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

Mar 6, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), spoke to national WIC Association members at their annual conference to discuss breastfeeding and other policy initiatives affecting the WIC program.

“It is a pleasure to be here today at the National WIC Association’s 22nd Annual Washington Leadership Conference.   I am honored to be among so many prominent health and nutritional specialists, friends, and fellow advocates for policies that protect, promote, and encourage breastfeeding.

Mar 1, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) issued the following statement after the defeat of the Blunt Amendment in the Senate.
 

Feb 23, 2012 Press Release

Thank you, Leader Pelosi for your commitment to these issues that are so important to tens of millions of women and men in our country.
 

Feb 16, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC-- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at today's hearing titled  'Separation of Church and State' on the Obama Administration's recent contraception decision, where not a single woman was allowed at the witness table by the Committee's majority.

Feb 10, 2012 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), issued the following statement after today’s contraception announcement by President Obama.
 

Feb 9, 2012 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) issued the following statement on new rules released by the Pentagon this afternoon that would allow women to serve closer to the front lines, but would retain the longstanding ban on women serving in front-line assignments -- such as in the infantry, armored units, and special forces:
 

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