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Women's Health-Related Legislation in the United States Congress
January - March 2004
H.R. 4013
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA)
Energy and Commerce
(03/23/04)
A bill to prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the right to life.S. 2222
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Finance
(03/22/04)
A bill to clarify and ensure that the authority granted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services is used solely to promote the objectives of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.H.R. 4028
Rep. Albert Russell Wynn (D-MD)
Government Reform
(03/24/04)
A bill to prohibit the award of a federal contract unless the contractor agrees to offer their employees certain health insurance benefits.H.R. 4020
Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
Veterans Affairs
(03/24/04)
A bill to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a program to assist the states in hiring and retaining nurses at state veterans homes.H.R. 4031
Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN)
Energy and Commerce
(03/25/04)
A bill to give states the flexibility to reduce bureaucracy by streamlining enrollment processes for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families.S. 2234
Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD)
Finance
(03/25/04)
A bill to ensure that prescription drug card sponsors pass along discounts to beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance program.S. 2219
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Judiciary
(03/22/04)
A bill entitled "Motherhood Protection Act," which would make it a federal offense to assault a pregnant woman; if convicted, a perpetrator could be subject to up to 20 years in prison for a prenatal injury, or to life in prison for causing the termination of the pregnancy.H.R. 3972
Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL)
Judiciary, Placed on Calendar
(03/16/04)
A bill to ensure that appropriate state social services officers have the authority to access certain federal databases for the purpose of carrying out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children.S. Res. 320
Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL)
Considered and passed
(03/12/04)
A resolution designating the week of March 7 through March 13, 2004, as National Patient Safety Awareness Week.S. 2217
Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
Finance
(03/12/04)
A bill to improve health disparities.S. 2215
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
(03/12/04)
A bill to provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers.S. 2213
Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV)
Finance
(03/12/04)
A bill to require the secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being.S. 2207
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Read for the first time
(03/12/04)
A bill to improve women's access to health care services and the access of all individuals to emergency and trauma care services by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of such services.H. Res. 567
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Energy and Commerce
(03/17/04)
A resolution congratulating the American Dental Association for sponsoring the second annual Give Kids a Smile program, which emphasizes the need to improve access to dental care for children, and thanks dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care.S. 2190
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)
Judiciary
(03/10/04)
A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn person.S. 2175
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
(03/08/04)
A bill to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies.S. 2183
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
(03/09/04)
A bill to create team nutrition networks to promote the nutritional health of school children.H.R. 3960
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA)
Energy and Commerce
(03/11/04)
A bill to authorize the use of federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of the date on which such stem cells were derived.S. Res. 315
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Considered and passed
(03/09/04)
A resolution designating March 8, 2004, as International Women's DayH.R. 3929
Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-OH)
Judiciary
(03/10/04)
A bill to establish a national sex offender registration database.S. 2189
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Judiciary
(03/10/04)
A bill to establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline.S. 2053
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Finance
(02/06/04)
A bill to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.H. Res. 522
Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR)
Energy and Commerce
(02/10/04)
A resolution expressing the sense of the House that there is a critical need to increase awareness and education about heart disease and the risk factors of heart disease among women.H.R. 3803
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce
(02/11/04)
A bill to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis.S. 2091
Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
(02/12/04)
A bill to reduce health disparities.S. 2083
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
(02/12/04)
A bill to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.S. 2077
Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID)
Finance
(02/12/04)
A bill to permit additional states to enter into long-term care partnerships under Medicaid in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance.H.R. 3810
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY)
International Relations
(02/11/04)
A bill to provide a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund only for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula.S. 2061
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Read for the first time
(02/10/04)
A bill to improve women's health access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.H. Res. 518
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)
Energy and Commerce
(02/04/04)
A resolution recognizing the efforts of the American Dental Association and the Nation's dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and thousands of volunteers to improve the dental health of disadvantaged children.H.R. 3767
Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR)
Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means
(02/04/04)
A bill to provide prescription drug coverage and lower prescription drug prices under Medicare.H. Res. 506
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Energy and Commerce
(01/28/03)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.S. 2030
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Finance
(01/26/03)
A bill to make the dependent care credit refundable.S. 2029
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Finance
(01/26/03)
A bill to allow a deduction from gross income for home care and adult day and respite care expenses of individual taxpayers with respect to a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease or related organic brain disorders.H.R. 3748
Rep. John B. Shadegg (R-AZ)
Ways and Means
(01/28/03)
A bill to allow individuals a refundable credit for health insurance costs.H.R. 3719
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Judiciary
(01/21/04)
A bill to prohibit, consistent with Roe v. Wade, the interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy.S. 2020
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Judiciary
(01/22/04)
A bill to prohibit, consistent with Roe v. Wade, the interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy.H.R. 3707
Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS)
Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means
(01/20/04)
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.H. J. Res. 85
Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME)
Judiciary
(01/20/04)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the maintenance of a system of social insurance that provides Social Security for its citizens.
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