Child Protection
H.R. 3427—-Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Judiciary (10/30/13)—A bill to require certification of state and law enforcement agency reports related to missing children, to require that certain information be provided to individuals reporting a missing child, and for other purposes.
Employment
S. Res. 276—-Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Considered and agreed to (10/29/13)—A resolution designating October 2013 as “National Work and Family Month.”
Family Support
H.R. 3353—-Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)/Agriculture (10/28/13)—A bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period during which supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are temporarily increased.
H.R. 3434—-Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY)/Ways and Means (10/30/13)—A bill to require a state to deny assistance under the program of block grants to states for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to a parent, caretaker relative, or legal guardian of a child who is not attending enough school, and for other purposes.
Health
H.R. 3404—-Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Energy and Commerce (10/30/13)—A bill to require that every mammography summary delivered to a patient after a mammography examination, as required by the “Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992,” contain information regarding the patient’s breast density and language communicating that individuals with more dense breasts may benefit from supplemental screening tests, and for other purposes.
S. 1635—-Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (10/31/13)—A bill to extend the period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased.
International
H.R. 3398—-Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH)/Foreign Affairs (10/30/13)—A bill to authorize the secretary of State and the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls in developing countries, and for other purposes.
Veterans/Violence Against Women
S. 1581—-Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT)/Veterans’ Affairs (10/28/13)—A bill to authorize the secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide counseling and treatment for sexual trauma to members of the armed forces, to require the secretary to screen veterans for domestic abuse, to require the secretary to submit reports on military sexual trauma and domestic abuse, and for other purposes.
Violence Against Women
H. Res. 392—-Rep. Al Green (D-TX)/Education and the Workforce (10/28/13)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence and its devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence in the United States.
