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Bills Introduced

Child Care
S. 2671—-Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (06/24/02)—A bill to provide for child care quality improvements for children with disabilities or other special needs, and for other purposes.

Health
S. 2677—-Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) / Finance (06/05/02)—A bill to improve consumer access to prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4997—-Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) / Government Reform (06/21/02)—A bill to allow the spouse of a federal employee or annuitant to obtain health benefits coverage for self alone, and for other purposes.

S. 2674—-Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) / Judiciary (06/25/02)—A bill to improve access to health care in medically underserved areas.

H.R. 5019—-Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) / Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (06/26/02)—A bill to provide for a voluntary Medicare prescription drug benefit, to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, to revise and improve payments to providers of services under Medicare, and for other purposes.

International
S. 2667—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Foreign Relations (06/21/02)—A bill to provide for child care quality improvements for children with disabilities or other special needs, and for other purposes.

Miscellaneous
H. Con. Res. 423—-Rep. Patrick J. Toomey (R-PA) / Government Reform (06/21/02)—A concurrent resolution recognizing the inherent worth of children in the United States and expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Kids Day.

Welfare
S. 2669—-Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) / Finance (06/24/02)—A bill to amend the 5-year limit for assistance under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program for recipients who live in a state that is experiencing significant increases in unemployment.

H.R. 5015—-Rep. Eva M. Clayton (D-NC) / Education and the Workforce (06/25/02)—A bill to promote workforce development in rural areas and to assist low income residents of rural communities in moving from welfare to work.