Business
S. 1753—-Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) / Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (10/17/03)—A bill to prevent identity theft, to improve the use of and consumer access to consumer reports, to enhance the accuracy of consumer reports, to limit the sharing of certain consumer information, to improve financial education and literacy.
Child Safety
H.R. 3371—-Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce (10/21/03)—A bill to provide for infant crib safety.
Health
H.R. 3332—-Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (10/17/03)—A bill to establish a safety net Medicare outpatient prescription drug program for indigent beneficiaries without other outpatient prescription drug coverage.
H.R. 3351—-Rep. James T. Walsh (R-NY) / Veterans Affairs (10/20/03)—A bill to provide the same type of vocational rehabilitation benefits and services under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for certain children with spina bifida as are currently available to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
H.R. 3355—-Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (10/21/03)—A bill to establish minimum requirements for nurse staffing in nursing facilities receiving payments under Medicare or Medicaid.
H.R. 3362—-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Government Reform, Ways and Means (10/21/03)—A bill to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.
S. Res. 252—-Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) / (10/23/03)—A resolution designating February 2004 as “National Cancer Prevention Month.”
Miscellaneous
H. Res. 406—-Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY) / Armed Services, Resources (10/17/03)—A resolution recognizing the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial.
S. Con. Res. 74—-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) / Governmental Affairs (10/22/03)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued as a testimonial to the nation’s tireless commitment to reuniting America’s missing children with their families, and to honor the memories of those children who were victims of abduction and murder.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 3350—-Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) / Energy and Commerce (10/20/03)—A bill to reduce pre-term labor and delivery, the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.
