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Bills Introduced

Child Protection

S. 2293—-Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/18/12)—A bill to establish a national, toll-free telephone parent helpline to provide information and assistance to parents and caregivers of children to prevent child abuse and strengthen families.

Family Support

H.R. 4379—-Rep. Fortney Stark (D-CA)/Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce (4/18/12)—A bill to permit states to exempt single parents with children under 60 months of age from TANF participation rate requirements.

Health

H.R. 4395—-Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ)/Energy and Commerce (4/18/12)—A bill to establish new procedures and requirements for the registration of cosmetic product manufacturing establishments, the submission of cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and the reporting of serious and unexpected cosmetic product adverse events, and for other purposes.

Miscellaneous

S. Res. 426—-Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)/Considered and agreed to (4/18/12)—A resolution congratulating the Lady Bears of Baylor University on winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.

S. Res. 420—-Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)/Considered and agreed to (4/17/12)—A resolution designating April 5, 2012, as “Gold Star Wives Day.”

Tax Policy

H.R. 4376—-Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Ways and Means (4/17/12)—A bill to deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color.