Women's Issues

Legislation | Documents/Reports | Links | Press Releases

Since coming to Congress, I have worked hard to become an advocate and leader for women, with a special emphasis on women’s health needs, reproductive freedom, international family planning, and securing women’s equality in the Constitution.

Legislation

06/06/07 - H.R.2596, Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act [110th Congress]

03/29/2007 - H. CON. RES. 107, Expressing the sense of the Congress that neither the President, the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress, justice or judge of the
United States, or political appointee in the executive branch of the Government should belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race

02/08/07 - H.R. 945, Tanning Accountability and Notification (TAN) Act of 2007

02/06/07 - H.R. 856, Susan B. Anthony Birthday Act [110th Congress]

02/08/07 - H.R. 947, Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007 [110th Congress]

06/29/06 - H.R.5735, a Bill to establish a firm deadline for the full implementation of the Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (DIBRS) [109th Congress]

03/30/06 - H.R. 5052, Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services (SDAWS) Act [109th Congress]

11/03/05 - H.R.4229, Plan B for Plan B Act of 2005 [109th Congress]

10/19/05 - H.R.4077, Preventing Sexual Assaults in the Military Act of 2005 [109th Congress]

09/19/05 - H.RES.450, Recognizing Contribution of Women at NASA

07/22/05 - H.R.3411, Robin Danielson Act

06/16/05 - H.R.2946, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2005

06/16/05 - H.AMDT.293, Maloney Amendment on UNFPA and Kemp Kasten

06/08/05 - H.R.2812, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2005

06/08/05 - H.R.2811, Repairing Young Women's Lives Around the World Act

05/05/05 - H.R.2122, Breastfeeding Promotion Act

04/28/05 - H.R.2012, End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005 (Lead Democrat)

04/14/05 - H.R.1652, Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act

04/06/05 - H.R.1521, Ending Tax Breaks For Discrimination Act of 2005

03/15/05 - H.J.RES.37, Equal Rights Amendment

03/15/05 - H.AMDT.49, Maloney Amendment on UNFPA Tsunami Relief

03/10/05 - H.R.1214, Best Help For Rape Victims Act

03/09/05 - H.R.1193, Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2005

03/01/05 - H.R.1011, Women, Children, and Infant Tsunami Victim Relief Act of 2005

02/17/05 - H.R.950, Prevention of Trafficking of Tsunami Orphans Act of 2005

02/17/05 - H.R.949, Women's Health Office Act of 2005

02/09/05 - H.R.714, Protecting the Rights of Workplace Victims of Violence

09/08/04 - H.AMDT.727, Maloney Amendment to Fund the Women's Educational Equity Act of 2001 [108th Congress]

07/13/04 - H.AMDT.690, Maloney Amendment on FDA Sound Science [108th Congress]

05/17/04 - H.R.4377, Science Over Politics Act [108th Congress]

05/12/04 - H.R.4354, Women's Health Office Act of 2004 [108th Congress]

04/01/04 - H.R.4154, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2004 [108th Congress]

02/11/04 - H.R.3810, Repairing Young Women's Lives Around the World Act [108th Congress]

01/20/04 - H.R.3703, Protecting the Rights of Workplace Victims of Violence [108th Congress]

10/21/03 - H.R.3362, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2003 [108th Congress]

06/11/03 - H.R.2418, Ending Tax Breaks For Discrimination Act of 2003 [108th Congress]

03/31/03 - H.CON.RES.130, Fair Play-Equal Access in Membership Resolution [108th Congress]

03/12/03 - H.J.RES.37, Equal Rights Amendment [108th Congress]

03/11/03 - H.R.1196, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Act of 2003 [108th Congress]

02/27/03 - H.R.956, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2003 [108th Congress]

01/27/03 - H.R.373, Robin Danielson Act [108th Congress]

01/27/03 - H.R.374, Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2003 [108th Congress]

07/26/02 - H.R.5293, Still Saving Women's Lives Act of 2002 [107th Congress]

05/02/02 - H.R.4655, Safety and Self-Sufficiency Act of 2002 [107th Congress]

03/07/02 - H.R.3916, Saving Women's Lives Act of 2002 [107th Congress]

08/02/01 - H.R.2783, Women's Health Drug Studies Act [107th Congress]

