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Bills Introduced

Child Protection/Military

H.R. 3894—Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)/Armed Services (11/3/15)—A bill to require the prompt notification of state child protective services by military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense required by law to report suspected instances of child abuse and neglect.

Family Support

H.R. 3886—Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)/Education and the Workforce (11/3/15)—A bill to improve the child and adult care food program, and for other purposes.

Health

S.2226—Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (11/3/15)—A bill to reauthorize the residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and to establish a pilot program to provide grants to state substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women.

H.R. 3966—Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL)/Armed Services (11/5/15)—A bill to provide transportation of dependent patients relating to obstetrical anesthesia services.

S.Res. 510—Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)/Energy and Commerce (11/3/15)—A resolution supporting the designation of the week beginning November 8, 2015, as “National Pregnancy Center Week” to recognize the vital role that pregnancy care and resource centers play in saving lives and serving women and men faced with difficult pregnancy decisions.

H.R. 3982—Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN)/Ways and Means (11/5/15)—A bill to treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord blood or umbilical cord tissue, or placental blood or placental tissue, banking services as medical care expenses.

International

S.Res. 519—Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA)/ Foreign Affairs; Judiciary (11/5/15)—A resolution supporting the ideals and goals of the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.”

Miscellaneous

H.R. 3938—Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)/Oversight and Government Reform (11/5/15)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California, as the “Marilyn Monroe Post Office.”

Veterans

H.R. 3960—Rep. Joaquín Castro (D-TX)/ Financial Services, Veterans’ Affairs (11/5/15)—A bill to provide for a survey regarding homeless female veterans, and for other purposes.