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Bills Introduced

Children

H.R. 3772—-Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)/Budget (10/8/09)—A bill to require that federal children’s programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the president’s budget.

Education

H. Con. Res. 194—-Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)/Education and Labor (10/6/09)—A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of “Lights On Afterschool!”, a national celebration of after-school programs.

H.R. 3782—-Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)/Education and Labor (10/8/09)—A bill to encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-kindergarten programs for students four years of age or younger.

Financial Literacy

H.R. 3730—-Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)/Education and Labor (10/6/09)—A bill to provide for financial literacy education.

Health

S. Res. 306—-Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)/Considered and agreed to (10/6/09)—A resolution designating the week of October 18 through October 24, 2009, as National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.

Small Business

H.R. 3737—-Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN)/Small Business (10/7/09)—A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the microloan program, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3771—-Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)/ Small Business (10/8/09)—A bill to establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and women-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry, and for other purposes.

Tax Policy

H.R. 3784—-Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL)/Ways and Means (10/8/09)—A bill expand the work opportunity tax credit and increase the employer-provided child care credit.

Violence Against Women

H. Res. 817—-Rep. Al Green (D-TX)/Education and Labor (10/8/09)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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.