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| 2004-02-26 | Fetal Protection [HR1997] | Passed (254-163) |
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| This bill made it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent crime. | |||||
| 2004-03-10 | Preventing Frivolous Food Industry Lawsuits [HR339] | Passed (276-139) |
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| This bill prohibited lawsuits in federal or state courts against restaurants, food manufacturers and distributors based on claims that the food contributed to the plaintiff's obesity or weight gain. | |||||
| 2004-03-25 | Conservative Substitute Budget Resolution [HCONRES393] | Rejected (116-309) |
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| Hensarling (R-TX) amendment which would have protected $182.6 billion in tax cuts already passed, while cutting the deficit in half in three years. It also would call for reducing non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending by 1 percent from fiscal 2004 levels. | |||||
| 2004-03-30 | Senate Budget [SCONRES95] | Failed (209-209) |
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| This was a motion to accept Senate-passed requirements subjecting tax cuts to an impossible 60-vote standard in the Senate. | |||||
| 2004-04-28 | Marriage Penalty Relief [HR4181] | Passed (323-95) |
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| This bill permanently eliminated provisions in the tax code penalizing two-income couples who marry. | |||||
| 2004-05-12 | Medical Malpractice [HR4280] | Passed (229-197) |
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| This bill limited medical malpractice awards to reasonable levels while preserving the rights of patients to sue for actual damages. It was designed to limit unreasonable enrichment of attorneys and reduce skyrocketing medical costs. | |||||
| 2004-05-13 | Health Plans for Small Businesse [HR4281] | Passed (252-162) |
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| This bill permitted small businesses to band together to buy insurance for their employees, avoiding some of the state regulation that has stopped such plans in the past. | |||||
| 2004-05-19 | Abortion at Military Facilities [HR4200] | Rejected (202-221) |
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| Davis (D-CA) amendment which would have involved U.S. military hospitals in the provision of abortions for women who are in the military or are military dependents. | |||||
| 2004-05-20 | Blocking Nuclear Bunker Busters [HR4200] | Rejected (204-214) |
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| Tauscher (D-CA) amendment which would have side-tracked development of the "bunker-buster" weapon system by transferring its funding to conventional weapons and relying more on intelligence. | |||||
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