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Bills Introduced

Abortion

S. 877—-Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)/Finance (5/4/11)—A bill to prevent taxpayer-funded elective abortions by applying the longstanding policy of the Hyde amendment to the new health care law.

S. 906—-Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)/Finance (5/5/11)—A bill to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.

Child Protection

H.R. 1711—-Rep. André Carson (D-IN)/Education and the Workforce (5/4/11)—A bill to require criminal background checks, inspections, and training of child care providers.

H.R. 1726—-Rep. C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D-MD)/Education and the Workforce (5/4/11)—A bill to require criminal background checks for child care providers.

Military

H.R. 1679—-Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)/Armed Services (5/2/11)—A bill to direct the secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive review of the health care services available for female members of the armed forces.

H.R. 1709—-Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)/Armed Services (5/4/11)—A bill to prevent and end the occurrence of sexual assaults involving members of the armed forces.

Miscellaneous

S. 889—-Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5/5/11)—A bill to require the secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother’s Day.

H.R. 1736—-Rep. David McKinley (R-WV)/Financial Services (5/5/11)—A bill to require the secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother’s Day.

Reproductive Health

H.R. 1724—-Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ)/Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means (5/4/11)—A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals receiving federal funds through the Medicare Program or Medicaid Program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault.

H.R. 1774—-Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)/Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform (5/5/11)—A bill to provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections, and for other purposes.

Violence Against Women

H.R. 1678—-Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)/Judiciary (5/2/11)—A bill to encourage states to expand the protections offered to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses.