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Bills Introduced

Abortion
S. 2190—-Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) / Judiciary (03/10/04)—A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn person.

Child Protection
H.R. 3913 —-Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) / Judiciary (03/08/04)—A bill to provide the penalty of death for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises.

H.R. 3914—-Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce (03/09/04)—A bill to require that violent video programming is limited to broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it is specifically rated on the basis of its violent content so that it is blockable by electronic means specifically on the basis of that content.

H.R. 3965—-Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey (D-CA) / Judiciary (03/11/04)—A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the ability of state and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members.

S. 2199 —-Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) / Judiciary (03/11/04)—A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the ability of state and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members.

Child Support
S. 2194—-Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) / Finance (03/11/04)—A bill to improve the collection of child support.

Education
S. Res. 316—-Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) / Considered and passed (03/09/04)—A resolution designating April 2004 as “Financial Literacy Month.”

H.R. 3930—-Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR) / Education and the Workforce (03/10/04)—A bill to improve the summer food service program for children.

H.R. 3948—-Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) / Education and the Workforce (03/11/04)—A bill to strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) in order to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education.

S. 2206 —-Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (03/11/04)—A bill to provide enhanced Pell Grants for state scholars.

Health
S. 2175—-Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) / Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (03/08/04)—A bill to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies.

S. 2183—-Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) / Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (03/09/04)—A bill to create team nutrition networks to promote the nutritional health of school children.

H.R. 3960—-Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) / Energy and Commerce (03/11/04)—A bill to authorize the use of federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of the date on which such stem cells were derived.

International
S. 2203 —-Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) / Foreign Relations (03/11/04)—A bill to provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in India.

Miscellaneous
S. Res. 315—-Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) / Considered and passed (03/09/04)—A resolution designating March 8, 2004, as “International Women’s Day.”

H. Res. 560—-Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) / Government Reform (03/11/04)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House that the Girl Scouts of the United States of America should be commended on its anniversary for providing quality age-appropriate experiences that prepare girls to become the leaders of tomorrow and for raising issues important to girls.

Small Business
S. 2193—-Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) / Small Business (03/10/04)—A bill to improve small business loan programs.

Violence Against Women
H.R. 3929—-Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-OH) / Judiciary (03/10/04)—A bill to establish a national sex offender registration database.

S. 2189—-Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) / Judiciary (03/10/04)—A bill to establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline.