Congress Passes Bill to Stop Mentally Ill From Getting Guns
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Prompted by the Virginia Tech University shootings, Congress yesterday approved legislation that would help states more quickly and accurately identify potential firearms buyers with mental health problems that disqualify them from gun ownership under federal law.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the drug Risperdal for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and teenagers.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to give the Food and Drug Administration more power over drugmakers as part of an effort to better protect the public from dangerous medicines.
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Advocates for the mental ill are trying to secure voting rights while concern mounts about the risks of voting by people with conditions like dementia.
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California lawmakers pass a bill aimed at stopping police selling information about celebrities in trouble.
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The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday responded to the deadliest shooting rampage in modern American history by  passing legislation to help keep guns out of hands of the mentally ill.
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The U.S. Congress on Wednesday  passed a stop-gap bill to keep the government running into  November avoiding some tough election-year votes as Republican  admitted they could not finish their budget work.
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Officials said the shootings would be considered a terrorist act unless the gunman was found to be mentally unstable.
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A top policeman wants the law to make it easier for doctors to identify mentally ill patients who could become killers.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - Residents of the nation&#39;s capital would be able to own handguns and other firearms under a House-passed bill acclaimed by its supporters as a victory for Second Amendment rights
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The Illinois House on Tuesday passed a bill that bans discrimination against gays and sent it to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who has said he supports the measure.
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The US House of Representatives passes a bill allowing military tribunals for foreign terrorism suspects.
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The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed a bill to improve U.S. preparedness for bioterrorism or other health crises, in part by accelerating development of new vaccines and drugs.
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State lawmakers approved a measure late Monday that would force a million people receiving state or federal aid to verify their citizenship, part of a package of bills dealing with illegal immigration that Democrats called the toughest in the nation.
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The bill is expected to give federal drug regulators significantly more money and power to ensure the safety of the nationâs drug supply.
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Foreigners could have a harder time seeking asylum in the United States and illegal immigrants would be barred from getting drivers licenses under a bill approved on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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CAPITOL HILL Despite a warning from the police chief in Washington DC about a &quot;tidal wave&quot; of weapons, the House has voted to lift a ban on handguns in the nation&#39;s capital.