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Women's Health-Related Legislation in the United States Congress
October - December 2002

H.R. 5703
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
Energy and Commerce
(10/28/02)

A bill to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated follow-up care once newborn screening has been conducted, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5636
Rep. Thomas G. Tancredo (R-CO)
Education and the Workforce
(10/10/02)

A bill to establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses.

H.R. 5606
Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA)
Energy and Commerce
(10/10/02)

A bill to promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce.

H.R. 5613
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)
Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce
(10/10/02)

A bill to establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities.

H.R. 5674
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI)
Energy and Commerce
(10/16/02)

A bill to authorize formula grants to states to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5662
Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-WA)
Energy and Commerce
(10/16/02)

A bill to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance program for an additional fiscal year, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5659
Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE)
Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce
(10/16/02)

A bill to establish a comprehensive program for the prevention of obesity.

H.R. 5656
Rep. Ken Bentsen (D-TX)
Energy and Commerce
(10/16/02)

A bill to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2006.

S. 3119
Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
(10/16/02)

A bill to ensure the guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage regardless of the health status-related factors of an enrollee.

H. Con. Res. 513
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA)
Government Reform
(10/17/02)

A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Mammography Day.

H. Res. 584
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM)
Judiciary
(10/10/02)

A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of a National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

H.R. 5514
Rep. Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (D-MI)
Judiciary
(10/01/02)
A bill to provide grants to states for establishing sexual assault response team programs, and for other purposes.

H. Con. Res. 502
Rep. David Vitter (R-LA)
Energy and Commerce
(10/07/02)

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

S. 3086
Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR)
Finance
(10/09/02)

A bill to provide coverage under Medicare for diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other services to screen for diabetes.

S. 3084
Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
(10/09/02)

A bill to provide for the conduct of a study concerning health services research.

H. Con. Res. 501
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Government Reform
(10/07/02)

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness of domestic violence in the nation by supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

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