Education
S. Res. 500—-Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/Considered and agreed to (6/20/12)—A resolution celebrating the accomplishments of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of equal educational opportunities for all women and girls.
H. Res. 694—-Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Education and the Workforce (6/20/12)—A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, including high school and college sports and other activities.
H. Res. 700—-Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)/Education and the Workforce (6/21/12)—A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities.
Employment
H.R. 5970—-Rep. Tim Wahlberg (R-MI)/Education and the Workforce (6/19/12)—A bill to prohibit the secretary of Labor from finalizing a proposed rule relating to the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to domestic service employees.
Family Support
H. Res. 693—-Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)/Ways and Means (6/19/12)—A resolution expressing support for designation of June as “National Family Reunification Month.”
S. 3321—-Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)/Finance (6/20/12)—A bill to promote permanent families for children, privacy and safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and security for adoptive parents by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging states to enter into agreements to contribute the information contained in the state’s Responsible Father Registry to the National Responsible Father Registry, and for other purposes.
S. 3331—-Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)/Foreign Relations (6/21/12)—A bill to provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, and for other purposes.
Health
H.R. 6006—-Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (6/21/12)—A bill to permit states the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.
Miscellaneous
H. Res. 689—-Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Oversight and Government Reform (6/18/12)—A resolution honoring Catholic sisters for their contributions to the United States.
Veterans
S. 3308—-Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV)/Veterans’ Affairs (6/18/12)—A bill to improve the furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents, and for other purposes.
S. 3313—-Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/Veterans’ Affairs (6/19/12)—A bill to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, to improve health care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes.