Child Protection
H. Res. 762—-Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) / Education and Labor (10/22/07)—A resolution supporting the goals of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week.
Crime
S. 2213—-Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) / Judiciary (10/22/07)—A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve prevention, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrime.
Education
H.R. 3927—-Rep. George Miller (D-CA) / Education and Labor (10/23/07)—A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
H.R. 3966—-Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) / Education and Labor (10/25/07)—A bill to provide for a statewide early childhood education professional development and career system.
H.R. 3978—-Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) / Education and Labor (10/25/07)—A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs.
Health
H.R. 3942—-Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) / Energy and Commerce (10/23/07)—A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the primary payor of health insurance benefits under the Medicare Program.
H.R. 3963—-Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI) / Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means (10/24/07)—A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
S. 2244—-Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) / Finance (10/25/07)—A bill to require the secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out demonstration projects and outreach programs for the identification and abatement of lead hazards, to establish the Joint Task Force on Lead-Based Hazards and the Task Force on Children’s Environmental Health and Safety, to strengthen the authority of the secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Tax Policy
H.R. 3961—-Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) / Ways and Means (10/24/07)—A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief with respect to the children of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who die as a result of service in a combat zone.
