Child Care
H. Con. Res. 139—-Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) / Education and the Workforce (04/27/05)—A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideas of a National Child Care Worthy Wage Day.
H.R. 2000—-Rep. George Miller (D-CA) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce (04/28/05)—A bill to establish the Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and a program of child care provider health benefits coverage.
Child Protection
S. 946—-Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) / Commerce, Science, and Transportation (04/28/05)—A bill to require multi-channel video programming distributors to provide a kid-friendly tier of programming.
Crime
H.R. 2012—-Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH) / Judiciary (04/28/05)—A bill to combat commercial sexual activities by targeting demand, to protect children from being exploited by such activities, to prohibit the operation of sex tours, to assist state and local governments to enforce laws dealing with commercial sexual activities, to reduce trafficking in persons.
S. 937—-Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) / Judiciary (04/28/05)—A bill to combat commercial sexual activities by targeting demand, to protect children from being exploited by such activities, to prohibit the operation of sex tours, to assist state and local governments to enforce laws dealing with commercial sexual activities, to reduce trafficking in persons.
Education
S. Res. 119—-Rep. John Salazar (D-CO) / Considered and passed (04/25/05)—A resolution designating April 21, 2005, as “National Kindergarten Recognition Day.”
H.R. 1876—-Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) / Education and the Workforce (04/27/05)—A bill to establish a national demonstration project to improve intervention programs for the most disadvantaged children and youth.
S. Res. 127—-Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) / Considered and passed (04/27/05)—A resolution congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the United States for their ongoing contributions to education.
Financial Literacy
S. 923—-Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) / Finance (04/27/05)—A bill to require a state to promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program and to allow financial education to count as a work activity under that program.
S. 924—-Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/27/05)—A bill to establish a grant program to enhance the financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older Americans to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such Americans.
S. 925—-Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/27/05)—A bill to promote youth financial education.
Health
S. Res. 121—-Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/25/05)—A resolution supporting May 2005 as “National Better Hearing and Speech Month” and commending those states that have implemented routine hearing screening for every newborn before the newborn leaves the hospital.
H.R. 1819—-Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (04/26/05)—A bill to enhance the access of Medicare beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers.
H.R. 1822—-Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA) / Energy and Commerce (04/26/05)—A bill to prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research.
H.R. 1849—-Rep. Sue W. Kelly (R-NY) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (04/26/05)—A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
S. 910—-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/26/05)—A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
H. Res. 245—-Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) / Energy and Commerce (04/27/05)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week.
S. 932—-Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) / Finance (04/27/05)—A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
H.R. 1955—-Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) / Budget, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means (04/28/05)—A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not federal employees.
H.R. 1981—-Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (04/28/05)—A bill to provide for coverage under Medicare of substitute adult day care services.
S. Con. Res. 30—-Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/28/05)—A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress concerning the provision of health insurance coverage to all Americans.
Housing
H.R. 1999—-Rep. Gary G. Miller (R-CA) / Financial Services (04/28/05)—A bill to better assist low-income families to obtain decent, safe, and affordable housing as a means of increasing their economic and personal well-being through the conversion of the existing section 8 housing choice voucher program into a flexible voucher program.
International
S. 950—-Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) / Foreign Relations (04/28/05)—A bill to provide assistance to combat tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases.
Labor
H.R. 1902—-Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) / Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, House Administration (04/27/05)—A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
S. 932—-Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/27/05)—A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 128—-Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) / Considered and passed (04/28/05)—A resolution designating April 30, 2005, as “Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans.”
Reproductive Health
H.R. 1940—-Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) / Energy and Commerce (04/27/05)—A bill to provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis.
Small Business
S. Res. 120—-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) / Considered and passed (04/25/05)—A resolution honoring small businesses during the Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week, the week beginning April 24, 2005.
H.R. 1868—-Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) / Small Business (04/27/05)—A bill to provide for increased access to capital for small businesses under the section 7(a) loan program.
H.R. 2001—-Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS) / Energy and Commerce, Small Business, Ways and Means (04/28/05)—A bill to provide tax incentives to encourage small business health plans.
H.R. 2002—-Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS) / Energy and Commerce, Small Business, Ways and Means (04/28/05)—A bill to provide tax incentives to encourage small business health plans.
