Adoption
S. 1359—-Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)/Judiciary (6/25/09)—A bill to provide United States citizenship for children adopted from outside the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 1376—-Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Judiciary (6/25/09)—A bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption to allow their admission to the United States.
H.R. 3110—-Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA)/Judiciary, Foreign Affairs (6/26/09)—-A bill to provide United States citizenship for children adopted from outside the United States, and for other purposes.
Child Protection
S. 1365—-Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)/Judiciary (6/25/09)—A bill to establish a permanent background check system.
S. 1370—-Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)/Judiciary (6/25/09)—A bill to provide enhanced federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children.
Education
H.R. 3078—-Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)/Education and Labor (6/26/09)—A bill to support after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to assist communities establish, enhance, or expand rural after-school programs.
Family Support
H.R. 3075—-Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)/Education and Labor (6/26/09)—A bill to establish a National Parents Corps Program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3041—-Rep. Al Green (D-TX)/Education and Labor (6/25/09)—A bill to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the federal poverty threshold for a family of two, as determined by the Census Bureau.
H.R. 3047—-Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)/Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Ways and Means, House Administration (6/25/09)—A bill to improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and after-school assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces.
Financial Literacy
S. 1339—-Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/24/09)—A bill to provide for financial literacy education.
H.R. 3037—-Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)/Education and Labor (6/25/09)—A bill to require the secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to award grants to state and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
Health
H. Con. Res. 158—-Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC)/Oversight and Government Reform (6/25/09)—A concurrent resolution expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month for breast cancer and all forms of cancer.
International
H.R. 3070—-Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs (6/26/09)—A bill to encourage the development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for the preservation and reunification of families and the provision of permanent parental care for orphans, and for other purposes.