Child Protection
S. 2917 —-Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) / Judiciary (09/10/02)—A bill to enhance national efforts to investigate, prosecute, and prevent crimes against children by increasing investigatory tools, criminal penalties, and resources and by extending existing laws.
Education
H.R. 5346 —-Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) / Education and the Workforce (09/09/02)—A bill to provide for adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in state public school systems, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5352 —-Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) / (09/09/02)—A bill to develop and implement strategies to reduce the number of children who have, or who are at risk of developing, emotional disturbances that require the provision of special education.
H.R. 5091 —-Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH) / Education and the Workforce (09/12/02)—A bill to increase the amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers.
Health
S. Con. Res. 138 —-Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (09/09/02)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health And Human Services should conduct or support research on certain tests to screen for ovarian cancer, and federal health care programs and group and individual health plans should cover the tests if demonstrated to be effective, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Health
S. 2923 —-Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (09/11/02)—A bill to provide for the development and operation of centers to conduct research with respect to infertility prevention, and for other purposes.
Welfare
H.R. 5344 —-Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) / Ways and Means (09/09/02)—A bill to include efforts to address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, and for other purposes.
