Child Care
S. 2539—Sen. Robert Casey Jr. (D-PA)/Finance (2/10/16)—A bill to provide for mandatory funding, to ensure that the families that have infants and toddlers, have a family income of not more than 200 percent of the applicable federal poverty guideline, and need child care have access to high-quality infant and toddler child care by the end of fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4524—Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY)/Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce (2/10/16)—A bill to provide for mandatory funding, to ensure that the families that have infants and toddlers, have a family income of not more than 200 percent of the applicable federal poverty guideline, and need child care have access to high-quality infant and toddler child care by the end of fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Employment
H.R. 4570—Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)/Agriculture (2/12/16)—A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture program for research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to redesignate the program as the “Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program.”
Family Support
H.R. 4540—Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)/Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce (2/11/16)—A bill to provide clarity regarding states’ ability to manage the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and to provide states with funding to treat drug addiction in the SNAP population.
Health
S. Res. 365—Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/8/16)—A resolution designating February 2016 as “American Heart Month” and February 5, 2016, as “National Wear Red Day.”
S. 2542—Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)/Finance (2/11/16)—A bill to provide for alternative and updated certification requirements for participation under Medicaid state plans of the Social Security Act in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4536—Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH)/Judiciary (2/11/16)—A bill to prohibit the unlawful disposal of fetal remains, and for other purposes.
Military
S. 2515—Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)/Armed Services (2/9/16)—A bill to ensure criminal background checks of employees of the military child care system and providers of child care services and youth program services for military dependents.
Veterans
S. 2521—Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)/Veterans’ Affairs (2/9/16)—A bill to improve the treatment at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault, and for other purposes.
S. 2520—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Veterans’ Affairs (2/9/16)—A bill to improve the care provided by the secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.
