Abortion
H.R. 881—-Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)/Judiciary (2/4/09)—A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.
Child Protection
S. 389—-Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (2/5/09)—A bill to establish a conditional stay of the ban on lead in children’s products, and for other purposes.
Crime
H.R. 823—-Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Judiciary (2/3/09)—A bill to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to require the attorney general to acquire data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender.
Employment
H.R. 824—-Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration (2/3/09)—A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities, and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes.
Health
H.R. 822—-Rep. Peter King (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (2/3/09)—A bill to provide for an awareness program, and a study, on a rare form of breast cancer.
H.R. 872—-Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)/Energy and Commerce (2/4/09)—A bill to provide for human embryonic stem cell research, to direct the National Institutes of Health to issue guidelines for such stem cell research.
H.R. 873—-Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)/Energy and Commerce (2/4/09)—A bill to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Judiciary
H.R. 878—Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA)/Judiciary (2/4/09)—A bill to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants.
Military
H.R. 840—-Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)/Armed Services, Judiciary, Veterans’ Affairs (2/3/09)—A bill to reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the armed forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants, and for other purposes.
Miscellaneous
H. Res. 114—-Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ)/Education and Labor (2/3/09)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Tax Policy
H.R. 793—-Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)/Ways and Means (2/3/09)—A bill to make permanent the child tax credit and to allow for adjustments for inflation with respect to the child tax credit.
Violence Against Women
H.R. 789—-Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)/Judiciary (2/2/09)—A bill to reduce and prevent teen dating violence, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 102—-Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)/Oversight and Government Reform (2/2/09)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.
H. Res. 103—-Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)/Considered and Agreed to (2/3/09)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.
