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Bills Introduced

Abortion

S. 1917—Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (8/3/15)—A bill to prohibit the provision of federal funds to an entity that receives compensation for facilitating the donation of fetal tissue derived from an abortion.

S. 1919—Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)/(Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (8/4/15)—A bill to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities, and for other purposes.

Child Protection

S. 1932—Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)/Finance (8/4/15)—A bill to provide states with flexibility to use federal IV-E funding for state child welfare programs to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for all children who need child welfare services.

Education

S. 1928—Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)/Indian Affairs (8/4/15)—A bill to support the education of Indian children.

Family Support

S. 1937—Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (8/4/15)—A bill to improve nutrition in tribal areas, and for other purposes.

S. 1964—Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)/Finance (8/5/15)—A bill to invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families, and for other purposes.

Health

S. 1926—Sen. Sen Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)/Finance (8/4/15)—A bill to ensure access to screening mammography services.

S. Res. 242—Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (8/5/15)—A resolution celebrating 25 years of success from the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health.

H.R. 3441—Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)/Energy and Commerce (8/4/15)—A bill to establish education programs for patients and health care providers regarding cell-free DNA prenatal screening, and for other purposes.

Human Trafficking

S. 1968—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (8/5/15)—A bill to require certain companies to disclose information describing any measures the company has taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the company’s supply chains.

Miscellaneous

S. 1975—Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)/Energy and Natural Resources (8/5/15)—A bill to establish the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

S. 1980 Robert Menendez (D-NJ)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (8/5/15)—A bill to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the women’s suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.

Small Business

S. Res. 243—Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)/Small Business and Entrepreneurship (8/5/15)—A resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Small Business Development Centers of the United States.