Adoption
H. Res. 452—-Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) / Government Reform (11/19/03)—A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Month.
Crime
H. Res. 454—-Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) / Judiciary (11/19/03)—A resolution encouraging the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice to include within the minimum standards established pursuant to the PROTECT Act a specific criterion for issuance of an alert through the AMBER Alert communications network.
H.R. 3524—-Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) / Education and the Workforce (11/19/03)—A bill to amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act to extend the applicability of the Act to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age.
Discrimination
H. Con. Res. 330—-Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) / International Relations (11/19/03)—Concurrent resolution expressing the concern of Congress regarding human rights violations committed against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered (LGBT) individuals around the world based on their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
Education
H.R. 3519—-Rep. John F. Tierney (D-MA) / Education and the Workforce (11/19/03)—A bill to address rising college tuition by strengthening the compact between the states, the federal government, and institutions of higher education to make college more affordable.
H.R. 3520—-Rep. Sue W. Kelly (R-NY) / Financial Services (11/19/03)—A bill to reduce duplication in federal financial literacy and financial programs, identify more effective ways to provide financial education, and facilitate greater cooperation at the federal, state and local levels and between government units and entities in the private sector by requiring the establishment of a national strategy for assuring financial education.
H.R. 3567—-Rep. David Wu (D-OR) / Education and the Workforce (11/20/03)—A bill to require the General Accounting Office to conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks.
Health
S. 1875—-Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) / Read for the first time (11/17/03)—A bill to extend the mental health benefits parity provisions for an additional year.
H.R. 3512—-Rep. C.L. Otter (R-ID) / Energy and Commerce (11/18/03)—A bill to provide for the establishment of demonstration programs to address the shortages of health care professionals in rural areas.
H.R. 3513—-Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) / Energy and Commerce (11/18/03)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.
S. 1879—-Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (11/18/03)—A bill to revise and extend provisions relating to mammography quality standards.
Housing
H.R. 3507—-Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) / Financial Services (11/18/03)—A bill to expand homeownership opportunities in states having high housing costs.
International
H. Res. 455—-Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) / International Relations (11/19/03)—A resolution in support of establishing a program to foster private investment by the people of the United States in Iraqi schools and hospitals through adopt-a-school and adopt-a-hospital initiatives.
Reproductive Health
H. Res. 447—-Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce, International Relations (11/18/03)—A resolution recognizing the horrific effects of obstetric fistulas and urging that programs be initiated to prevent and treat obstetric fistulas.
Retirement
S. 1892—-Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) / Finance (11/19/03)—A bill to provide information and advice to pension plan participants to assist them in making decisions regarding the investment of their pension plan assets.
Small Business
S. 1895—-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) / Considered and passed (11/19/03)—A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through March 15, 2004.
Social Security
S. 1878—-Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) / Finance (11/18/03)—A bill to preserve and strengthen the Social Security program through the creation of personal retirement accounts funded by employer and employee Social Security payroll deductions, to restore the solvency of the old-age survivors, and disability insurance programs.
S. 1889—-Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR) / Finance (11/19/03)—A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit states to cover low-income youth up to age 23 with an enhanced matching rate.
Welfare
H.R. 3560—-Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) / Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means (11/20/03)—A bill to amend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to provide grants for transitional jobs programs.
