Adoption
S. Res. 502—Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)/Foreign Relations (7/15/14)—A resolution concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents.
Child Protection
S. 2596—Sen. John Walsh (D-MT)/Judiciary (7/14/14)—A bill to establish federal criminal penalties for interstate child endangerment.
H.R. 5127—Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce (7/16/14)—A bill to allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse.
Health
S. 2622—Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/17/14)—A bill to require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5145—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Energy and Commerce (7/17/14)—A bill to require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms, and for other purposes.
Human Trafficking
S. 2599—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Read the first time (7/14/14)—A bill to stop exploitation through trafficking.
H.R. 5111—Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)/Education and the Workforce (7/15/14)—A bill to improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.
H.R. 5116—Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)/Homeland Security, Judiciary (7/15/14)—A bill to train Department of Homeland Security personnel how to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, and for other purposes.
S. 2619—Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)/Judiciary (7/17/14)—A bill to prevent organized human smuggling, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5135—Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD)/Judiciary, Foreign Affairs (7/17/14)—A bill to identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking and review trafficking prevention efforts, to protect and assist in the recovery of victims of trafficking, and for other purposes.
Immigration
H.R. 5143—Rep. John Carter (R-TX)/Judiciary, Foreign Affairs (7/17/14) —A bill to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Health
S. 2605—Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)/Finance (7/15/14)—A bill to preserve religious freedom and a woman’s access to contraception.
S. 2625—Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/17/14)—A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes.
Tax Policy
S. 2618—Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)/Finance (7/16/14)—A bill to provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave.
S. 2627—Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)/Finance (7/17/14)—A bill to provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave.
