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- Obstetric Fistula
- Sexual Assaults in the Military
- Susan B. Anthony Birthday Act
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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]
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
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