Child Abuse
H. Res. 625—-Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) / Education and the Workforce (05/05/04)—A resolution recognizing, and supporting efforts to enhance the public awareness of, the social problem of child abuse and neglect.
Child Protection
H.R. 4305—-Rep. Robert A. Brady (D-PA) / Judiciary, Placed on Calendar (05/06/04)—A bill to increase protections for children from obscene material on the Internet.
Civil Rights
H. Con. Res. 411—-Rep. Jim Ryun (R-KS) / Judiciary (04/30/04)—A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
S. Con. Res. 102—-Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) / Judiciary (05/03/04)—A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
H. Con. Res. 414—-Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) / Judiciary (05/04/04)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, all Americans are encouraged to observe this anniversary with a commitment to continuing and building on the legacy of Brown.
H. Res. 620—-Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA) / Judiciary (05/04/04)—A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education.
S. Res. 349—-Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) / Judiciary (05/04/04)—A resolution recognizing and honoring May 17, 2004, as the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
Education
H.R. 4261—-Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) / Education and the Workforce (05/04/04)—A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to states to establish statewide screening programs for children who are five to seven years of age to prevent reading failure.
S. Res. 351—-Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) / Considered and passed (05/04/04)—A resolution congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the United States for their ongoing contributions to education.
H.R. 4283—-Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH) / Education and the Workforce (05/05/04)—A bill to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965.
H.R. 4296—-Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) / Education and the Workforce (05/05/04)—A bill to reauthorize and revise the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS).
H.R. 4313—-Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce (05/06/04)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to states to establish and carry out or continue to carry out antiharassment programs.
H.R. 4318—-Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce (05/06/04)—A bill to require institutions of higher education to widely distribute information describing their procedures for receiving and responding to complaints concerning harassment.
S. Con. Res. 104—-Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/06/04)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Kids Love a Mystery is a program that promotes literacy and should be encouraged.
Health
H.R. 4268—-Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) / Energy and Commerce (05/04/04)—A bill to ensure that the District of Columbia and states are provided a safe, lead free supply of drinking water.
S. 2377—-Sen. James Jeffords (I-VT) / Environment and Public Works (05/04/04)—A bill to ensure that the District of Columbia and states are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water.
Labor
H.R. 4256—-Rep. George Miller (D-CA) / Education and the Workforce (04/30/04)—A bill to provide for an increase in the federal minimum wage.
H. Con. Res. 413—-Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) / Education and the Workforce (05/04/04)—A concurrent resolution honoring the contributions of the women, symbolized by “Rosie the Riveter,” who served on the homefront during World War II.
S. Con. Res. 103—-Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/04/04)—A concurrent resolution honoring the contribution of the women, symbolized by “Rosie the Riveter,” who served on the homefront during World War II.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 348—-Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) / Judiciary (05/03/04)—A resolution to protect, promote, and celebrate motherhood.
Small Business
H.R. 4281—-Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) / Education and the Workforce (05/05/04)—A bill to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.
Tax Policy
S. 2376—-Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) / Finance (05/04/04)—A bill to repeal the scheduled restrictions in the child tax credit, marriage penalty relief, and 10 percent rate bracket.
H.R. 4288—-Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) / Ways and Means (05/05/04)—A bill to increase the exemption amounts for individuals under the alternative minimum tax.
