Abortion
H.R. 5646—Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)/Energy and Commerce, Judiciary (5/8/12)—A bill to prohibit funds appropriated for the Department of Homeland Security from being used to pay for an abortion, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5650—-Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL)/Energy and Commerce (5/9/12)—A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination under the family planning program under such title on the basis of separate provision of abortion.
H.R. 5731—-Rep. Steve King (R-IA)/Judiciary, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources (5/10/12)—A bill to prohibit federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and to ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology.
Child Protection
S. Res. 449—-Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)/Foreign Relations (5/9/12)—A resolution calling on all governments to assist in the safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained outside the country of their habitual residence.
H. Res. 649—-Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)/Judiciary (5/10/12)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should work to eliminate the facilitated sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors over the Internet.
H. Res. 646—-Rep. Bob Turner (R-NY)/Judiciary (5/7/12)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the “adult entertainment” section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.
Employment
H.R. 5647—-Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)/Education and the Workforce; House Administration, Oversight, and Government Reform; Judiciary (5/8/12)—A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
Health
H. Con. Res. 123—-Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)/Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs (5/10/12)—A concurrent resolution recognizing the potential for the virtual elimination of pediatric HIV/AIDS and keeping HIV positive mothers alive.
International
S. 2515—-Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/Foreign Relations (5/7/12)—A bill to promote the use of clean cook stoves and fuels to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and combat harmful pollution by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 448—-Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)/Judiciary (5/9/12)—A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
H. Res. 647—-Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)/Foreign Affairs (5/9/12)—A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America in 2012.
Tax Policy
S. 3083—-Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Finance (5/10/12)—A bill to require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
Violence Against Women
H.R. 5331—-Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)/Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce (5/7/12)—A bill to provide protections against violence against immigrant women, and for other purposes.
