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Bills Introduced

Abortion

H.R. 5939—-Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)/Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (7/29/10)—A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.

Child Protection

H.R. 5870—-Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)/Foreign Affairs (7/27/10)—A bill to restrict passports of certain sex offenders, and for other purposes.

Crime

H.R. 6011—-Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)/Judiciary (7/30/10)—A bill to direct the attorney general to design and implement a procedure to permit enhanced searches of the National DNA Index System.

Education

H.R. 5894—-Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO)/Education and Labor (7/28/10)—A bill to authorize the secretary of Education to make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students.

H.R. 6078—-Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)/Education and Labor (7/30/10)—A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (STEM).

Employment

S. 3680—-Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/30/10)—A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent who has a serious health condition.

H. Res. 1589—-Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Education and Labor (7/30/10)—A resolution commending the Women’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor on its 90th anniversary.

Family Support

S. 3667—-Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)/Finance (7/29/10)—A bill to exclude child care from the determination of the five-year limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5938—-Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY)/Ways and Means (7/29/10)—A bill to exclude child care from the determination of the five-year limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, and for other purposes.

Health

S. Res. 602—-Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)/Considered and agreed to (7/30/10)—A resolution expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month 2010.

International

H. Res. 1596—-Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA)/Foreign Affairs (7/30/10)— A resolution condemning al Shabaab for its practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa.

Reproductive Health

H. Con. Res. 305—-Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (7/27/10)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning contraceptives for women.

Veterans

H.R. 5953—-Rep. Bob (D-CA)/Veterans’ Affairs (7/29/10)—A bill to direct the secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights.

Violence Against Women

 

S. 3651—-Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Judiciary (7/27/10)—A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the offense of stalking.