Education
H.R. 2219—-Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) / Ways and Means (06/19/01)—A bill to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt federal Pell Grants and federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit.
S. 1059—-Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) / Finance (06/19/01)—A bill to provide that certain postsecondary educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees shall be excludable from gross income as a scholarship.
S. 1060—-Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) / Finance (06/19/01)—A bill to provide that certain postsecondary education benefits provided by an employer to children of employees shall be excludable from gross income as part of an educational assistance program.
H.R. 2283—-Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) / Education and the Workforce (06/20/01)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for assistance in hiring additional school-based mental health and student service providers.
H.R. 2286—-Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce (06/20/01)—A bill to provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents and principals.
H. J. Res. 54—-Rep. Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) / Education and the Workforce, Judiciary (06/21/01)—A joint resolution recognizing the authority of public schools to allow students to exercise their constitutional rights by establishing a period of time for silent prayer or meditation or reflection, encouraging the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, and refusing to discriminate against individuals or groups on account of their religious character or speech.
Health
H. Con. Res. 165—-Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce (06/19/01)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that continual research and education into the cause and cure for fibroid tumors be addressed.
S. 1066—-Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) / Finance (06/20/01)—A bill to establish procedures for determining payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for which payment is made under Medicare.
S. 1067—-Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) / Finance (06/20/01)—A bill to expand the availability of Archer medical savings accounts.
S. 1070—-Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (06/20/01)—A bill to establish standards for the health quality improvement of children in managed care plans and other health plans.
H.R. 2288—-Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (06/21/01)—A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out programs regarding the prevention and management of asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems, to establish a tax credit regarding pest control and indoor air quality and climate control services for multifamily residential housing in low-income communities.
Labor
H.R. 2239—-Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) / Agriculture, Education and the Workforce (06/19/01)—A bill to reform certain laws affecting child labor.
H.R. 2241—-Rep. James A. Traficant (D-OH) / Education and the Workforce (06/19/01)—A bill to increase the minimum wage.
H.R. 2243—-Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) / Financial Services (06/19/01)—A bill to ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people.
Miscellaneous
H. Con. Res. 169—-Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) / House Administration (06/20/01)—A concurrent resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract for the design and construction of a monument to commemorate the contributions of minority women to women’s suffrage and to the participation of women in public life.
H.R. 2246—-Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce (06/20/01)—A bill to prohibit the targeted marketing to minors of adult-rated media as an unfair or deceptive practice, and for other purposes.
Welfare
H.R. 2258—-Rep. Sander M. Levin (D-MI) / Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, Ways and Means (06/20/01)—A bill to provide for the eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for SSI, food stamps, TANF, Medicaid, SSBG, and certain other public benefit programs.
