Child Protection
S. 2998 —-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (09/24/02)—A bill to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, and for other purposes.
Child Safety
H. Con. Res. 484 —-Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE) / Education and the Workforce (09/25/02)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding personal safety for children, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 556 —-Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) / Energy and Commerce (09/25/02)—A resolution recognizing the “Code Adam” child safety program, commending retail business establishments that have implemented programs to protect children from abduction, and urging retail business establishments that have not implemented such program to consider doing so.
Education
S. 3008 —-Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (09/26/02)—A bill to expand the loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers, to provide loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for nurses, and for other purposes.
Health
S. 2990 —-Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) / Finance (09/23/02)—A bill to provide for programs and activities to improve the health of Hispanic individuals, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5449 —-Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez (D-TX) / Energy and Commerce (09/24/02)—A bill to provide for programs and activities to improve the health of Hispanic individuals, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5478 —-Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) / Energy and Commerce (09/26/02)—A bill to provide for the improvement of patient safety and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely affect patient safety, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5482 —-Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) / Energy and Commerce (09/26/02)—A bill to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaskan Native communities.
Tax Policy
H. Res. 543 —-Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) / Ways and Means (09/24/02)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on H.R. 4019, making marriage tax relief permanent.
Welfare
H.R. 5467 —-Rep. Nick Smith (R-MI) / Ways and Means (09/25/02)—A bill to reauthorize the program of block grants to states for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families for two years.
