Abortion
H.R. 579 —-Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) / Judiciary (02/05/03)—A bill to implement equal protection under the Constitution for the right to life of each born and pre-born human person from the moment of fertilization.
Adoption
S. 331—-Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD) / Finance (02/06/03)—A bill to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas.
Child Abuse
S. 326—-Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) / Armed Services (02/06/03)—A bill to apply to prosecutions of child abuse cases in courts-martial an extended statute of limitations applicable to prosecutions of child abuse cases in United States District Courts, and for other purposes.
Child Protection
H.R. 581 —-Rep. Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT) / Judiciary (02/05/03)—A bill to provide that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications, and for other purposes.
H.R. 605 —-Rep. Major R. Owens (D-NY) / Judiciary (02/05/03)—A bill to provide for permanent resident status for any alien orphan physically present in the United States who is less than 12 years of age and to provide for deferred enforced departure status for any alien physically present in the United States who is the natural and legal parent of a child born in the United States who is less than 18 years of age.
Crime
H.R. 537 —-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Judiciary (02/05/03)—A bill to authorize the grant program for elimination of the nationwide backlog in analyses of DNA samples at the level necessary to completely eliminate the backlog and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted of a qualifying offense.
Education
H.R. 516 —-Rep. Mark R. Kennedy (R-MN) / Education and the Workforce (01/31/03)—A bill to clarify the definition of a student regarding family educational and privacy rights.
S. 282 —-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (02/04/03)—A bill to require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information on athletic programs at coeducational secondary schools.
S. 291 —-Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (02/04/03)—A bill to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for teachers in mathematics, science, and special education.
H.R. 566 —-Rep. Randy Cunningham (R-CA) / Education and the Workforce (02/05/03)—A bill to amend the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify the formula used to compute payments to local educational agencies with respect to eligible federally connected children.
H.R. 599 —-Rep. Major R. Owens (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce (02/05/03)—A bill to provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools.
H.R. 615 —-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for elementary and secondary expenses.
H.R. 647 —-Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) / Education and the Workforce (02/05/03)—A bill to increase the amount of student loan forgiveness and loan cancellation available to qualified teachers, and for other purposes.
Family Support
H. Res. 57 —-Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) / Government Reform (02/05/03)—A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of “National Runaway Prevention Month.”
S. 304—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (02/05/03)—A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the scope of the act, and for other purposes.
S. 320—-Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (02/05/03)—A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the act, and for other purposes.
Health
H.R. 515 —-Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) / Energy and Commerce (01/31/03)—A bill to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the State Children’s Health Care Program through fiscal year 2006.
H.R. 5 —-Rep. James C. Greenwood (R-PA) / (02/05/03)—A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
H.R. 531 —-Rep. W.J. Tauzin (R-LA) / Energy and Commerce (02/05/03)—A bill to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
H.R. 577 —-Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) / Government Reform (02/05/03)—A bill to increase the government contribution for federal employee health insurance.
S. 303—-Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) / Judiciary (02/05/03)—A bill to prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research.
S. 312—-Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) / Finance (02/05/03)—A bill to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
S. 314—-Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (02/05/03)—A bill to make improvements in the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
S. 319—-Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) / Governmental Affairs (02/05/03)—A bill to increase the government contribution for federal employee health insurance.
Miscellaneous
H.R. 534 —-Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) / Judiciary (02/03/03)—A bill to prohibit human cloning.
H.R. 538 —-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Judiciary (02/05/03)—A bill to establish a parent-child privilege.
H.R. 601 —-Rep. Major R. Owens (D-NY) / House Administration (02/05/03)—A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women’s suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.
Reproductive Health
S. 286 —-Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (02/04/03)—A bill to revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998.
Tax Policy
H.R. 547 —-Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to expand the federal tax refund intercept program to cover children who are not minors.
H.R. 584 —-Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses.
H.R. 611 —-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed to charitable organizations which provide elementary or secondary school scholarships and for contributions of, and for, instructional materials and materials for extracurricular activities.
H.R. 612 —-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
H.R. 613 —-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers.
H.R. 614 —-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to allow a credit against income tax to professional school personnel in grades K-12.
Welfare
H.R. 4 —-Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH) / (02/04/03)—A bill to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to states for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes.
H.R. 624 —-Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to include efforts to address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 625 —-Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) / Ways and Means (02/05/03)—A bill to expand the purposes of the program of block grants to states for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to include poverty reduction, and to make grants available under the program for that purpose.
S. 327—-Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) / Finance (02/06/03)—A bill to allow up to 24 months of vocational education training to be counted as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
