Child Protection
H.R. 4498—-Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) / (12/12/07)—A bill to modify the standards for the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert communications network to assist in facilitating the recovery of abducted newborns.
H.R. 4688—-Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) / Ways and Means (12/13/07)—A bill to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas.
Employment
H.R. 4637—-Rep. Al Green (D-TX) / Education and Labor (12/13/07)—A bill to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the federal poverty threshold for a family of three, as determined by the Census Bureau.
Immigration
S. 2486—-Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) / Judiciary (12/14/07)—A bill to remove a provision from the Immigration and Nationality Act that prohibits individuals with HIV from being admissible to the United States.
International
H. Res. 857—-Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) / Foreign Affairs (12/11/07)—A resolution calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take immediate actions to drop all charges against the Saudi rape victim known as the “Qatif Girl.”
H. Res. 864—-Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) / Foreign Affairs (12/11/07)—A resolution condemning Saudi Arabia for sentencing a gang-rape victim to 200 lashes and six months in prison, and calling for King Abdullah to overturn the verdict.
S. 2472—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Foreign Relations (12/13/07)—A bill to amend the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003.
S. Res. 406—-Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) / Foreign Relations (12/14/07)—A resolution urging the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to overturn the sentence of the “Girl of Qatif.”
Tax Policy
H.R. 4351—-Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) / Ways and Means (12/11/07)—A bill to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax.
