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Bills Introduced

Adoption
H.R. 5053—-Rep. Melissa A. Hart (R-PA) / Judiciary (07/26/00)—A bill to offer states an incentive to improve decisions in contested adoption cases.

Child Protection
S. Res. 345—-Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) / Judiciary (07/26/00)—A resolution designating a Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence.

Child Safety
H. Con. Res. 386—-Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) / Commerce (07/26/00)—A concurrent resolution supporting child safety seat occupancy identification programs.

Crime
H.R. 4936—-Rep. Sue Wilkins Myrick (R-NC) / Judiciary (07/24/00)—A bill to increase the penalty imposed on a sexually violent offender who fails to comply with requirements to register or report.

S. 2911—-Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) / Judiciary (07/25/00)—A bill to strengthen the system for notifying parents of violent sexual offenders in their communities.

H.R. 5021—-Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) / Judiciary (07/26/00)—A bill to restore the federal civil remedy for crimes of violence motivated by gender.

S. 2991—-Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) / Judiciary (07/26/00)—A bill to expand the prohibition on stalking.

Education
H.R. 4956—-Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ) / Education and the Workforce (07/25/00)—A bill to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for service as a teacher in a school with a high concentration of low-income students.

S. 2929—-Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/25/00)—A bill to establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who serve as master teachers.

H.R. 5015—-Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) / Education and the Workforce (07/26/00)—A bill to establish a national school dropout prevention grant program.

H.R. 5043—-Rep. Rush D. Holt (D-NJ) / Education and the Workforce, Government Reform (07/26/00)—A bill to promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs.

H.R. 5071—-Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) / Education and the Workforce (07/26/00)—A bill to establish comprehensive early childhood education programs and staff training for those programs.

S. 2958—-Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/26/00)—A bill to establish a national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education.

Health
H.R. 4927—-Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI) / Energy and Commerce (07/24/00)—A bill to provide for FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children.

H. Con. Res. 380—-Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey (D-NY) / Commerce (07/25/00)—A concurrent resolution regarding the relationship between eating disorders in adolescents and young adults and certain practices of advertisers.

S. 2923—-Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) / Finance (07/25/00)—A bill to provide for FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children.

H.R. 5088—-Rep. E. Clay Shaw (R-FL) / Commerce, Ways and Means (07/26/00)—A bill to ensure the adequacy of Medicare payment for digital mammography.

Miscellaneous
H.R. 4945—-Rep. James A. Traficant (D-OH) / Small Business (07/31/00)—A bill to stregthen existing protections for small business participation in the federal procurement contracting process.

Tax Policy
S. 2903—-Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) / Finance (07/21/00)—A bill to expand the child tax credit.

H.R. 5058—-Rep. James A. Leach (R-IA) / Ways and Means (07/26/00)—A bill reduce the estate and gift tax rates.

S. 2964—-Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) / Finance (07/26/00)—A bill provide new tax incentives to make health insurance more affordable for small businesses.