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Bills Introduced

Abortion

H.R. 3932—-Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)/Ways and Means, Judiciary (1/27/14)—A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.

Education

S. 1968—-Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/28/14)—A bill to allow states to let federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to the accredited or otherwise state-approved public school, private school, or supplemental educational services program they attend.

Human Trafficking

S. Res. 340—-Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Judiciary (1/28/14)—A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are trafficked for sex.

Miscellaneous

S. Res. 338—-Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)/Considered and agreed to (1/27/14)—A resolution designating Diane K. Skvarla as Curator Emeritus of the United States Senate.

S. Res. 341—-Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR)/Judiciary (1/29/14)—A resolution observing the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and honoring her legacy as an American heroine.

Tax Policy

S. 1975—-Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Finance (1/30/14)—A bill to provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses, and for other purposes.