Abortion
H.R. 2478—-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce (05/24/07)—A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services.
Adoption
S. 1462—-Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) / Finance (05/23/07)—A bill to promote the adoption of children with special needs.
Child Care
H.R. 2409—-Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) / Education and Labor (05/21/07)—A bill to establish a program to provide child care through public-private partnerships.
H.R. 2479—-Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) / Transportation and Infrastructure (05/24/07)—A bill relating to emergency child care services.
Child Protection
H.R. 2517—-Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX) / Education and Labor (05/24/07)—A bill to amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act to authorize appropriations.
Education
S. 1488—-Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/24/07)—A bill to amend the definition of independent student for purposes of the need analysis in the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include older adopted students.
Family Support
S. 1529—-Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) / Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (05/24/07)—A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to end benefit erosion, to support working families with child care expenses, and to encourage retirement and education savings.
Foster Care
S. 1512—-Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) / Finance (05/24/07)—A bill to expand federal eligibility for children in foster care who have attained age 18.
Health
H.R. 2554—-Rep. Diane E. Watson (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce, Judiciary (05/24/05)—A bill to require HIV testing of federal prisoners about to be released and to direct the attorney general of the United States and the secretary of Health and Human Services to provide HIV/AIDS treatment for recently released federal prisoners.
H.R. 2404—-Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) / Energy and Commerce (05/21/07)—A bill to reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for women.
H.R. 2410—-Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce (05/21/07)—A bill to authorize additional appropriations to the National Institutes of Health for research on the early detection of, and the reduction of, mortality rates attributed to breast cancer.
H.R. 2464—-Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) / Energy and Commerce (05/23/07)—A bill to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children.
S. 1470—-Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/23/07)—A bill to provide states with the resources needed to rid our schools of performance-enhancing drug use.
H.R. 2472—-Rep. Albert Russell Wynn (D-MD) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (05/24/07)—A bill to improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and to provide a tax credit to dentists for dental services provided to low-income individuals.
H.R. 2477—-Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) / Ways and Means (05/24/07)—A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being.
H.R. 2503—-Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) / Energy and Commerce (05/24/07)—A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the Office of Women’s Health and the regulation of breast implants and to provide for a scientific workshop on the use of emergency contraception by women under age 18.
H.R. 2511—-Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) / Energy and Commerce (05/24/07)—A bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (P.L. 108-355), which authorized $82 million through FY2009 for the implementation of state-sponsored youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies.
H.R. 2512—-Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) / Energy and Commerce (05/24/07)—A bill to prohibit states from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year.
S. 1482—-Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) / Finance (05/24/07)—A bill to require the secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being.
International
H.R. 2446—-Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) / Foreign Affairs (05/22/07)—A bill to reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002.
H.R. 2518—-Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX) / Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure (05/24/07)—A bill to implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies.
H.R. 2522—-Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) / Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means (05/24/07)—A bill to establish a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery.
Judiciary
H.R. 2425—-Rep. John Boozman (R-AR) / Energy and Commerce, Judiciary (05/22/07)—A bill to provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors.
H. Res. 431—-Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) / Judiciary (05/23/07)—A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.
Miscellaneous
H. Res. 421—-Rep. Steve Kagan (D-WI) / Science and Technology (05/21/07)—A resolution honoring the trailblazing accomplishments of the “Mercury 13” women, whose efforts in the early 1960s demonstrated the capabilities of American women to undertake the human exploration of space.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 2523—-Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce (05/24/05)—A bill to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under Medicaid, and to help low-income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion.
H.R. 2412—-Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) / Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce (05/21/07)—A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and contraceptive services under health plans.
H.R. 2432—-Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) / Energy and Commerce (05/22/07)—A bill to extend for 3 months transitional medical assistance and the abstinence education program.
H.R. 2468—-Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce (05/23/07)—A bill to provide for activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to ovarian and cervical cancer.
Small Business
H.R. 2397—-Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK) / Small Business (05/21/07)—A bill to reauthorize the women’s entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration.
Violence Against Women
H.R. 2395—-Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) / Education and Labor, Financial Services, Ways and Means (05/21/07)—A bill to promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
S. 1515—-Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) / Judiciary (05/24/07)—A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims.
