Adoption
H.R. 6128—-Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)/Ways and Means (7/13/12)— A bill to ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a foster child, to prohibit a state, county, or other political subdivision of a state from filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases in which an otherwise fit and willing parent or legal guardian has been deported or is involved in (including detention pursuant to) an immigration proceeding, unless certain conditions have been met, and for other purposes.
Health
H.R. 6097—-Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)/Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce (7/10/12)—A bill to exempt employers from any excise tax and certain suits and penalties in the case of a failure of a group health plan to provide coverage to which an employer objects on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction.
International
H.R. 6087—-Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)/Foreign Affairs (7/9/12)—A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.
H. Con. Res. 131—-Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs (7/13/12)—A resolution expressing support for continued international cooperation to combat HIV/AIDS.
