Human Trafficking
S. 2564—Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)/Judiciary (7/7/14)—A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking, to stop exploitation through trafficking, and to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.
H.R. 5043—Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs (7/9/14)—A bill to direct the secretary of State to submit reports to Congress on child protection compacts.
H.R. 5044—Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs, Judiciary (7/9/14)—A bill to direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking.
H.R. 5076—Rep. Dennis Heck (D-WA)/Education and the Workforce (7/11/14)—A bill to increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking.
H.R. 5079—Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)/Judiciary, Foreign Affairs (7/11/14)—A bill to provide for the repatriation of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5081—Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce (7/11/14)—A bill to enable state child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.
International
S. 2591—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Foreign Relations (7/10/14)—A bill to provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls in developing countries, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Health
S. 2578—Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/Read the first time (7/9/14)—A bill to ensure that employers cannot interfere in their employees’ birth control and other health care decisions.
H.R. 5051—Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)/Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (7/9/14)—A bill to ensure that employers cannot interfere in their employees’ birth control and other health care decisions.
Tax Policy
S. 2565—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Finance (7/8/14)—A bill to enhance the dependent care tax credit, and for other purposes.
