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Weekly Highlights: September 7-11, 2015

Floor Action:

Health- On September 8, the House passed, by voice vote, H.R. 1344, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, and H.R. 1462, the Protecting Our Infants Act.

Hearings:

Abortion- On September 9, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing, “Planned Parenthood: Examining the Horrific Abortion Practices at the Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider.”

Education/Violence Against Women- On September 10, the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training held a hearing, “Preventing and Responding to Sexual Assault on College Campuses.”

International- On September 9, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats and Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a joint hearing, “The Role of Water in Avoiding Conflict and Building Prosperity.”