Health
H.R. 3962—-Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Budget, Rules, Natural Resources, Judiciary (10/29/09)—A bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
International
S. 1966—-Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)/Foreign Relations (10/28/09)—A bill to provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes.
Military/Veterans
H.R. 3926—-Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)/Armed Services, Veterans’ Affairs (10/26/09)—A bill to direct the secretary of Defense and the secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly conduct a study on the incidence of breast cancer among members of the armed forces and veterans.
Miscellaneous
S. 2129—-Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (10/29/09)—A bill to authorize the administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women’s History Museum.
Small Business
S. 1929—-Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)/Considered and passed (10/26/09)—A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Tax Policy
S. 2051—-Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)/Finance (10/29/09)—A bill to allow refunds of federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles.
Violence Against Women
S. Res. 327—-Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Considered and passed (10/28/09)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2009 and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence.
