Education
H.R. 5821—-Rep. Diane E. Watson (D-CA) / Ways and Means (07/17/06)—A bill to increase community service by students at risk of education failure and thereby reduce youth and gang violence.
H.R. 5822—-Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) / Education and the Workforce (07/18/06)—A bill to establish the America’s Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Program.
S. 3682—-Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/18/06)—A bill to establish the America’s Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Program.
S. 3705—-Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) / Finance (07/20/06)—A bill to improve requirements under Medicaid for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs.
Health
S. 3685—-Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (07/19/06)—A bill to establish a grant program to provide vision care to children.
International
H.R. 5858—-Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) / International Relations (07/20/06)—A bill to increase the United States financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women in developing countries.
Violence Against Women
S. 3693—-Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) / Considered and passed (07/19/06)—A bill to make technical corrections to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.
S. 537—-Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) / Judiciary (07/20/06)—A resolution supporting the National Sexual Assault Hotline and commending the Hotline for counseling and supporting more than one million callers.
