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Bills Introduced

Child Protection

S. 3400—-Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Commerce, Science, Transportation (5/24/10)—A bill to ban the sale, manufacture, distribution, and use in public facilities of drop-side cribs in the United States, and for other purposes.

S. 3437—-Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/26/10)—A bill to establish grant programs for the development and implementation of model undergraduate and graduate curricula on child abuse and neglect at institutions of higher education throughout the United States and to assist states in developing forensic interview training programs, to establish regional training centers and other resources for state and local child protection professionals, and for other purposes.

Education

H.R. 5460—-Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA)/Education and Labor (5/28/10)—A bill to require the secretary of Education to establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school, and for other purposes.

Food Security

S. 3448—-Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (5/26/10)—A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit certain service institutions in all states to provide year-round services.

H.R. 5431—-Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)/Education and Labor (5/26/10)—A bill to promote health and wellness in child care, and for other purposes.

Health

H. Res. 1400—-Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (5/26/10)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5447—-Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)/Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (5/27/10)—A bill to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy.

H.R. 5462—-Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Energy and Commerce (5/28/10)—A bill to authorize the secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program.

International

H.R. 5441—-Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Foreign Affairs (5/27/10)—A bill to authorize assistance to aid in the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula in foreign countries, and for other purposes.

H. Res. 1412—-Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)/Foreign Affairs (5/26/10)—A resolution congratulating the Government of South Africa upon its first two successful convictions for human trafficking.

Miscellaneous

H. Res. 1389—-Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)/Education and Labor (5/25/10)—A resolution recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father’s Day.

Small Business

S. 3399—-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)/Small Business and Entrepreneurship (5/24/10)—A bill to remove the limit on the anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.