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Bills Introduced

Child Protection
H.R. 3144—-Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) / Judiciary (07/24/07)—A bill to provide penalties for sex offenders who access social networks on the Internet.

H.R. 3148—-Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) / (07/24/07)—A bill to eliminate child pornography.

H.R. 3149—-Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV) / Judiciary (07/24/07)—A bill to protect children from sex offenders.

 

Crime
H.Res. 572—-Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY) / Judiciary (07/25/07)—A resolution encouraging states to use sex offender registries for professional background checks.

 

Employment
H.R. 3158—-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Oversight and Government Reform (07/24/07)—A bill to provide that eight of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave.

 

Family Support
H.R. 3202—-Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) / Foreign Affairs (07/27/07)—A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign Service assigned to posts abroad, and to amend the provision relating to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad.

H.R. 3203—-Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) / Foreign Affairs (07/27/07)—A bill to reform the compensation system of the Foreign Service of the United States, and to amend the provision relating to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad.

 

Health
S.1858—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/23/07)—A bill to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated follow-up care once newborn screening has been conducted.

H.R. 3162—-Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI) / Energy and Commerce (07/24/07)—A bill to extend and improve the Children’s Health Insurance Program, to improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program.

 

International
H.R. 3175—-Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) / Foreign Affairs (07/25/07)—A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage.

 

Reproductive Health
H.R. 3192—-Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-TN) / Energy and Commerce (07/26/07)—A bill to provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.

 

Welfare
H.R. 3172—-Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) / Ways and Means (07/25/07)—A bill to exclude certain assets in determining eligibility under the food stamp program, the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).