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Bills Introduced

Child Protection/Education
H.R. 6490—-Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-NY)/Education and Labor (7/14/08)—A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students.

Crime
H.R. 6539—-Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)/Ways and Means, Judiciary (7/17/08)—A bill to provide for the use of information in the National Directory of New Hires in enforcing sex offender registration laws.

Health
S.J. Res. 44—-Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV)/Finance (7/17/08)—A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule set forth as requirements contained in the August 17, 2007, letter to state health officials from the director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center.

International
H.R. 6520—-Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Foreign Affairs (7/16/08)—A bill to increase global stability and security for the United States and the international community by reducing the number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked.

Small Business
S. 3262—-Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)/ Small Business and Entrepreneurship (7/14/08)—A bill to reauthorize the women’s entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration.

Tax Policy
H.R. 6554—-Rep. Don Young (R-AK)/Ways and Means (7/17/08)—A bill to allow the personal exemption deduction for a stillborn child.