Hearings: 

International  — On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues will hold a hearing, Zika in the Western Hemisphere: Risks and Responses.

(Right, Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will speak at the Zika hearing on Wednesday, July 13th)

Violence Against Women — On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing on campus safety, Improving Prevention and Response Efforts. The hearing is scheduled for 2:45 pyem, Eastern.

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House Passes Global Food Security Act

On July 6, the House approved, 369-53, S. 1252, the Global Food Security Act. The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the bill on May 18; the Senate approved the measure on April 20. The House approved an earlier version of the measure (H.R. 1567) on April 12...

On July 6, the House approved, 369-53, S. 1252, the Global Food Security Act. The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the bill on May 18 (see The Source, 5/20/16); the Senate approved the measure on April 20 (see The Source, 4/22/16). The House approved an earlier version of the measure (H.R. 1567) on April 12 (see The Source, 4/15/16). The vote clears the measure for President Obama’s signature.

The legislation would authorize US foreign assistance to address global poverty and hunger, and improve nutrition security, especially among women and children.

House Passes Compromise Bill to Address Opiod Abuse

On July 8, the House approved, 407-5, the conference report for S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. On May 13, the House approved its version of S. 524. The House previously advanced several stand-alone bills to address the epidemic of opioid abuse. The Senate passed its version of S. 524 on March 10.

According to the conference report, the bill would authorize $103 million annually for FY2017-2021 to support treatment, training, and enforcement programs at the Department of Justice, as well as $25 million annually to expand medication-assisted treatment and addiction services through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The measure also would authorize $16.9 million annually for HHS grants to treat pregnant and postpartum women in substance abuse programs.

House Approves Financial Services, General Government Spending Bill:  On July 7, the House approved, 239-185, H.R. 5485, the FY2017 Financial Services and General Government spending bill. The House Appropriations Committee approved the measure on June 9 (see The Source, 6/10/16); the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the bill (S.3067) on June 16 (see The Source, 06/17/16). The bill would provide $21.7...

House Bill Would Eliminate Pornography from Federal Computers:  On July 7, the House approved, 241-181, H.R. 4361, the Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), cleared the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on May 31. The committee approved similar legislation, H.R. 901, in March 2015 (see The Source, 3/27/15).

Among other provisions, the bill would require the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidelines that prohibit access to pornographic or other explicit web sites from federal agency computers. The legislation would exempt federal computers being used for investigative purposes that require accessing such sites.

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