Adoption
S. 2748—-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) / Judiciary (07/22/04)—A bill to prohibit the giving or acceptance of payment for the placement of a child or obtaining consent to adoption.
Child Protection
H.R. 4955—-Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR) / Energy and Commerce (07/22/04)—A bill to regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children’s personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes.
S. 2718—-Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/22/04)—A bill to provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking.
S. 2779—-Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) / Finance (09/08/04)—A bill to improve protections for children and to hold states accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across state lines.
Education
H.R. 4939—-Rep. Harold E. Ford (D-TN) / Ways and Means (07/22/04)—A bill to encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts.
H.R. 4941—-Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce (07/22/04)—A bill to reduce and prevent childhood obesity by encouraging schools and school districts to develop and implement local, school-based programs designed to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices.
H.R. 4994—-Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce (07/22/04)—A bill to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs.
S. 2751—-Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) / Finance (07/22/04)—A bill to encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts.
Health
H.R. 4905—-Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) / Energy and Commerce (07/22/04)—A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative.
H.R. 4964—-Rep. James R. Langevin (D-RI) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (07/22/04)—A bill to assure comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage for all Americans through an American Health Benefits Program.
H.R. 4978—-Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (07/22/04)—A bill to condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits.
S. 2730—-Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) / Finance (07/22/04)—A bill to promote cessation of tobacco use under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.
S. 2749—-Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/22/04)—A bill to establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations to children.
International
S. Con. Res. 133—-Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) / Considered and passed (07/22/04)—A concurrent resolution declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
Miscellaneous
H.R. 4892—-Rep. Ernest J. Istook (R-OK) / Judiciary (07/22/04)—A bill to establish that marriage in the United States consists only of the union of a man and a woman.
H. Res. 755—-Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce (09/07/04)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Week and recognizing the importance to the nation of residents of long-term care facilities, including senior citizens and individuals living with disabilities.
H. Res. 759—-Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) / Education and the Workforce (09/08/04)—A resolution commending the Festival of Children Foundation for its outstanding efforts on behalf of children and expressing the support of the House for the designation of a “Child Awareness Month.”
Reproductive Health
H.R. 4976—-Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) / Armed Services (07/22/04)—A bill to require emergency contraception to be included on the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents of the pharmacy benefits program of the Department of Defense.
H.R. 4979—-Rep. George R. Nethercutt (R-WA) / Energy and Commerce (07/22/04)—A bill to provide for educational activities and research with respect to women’s pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.
S. 2741—-Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD) / (07/22/04)—A bill to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program.
Small Business
H.R. 5008—-Rep. Donald A. Manzullo (R-IL) / Small Business (09/07/04)—A bill to provide an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through September 30, 2004.
Tax Policy
S. 2785—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Finance (09/09/04)—A bill to prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home.
