Abortion
S. 2466—-Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/20/04)—A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Child Protection
S.2435 —-Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) / Judiciary (05/18/04)—A bill to permit Inspectors General to authorize staff to provide assistance to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Education
H.R. 4370—-Rep. Thomas E. Petri (R-WI) / Education and the Workforce (05/17/04)—A bill to ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students.
S. 2428—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/17/04)—A bill to provide for educational opportunities for all students in state public school systems.
Health
H. Res. 646—-Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) / Government Reform (05/18/04)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House that there should be established a National Community Health Center Week to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers.
S. 2447—-Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/19/04)—A bill to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children.
S. 2461—-Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/20/04)—A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
S. Res. 366—-Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/20/04)—A resolution supporting May 2004 as National Better Hearing and Speech Month and commending those states that have implemented routine hearing screenings for every newborn before the newborn leaves the hospital; considered and agreed to.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 367—-Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) / Considered and passed (05/20/04)—A resolution honoring the life of Mildred McWilliams “Millie” Jeffrey (1910-2004) and her contributions to her community and to the United States; considered and agreed to.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 4377—-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce (05/17/04)—A bill to provide for the review by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs of the process by which the Food and Drug Administration made the decision not to approve the commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug.
Small Business
H.R. 4376—-Rep. Sue W. Kelly (R-NY) / Small Business (05/17/04)—A bill to establish funding priorities for women’s business centers for fiscal year 2004.
Tax Policy
H.R. 4372—-Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) / Ways and Means (05/17/04)—A bill to provide for the carry forward of $500 of unused benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements for dependent care assistance.
H.R. 4379—-Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) / Ways and Means (05/18/04)—A bill to increase the amount which may be excluded from the gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance with respect to dependent care services provided during a taxable year, and to adjust such amount each year by the rate of inflation for such year.
