Abortion
S. 1848—-Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (12/18/13)—A bill concerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion and abortion premium surcharges.
Adoption/Foster Care
S. 1876—-Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)/Finance (12/19/13)—A bill to reauthorize and restructure adoption incentive payments, and for other purposes.
Child Care/Education
H.R. 3778—-Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce (12/16/13)—A bill to direct the secretary of Education to award grants to states to pay the federal share of carrying out full-day prekindergarten programs.
Child Protection
S. 1870—-Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)/Finance (12/19/13)—A bill to reauthorize and restructure adoption incentive payments, to better enable state child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking, to increase the reliability of child support for children, and for other purposes.
S. 1877—-Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)/Finance (12/19/13)—A bill to increase the reliability of child support for children, and for other purposes.
Human Trafficking/Child Protection
S. 1878—-Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)/Finance (12/19/13)—A bill to better enable state child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.
Military/Violence Against Women
H.R. 3775—-Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY)/Armed Services, Veterans’ Affairs (12/16/13)—A bill to improve the treatment of members of the armed forces and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 3774—-Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce, Appropriations (12/16/13)—A bill to eliminate the abstinence-only education program, and for other purposes.
Tax Policy
H.R. 3788—-Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA)/Ways and Means, Armed Services (12/19/13)—A bill to repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (H. J. Res. 59), and to require inclusion of the taxpayer’s social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