02/14/01 - H.R.682, Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2001 [107th Congress]

09/10/01 - H.R.2874, Debbie Smith Act [107th Congress]

05/10/01 - H.R.1809, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2001 [107th Congress]

05/02/01 - H.R.1683, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2001 [107th Congress]

03/22/01 - H.J.RES.40, Equal Rights Amendment [107th Congress]

03/20/01 - H.R.1117, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Act of 2001 [107th Congress]

02/08/01 - H.R.544, Gender-Based Asylum [107th Congress]

01/31/01 - H.R.361, Saving Women's Lives Through International Family Planning Act of 2001 [107th Congress]

01/31/01 - H.R.360, Robin Danielson Act [107th Congress]

01/30/01 - H.R.285, Breastfeeding Promotion Act [107th Congress]

01/30/01 - H.R.284, Protecting the Rights of Workplace Victims of Violence [107th Congress]

05/25/00 - H.R.4317, Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2000 [106th Congress]

04/13/00 - H.R.4567, Federal Employees Paid Parental leave Act of 2000 [106th Congress]

03/08/00 - H.R.3861, Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 2000 [106th Congress]

02/10/00 - H.R.3634, Saving Women's Lives through International Family Planning Act of 2000 [106th Congress]

11/15/99 - H.R.3372, Safe and Effective Breast Pumps Act [106th Congress]

10/19/99 - H.R.3106, Employer Liability for Gender-Related Violence Act of 1999 [106th Congress]

07/15/99 - H.AMDT.295, Maloney Ammendment on the Right to Breastfeed on Federal Property [106th Congress]

05/18/99 - H.R.1847, Military Dependents Communications Confidentiality Act of 1999 [106th Congress]

05/18/99 - H.R.1848, Right to Breastfeed Act [106th Congress]

05/18/99 - H.R.1849, Gender-Based Asylum Act [106th Congress]

04/20/99 - H.R.1478, Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments of 1999 [106th Congress]

03/31/99 - H.J.RES.41, Equal Rights Ammendment [106th Congress]

03/24/99 - H.R.1246, To Create a National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee

03/24/99 - H.R.1285, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 1999 [106th Congress]

03/17/99 - H.R.1163, Breastfeeding Promotion and Employers' Tax Incentive Act [106th Congress]

03/02/99 - H.R.895, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Act of 1999 [106th Congress]

03/02/99 - H.R.925, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 1999 [106th Congress]

03/01/99 - H.R.889, Robin Danielson Act [106th Congress]

03/01/99 - H.R.890, Tampon Safety and Research Act of 1999 [106th Congress]

10/07/98 - H.R.4722, To create a National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee [105th Congress]

09/25/98 - H.R.4628, Right to Breastfeed Act [105th Congress]

07/24/98 - H.R.4333, Annual Mammogram and Prostate Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 1998 [105th Congress]

03/24/98 - H.R.3531, New Mothers' Breastfeeding Promotion and Protection Act of 1998 [105th Congress]

11/07/97 - H.R.2900, Tampon Safety and Research Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

10/22/97 - H.R. 2693, Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

04/15/97 - H.R.1332, Employer Liability for Gender-Related Violence Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

03/20/97 - H.J.RES.66 - Equal Rights Amendment, [105th Congress]

03/13/97 - H.R.1072, Commission on Military Justice and Fairness Act [105th Congress]

02/25/97 - H.R.825, Gender-Based Asylum [105th Congress]

01/07/97 - H.R.418, Breast Cencer Early Detection Act of 1997 [105th Congress]

07/11/96 - H.R.3796, Women's Health and Dioxin Act of 1996 [104th Congress]

06/27/96 - H.R.3744, Gender Based Asylum [104th Congress]

12/13/95 - H.CON.RES.119, Legislation supporting the Beijing Conference [104th Congress]

Documents/Reports:

 05/26/11 - The 2011 Congressional Republican Majority Attacks on Women

06/26/06 - Letter to Education Secretary Spellings on Title IX

06/22/06 - Follow-up to Response Letter from the Administration on Birth Control

05/25/06 - Response Letter from the Administration on Birth Control

05/16/06 - Fifth Letter to President Bush on Birth Control

12/13/05 - Fouth letter to Bush on Birth Control

11/01/05 - GAO report on FDA’s decision against Plan B Over-the-Counter

10/24/05 - Third Letter to President Bush

07/26/05 - ALPhA Information Packet

07/12/05 - First Letter to President Bush

08/01/05 - Second Letter to President Bush

05/01/05 - ERA public Awareness poll

03/30/05 - Letter to Gonzales on public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Violence against Women.

