
2001
2000
1999

 

Legislative campaigns and resources:

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Congress.org—Find your Congress member (and maybe write a letter or two?)

Legislative Toolbox

National Coalition for the Homeless

NCCB/USCC Legislative agenda

NCH Legislative Alerts

Network—A national Catholic social justice lobby

The 8th Day Center for Justice

Thomas—Legislative info

In Congress:
Congressional Directory  (Write—or at least find—your rep!)
House daily schedule
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