Child Care
H.R. 1929 —-Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) / Energy and Commerce (05/01/03)—A bill to authorize formula grants to states to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff, and for other purposes.
Child Protection
H.R. 1843 —-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Education and the Workforce (04/29/03)—A bill to require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1925 —-Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) / Education and the Workforce (05/01/03)—A bill to reauthorize programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1933 —-Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce, Judiciary (05/01/03)—A bill to reduce unsolicited commercial electronic mail and to protect children from sexually oriented advertisements.
Child Safety
H. Con. Res. 157—-Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) / Energy and Commerce (04/29/03)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress supporting education to reduce childhood injuries.
Child Support
H.R. 1847—-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / International Relations (04/29/03)—A bill concerning denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to state arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support.
Crime
H.R. 1786 —-Rep. Michael E. Capuano (D-MA) / Judiciary (04/11/03)—A bill to provide grants to assist state and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs that minimize additional trauma to the witness and improve the chances of successful criminal prosecution or legal action.
S. 966 —-Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) / Judiciary (05/01/03)—A bill to provide federal assistance to states and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes.
Discrimination
H.R. 1910 —-Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (05/01/03)—A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance.
Education
S. 890 —-Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) / Finance (04/11/03)—A bill to provide grants to state educational agencies to establish high cost funds from which local educational agencies are paid a percentage of the costs of providing a free appropriate public education to high need children and other high costs associated with educating children with disabilities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1840 —-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Education and the Workforce (04/29/03)—A bill to authorize grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities.
H.R. 1844 —-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Education and the Workforce (04/29/03)—A bill to establish state revolving funds for school construction.
H.R. 1845 —-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Education and the Workforce (04/29/03)—A bill to provide grants to states to establish, expand, or enhance pre-kindergarten programs for children who are not yet enrolled in kindergarten.
S. 939 —-Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/29/03)—A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full federal funding of such part, to provide an exception to the local maintenance of effort requirements, and for other purposes.
Family Support
H.R. 1934 —-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Government Reform (05/01/03)—A bill to provide that, of the total amount of family leave available to a federal employee based on the birth of a child or the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, at least one-half of that time shall be leave with pay.
Health
H.R. 1811 —-Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) / Energy and Commerce (04/11/03)—A bill to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase Medicaid coverage for such children, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1868 —-Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) / Education and the Workforce (04/20/03)—A bill to establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1841 —-Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-OH) / Financial Services (04/29/03)—A bill to better assist lower income families to obtain decent, safe, and affordable housing through the conversion of the Section 8 housing choice voucher program into a state-administered block grant.
H.R. 1852 —-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Government Reform (04/29/03)—A bill to ensure equitable treatment of fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
S. 947 —-Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) / Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (04/29/03)—A bill to better assist lower income families in obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing through the conversion of the Section 8 housing choice voucher program into a state-administered block grant.
H.R. 1877 —-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Government Reform (04/30/03)—A bill to make available to federal employees the option of obtaining health benefits coverage for dependent parents.
H.R. 1886 —-Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce (04/30/03)—A bill to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissections performed for the treatment of breast cancer.
H.R. 1916—-Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) / Energy and Commerce (05/01/03)—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, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.
S. 977 —-Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/01/03)—A bill to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage from treatment of a minor child’s congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.
International
H.R. 1857 —-Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) / International Relations (04/29/03)—A bill to authorize assistance to combat the growing HIV/AIDS problem in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.
H. Con. Res. 158 —-Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) / International Relations (04/30/03)—A concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of inheritance rights of women in Africa.
Labor
H.R. 1846—-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Financial Services (04/29/03)—A bill to provide for the collection of data on the availability of credit for women-owned businesses.
Miscellaneous
H.R. 1821 —-Rep. Diane E. Watson (D-CA) / Financial Services (04/11/03)—A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Dorothy Height in recognition of her many contributions to the nation.
H. Res. 214 —-Rep. Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT) / International Relations, Small Business (05/01/03)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small- and minority-owned businesses in the United States should be involved in rebuilding Iraq.
H. Res. 216 —-Rep. Tom Osborne (R-NE) / Education and the Workforce (05/01/03)—A resolution congratulating the Hastings College women’s basketball team for winning 2 consecutive National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II national championships.
H.R. 1947 —-Rep. Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) / Armed Services (05/01/03)—A bill to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are married and have minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms.
S. 971 —-Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) / Finance (05/01/03)—A bill to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 1812 —-Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce (04/11/03)—A bill to establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception.
S. 896 —-Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/11/03)—A bill to establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception.
Tax Policy
S. 962 —-Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR) / Finance (04/30/03)—A bill to accelerate the increase in the child tax credit and to expand refundability of such credit, and for other purposes.
Violence Against Women
H.R. 1895 —-Rep. Steven R. Rothman (D-NJ) / Judiciary (04/30/03)—A bill to amend federal crime grant programs relating to domestic violence to encourage states and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders, and for other purposes.
Welfare
H.R. 1858—-Rep. Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT) / Ways and Means (04/29/03)—A bill to provide a permanent funding level for the Social Services Block Grant, and to authorize states to use 10 percent of their TANF funds to carry out Social Services Block Grant programs.
