Abortion
H.R. 217—-Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)/Energy and Commerce (1/7/11)—A bill to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes.
Child Protection
H.R. 222—-Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Ways and Means, Judiciary, Energy and Commerce (1/7/11)—A bill to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital.
Health
H.R. 111—-Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce (1/5/11)—A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
H. Res. 17—-Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)/Energy and Commerce (1/5/11)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the commissioner of Food and Drugs should evaluate the scientific evidence on the question of whether to add more folic acid to enriched grain products and expand folic acid fortification into cornmeal and corn-based food products to help prevent further serious birth defects.
International
H. Res. 20—-Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs (1/5/11)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
H.J. Res. 12—-Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Foreign Affairs (1/7/11)—A joint resolution denouncing the practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, “honor” killings, acid burnings, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions, expressing the sense of Congress that participation, protection, recognition, and equality of women is crucial to achieving a just, moral and peaceful society, and for other purposes.
Judiciary
H.R. 212—-Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA)/Judiciary (1/7/11)—A bill to provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 4—-Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)/Considered and agreed to (1/5/11)—A resolution honoring Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) for becoming the longest-serving female senator in history.
Reproductive Health
H. Res. 18—-Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL)/Energy and Commerce (1/5/11)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to pregnancy resource centers.