03/01/05 - Dingell-Maloney Glass ceiling Report

03/01/05 - Dingell-Maloney Glass ceiling Report

03/01/05 - Statistical Snapshot of American Women

03/01/05 - ERA endorsements

03/01/05 - Constitutional Amendment Process

03/01/05 - Some Facts You Should Know about the ERA

03/01/05 - ERA packet for 109th Congress

02/15/05 - Dear Colleague letter to ERA

01/13/05 - Letter to Justice on Plan B for Rape Victems

08/23/04 - CRS report on ERA: State Provisions

08/19/04 - CRS report on ERA radafication by the states

08/31/04 - Ratification Status in the States and States ERA

04/27/04 - Letter to Bush on Hughes Comments

01/30/04 - Letter to FDA on Plan B Over-the-Counter

10/12/03 - Revenue effects of the Ending Tax Breaks Discrimination Act of 2003

10/01/03 - GAO Report on Women’s Earnings

04/01/03 - President Bush – War on Women Around the World

03/18/03 - Dear Colleague letter on ERA to Republicans

03/11/03 - ERA packet for 108th Congress

06/25/02 - Dear Colleague on ERA and Wage Gap

05/15/02 - Dear Colleague letter on ERA and House Leaders

04/30/02 - Dear Colleague letter on ERA and public opinion

04/26/02 - Dear Colleague letter on ERA

04/17/02 - Dear Colleague letter on ERA and Wage Gap

04/17/02 - Dear Colleague letter on ERA and best states for Women

04/10/02 - Dear Colleague letter on ERA and International Women’s Rights

01/01/02 - Men’s and Women’s Earning Differ even after Accounting for Key Factors

01/01/02 - Dingell-Maloney Report: A Look Though The Glass Ceiling: Where are the Women?

03/22/01 - National Council of Women’s Organization Statement on ERA

01/02/00 - The Gender Wage Gap: The More Things Change…

06/03/99 - CRS Report on ERA: State Provisions

Links

More on Women's Issues

Dec 2, 2014 Page

In 2014, Congresswoman Maloney was proud to support several anti-human trafficking bills that passed the House of Representatives, including: 

Oct 17, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration has announced the final Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (Campus SaVE) Act rules, which will begin addressing the problem of sexual assault on college campuses. The Campus SaVE Act mandated changes to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). Congresswoman Carolyn B.

Oct 7, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Co-Chairs of the Victims’ Rights Caucus, Representatives Jim Costa (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX), along with Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), led a bipartisan effort to urge the major U.S.

Oct 3, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) today released the following statement applauding Governor Cuomo and the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees on adopting a resolution to implement a comprehensive, system-wide and uniform set of practices to combat sexual assaults on SUNY campuses.

Oct 1, 2014 In The News

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged the five major sports leagues to review their domestic violence policies in light of players' recent controversies.

Identical letters were sent to the heads of the National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association and Major League Soccer.

The letter, spearheaded by Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Ted Poe (R-Texas), Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), called on each athletic league to discourage domestic violence.

Jul 31, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan coalition of 18 House members today introduced the House version of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. The legislation mirrors a bill introduced in the Senate yesterday, which takes aim at sexual assaults on college and university campuses by protecting and empowering students, strengthening accountability and transparency for institutions and establishing stiff penalties for non-compliance with the legislation’s new standards for training, data and best practices.

Jul 30, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) plans to introduce the House version of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act unveiled earlier today by a bipartisan coalition of eight United States Senators. Last year, Maloney led the fight to pass the Campus SaVE Act as part of the Violence Against Women Act. The Congresswoman will spend August working to secure bipartisan cosponsors for the measure.

Jun 19, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement on the Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Campus SaVE Provisions of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Maloney authored the Campus SaVE Act and worked to include the language in VAWA.

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