Child Protection
H.R. 3470—-Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) / Ways and Means (07/27/05)—A bill to strengthen the accountability of the child welfare system in its mandate to ensure the safety, permanence, and well-being of children who are victims of abuse and neglect.
H.R. 3471—-Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) / Ways and Means (07/27/05)—A bill to help children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency by addressing weaknesses in the implementation of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.
Crime
H.R. 3407—-Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) / Judiciary (07/22/05)—A bill to provide grants to states and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs.
H.R. 3479—-Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) / Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Finance, Judiciary, Ways and Means (07/27/05)—A bill to protect children from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children.
S. 1507—-Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR) / Finance (07/27/05)—A bill to protect children from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children.
Health
H.R. 3411—-Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce (07/22/05)—A bill to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome.
S. 1500—-Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/25/05)—A bill to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women’s health and disease prevention and to conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption.
H.R. 3454—-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Energy and Commerce (07/27/05)—A bill to require Medicaid coverage of disabled children, and individuals who became disabled as children, without regard to income or assets.
S. 4—-Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) / Finance (07/27/05)—A bill to reduce healthcare costs, expand access to affordable healthcare coverage, and improve healthcare and strengthen the healthcare safety net.
International
H. Res. 383—-Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) / Armed Services, International Relations (07/26/05)—A resolution encouraging the Transitional National Assembly of Iraq to adopt a constitution that grants women equal rights under the law and to work to protect such rights.
Labor
H.R. 3482—-Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) / Education and the Workforce (07/27/05)—A bill to increase penalties for violations of child labor laws.
Miscellaneous
H. Con. Res. 222—-Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) / Government Reform (07/27/05)—Concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
H. Con. Res. 223—-Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) / Government Reform (07/27/05)—Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Helen Hayes.
Reproductive Health
S. 1520—-Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) / Judiciary (07/27/05)—A bill to prohibit human cloning.
Small Business
S. 1517—-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) / Considered and passed (07/27/05)—A bill to permit women’s business centers to re-compete for sustainability grants.
Tax Policy
H.R. 3441—-Rep. Scott Garret (R-NJ) / Ways and Means (07/25/05)—A bill to apply the child tax credit with respect to a taxable year to a child born within 9 months after the close of the taxable year and to a child who is stillborn or dies in utero during the taxable year.
H.R. 3444—-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) / Ways and Means (07/26/05)—A bill to provide credits against income tax for qualified stem cell research, the storage of qualified stem cells, and the donation of umbilical cord blood.
H.R. 3460—-Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) / Ways and Means (07/27/05)—A bill to allow married individuals who are legally separated and living apart to exclude from gross income the income from United States savings bonds used to pay higher education tuition and fees.
Violence Against Women
H.R. 3402—-Rep. James F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI) / Judiciary (07/22/05)—A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
H. Res. 382—-Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) / Judiciary (07/25/05)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to the enforcement of restraining orders.
