Child Protection
H.R. 1142—-Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) / Education and the Workforce, Judiciary (03/08/05)—A bill to protect children from exploitive child modeling.
H.R. 1145—-Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce (03/08/05)—A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the rating system of the video game industry and assess their labeling practices to determine if such practices are unfair or deceptive.
S. 579—-Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (03/09/05)—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.
H.R. 1223—-Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) / Judiciary (03/10/05)—A bill to ensure that appropriate state social services officers have the authority to access certain federal databases for the purpose of carrying out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children.
Child Safety
S. 561—-Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) / Commerce, Science, and Transportation (03/08/05)—A bill to improve child safety in motor vehicles.
Crime
H.R. 1193—-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Judiciary (03/09/05)—A bill to require the Attorney General to acquire data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender.
Financial Literacy
H.R. 1208—-Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY) / Financial Services (03/09/05)—A bill to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of full-time, traditional-aged, college students and to protect parents of traditional college student credit card holders.
H. Res. 148—-Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) / Government Reform (03/10/05)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month.
Health
S. 537—-Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (03/07/05)—A bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents.
S. 550—-Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (03/08/05)—A bill to facilitate the development of microbicides for preventing transmission of HIV and other diseases.
S. 569—-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (03/08/05)—A bill to improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.
H.R. 1244—-Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) / Armed Services, Government Reform (03/10/05)—A bill to provide health care coverage for spouses and children of members of the uniformed services on active duty through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
International
H. Res. 143—-Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA) / International Relations (03/08/05)—A resolution recognizing and commending the courage of Iraqi women candidates in the January 30, 2005, Iraqi elections.
S. 559—-Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) / Foreign Relations (03/08/05)—A bill to make the protection of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the United States Government.
H. Con. Res. 90—-Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) / International Relations (03/09/05)—Concurrent resolution conveying the sympathy of Congress to the families of the young women murdered in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encouraging increased United States involvement in bringing an end to these crimes.
S. Con. Res. 16—-Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) / Foreign Relations (03/09/05)—A concurrent resolution conveying the sympathy of Congress to the families of the young women murdered in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encouraging increased United States involvement in bringing an end to these crimes.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 74—-Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) / Considered and passed (03/08/05)—A resolution designating March 8, 2005, as “International Women’s Day.”
H.R. 1209—-Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) / Government Reform (03/09/05)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the “Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building.”
S. 571—-Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) / Governmental Affairs (03/09/05)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the “Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building.”
Reproductive Health
H.R. 1245—-Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R-CA) / Energy and Commerce (03/10/05)—A bill to provide for programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers.
Tax Policy
H.R. 1150—-Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) / Ways and Means (03/08/09)—A bill to provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses.
Violence Against Women
H.R. 1214—-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Judiciary (03/10/05)—A bill to require that the recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives to prevent pregnancy.
Welfare
H.R. 1160—-Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (03/08/05)—A bill to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through June 30, 2005.
