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November 18, 2016
On November 14, the House passed, by voice vote, H.R. 1209, the Improving Access to Maternity Care Act, sponsored by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX). The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the bill on September 21 (see The Source, 9/23/16).
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November 18, 2016
On November 15, the House passed, by voice vote, H.R. 5332, the Women, Peace, and Security Act, sponsored by Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD). The House Foreign Affairs committee approved the bill on June 16 (see The Source, 6/17/16).
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November 18, 2016
On November 16, the House Judiciary Committee approved, by voice vote, H.R. 5422, a bill to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), the bill would correct a change made by the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (P.L. 114-22) that inadvertently directed funding for the hotline to…
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November 18, 2016
On November 16, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing, “Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Opportunities for Improving Access to Food.” The hearing focused on innovative ways to deliver healthy foods to low-income neighborhoods, rural areas, and food deserts, especially in the context of online solutions. This is the last in a series…
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November 18, 2016
Reproductive Health H. Res. 926—Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform (11/16/16)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the president should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously, to Mrs. Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her invaluable contribution to modern science in the form of her own immortal…
