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Bills Introduced

Child Safety
S. 2129—-Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) / Judiciary (02/25/04)—A bill to require the provision of a child safety device in connection with the transfer of a handgun and to provide safety standards for child safety devices.

Health
H.R. 3840—-Rep. George R. Nethercutt (R-WA) / Energy and Commerce (02/25/02)—A bill to permit qualifying states to use a portion of their allotments under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program for any fiscal year for certain Medicaid expenditures.

H. Res. 531—-Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) / Energy and Commerce (02/24/04)—A resolution encouraging increased public awareness of eating disorders and expanded research for treatment and cures.

S. 2108—-Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (02/24/04)—A bill to ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant food and vending machine food.

H.R. 3854—-Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) / Energy and Commerce, Rules, Ways and Means (02/26/04)—A bill to contain the costs of the Medicare prescription drug program.

H.R. 3859—-Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce (02/26/04)—A bill to permit states the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.

S. 2130—-Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) / Finance (02/26/04)—A bill to contain the costs of the Medicare prescription drug program.

S. 2135—-Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) / Finance (02/26/04)—A bill to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas.

International
H. Res. 530—-Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) / International Relations (02/24/04)—A resolution urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce a resolution calling upon the Government of the People’s Republic of China to end its human rights violations in China.

H.R. 3818—-Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) / International Relations (02/24/04)—A bill to improve the results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs.

Social Security
H.R. 3821—-Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) / Rules, Ways and Means (02/24/04)—A bill to provide for individual security accounts funded by employee and employer Social Security payroll deductions and to extend the solvency of the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program.

Violence Against Women
H.R. 3849—-Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez (D-TX) / Veterans Affairs (02/26/04)—A bill to provide permanent authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to operate a program to provide counseling and treatment for veterans who while in military service experienced sexual trauma or sexual harassment.

Welfare
H.R. 3848—-Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (02/26/04)—A bill to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through June 30, 2004.