Child Protection
S. 2120—-Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (3/12/14)—A bill to expand the prohibition on the manufacture, distribution, and importation of children’s products that contain phthalates, and for other purposes.
Education
S. 2119—-Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/12/14)—A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to states for prekindergarten education.
Family Support
H.R. 4249—-Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)/Education and the Workforce (3/13/14)—A bill to expand and improve federal programs to reduce child hunger.
Health
H.R. 4216—-Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce (3/12/14)—A bill to provide grants to states to establish state maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths occurring within such states; to develop definitions of severe maternal morbidity and data collection protocols; and to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.
H.R. 4240—-Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)/Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (3/13/14)—A bill to expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrant women, men, and families by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4260—-Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC)/Energy and Commerce (3/14/14)—A bill to ensure that the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act program is as effective as possible in saving lives and preventing the spread of the HIV epidemic by ensuring that funding allocations are evidenced-based and by promoting greater utilization of patient-centered care.
International
S. 2100—-Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/Foreign Relations (3/10/14)—A bill to promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.
Judiciary
H.R. 4225—-Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)/Judiciary (3/13/14)—A bill to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 380—-Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)/Considered and agreed to (3/11/14)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day.
