Employment
S. 2200—Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)/Read the first time (10/22/15)—A bill to strengthen equal pay requirements.
Family Support
H.R. 3781—Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)/Ways and Means (10/21/15)—A bill to invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 292—Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (10/22/15)—A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the availability of high-quality child care for working parents should be increased.
Health
S. 2185—Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (10/20/15)—A bill to require the secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer.
International
S. 2194—Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/Foreign Relations (10/22/15)—A bill to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 486—Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)/Oversight and Government Reform (10/22/15)—A resolution congratulating the Minnesota Lynx women’s basketball team on winning the 2015 Women’s National Basketball Association Championship.
Violence Against Women
S. Res. 293— Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)/Judiciary (10/22/15)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, commending domestic violence victim advocates, domestic violence victim service providers, crisis hotline staff, and first responders serving victims of domestic violence for their compassionate support of victims of domestic violence, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to support efforts to end domestic violence and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable.
