Bills Introduced for Possible Enactment

Here are the bills introduced last week by the US House and Senate that might interest women, as provided by Women’s Policy, Inc:

Abortion

S. 314 — Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/10/11) — A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.

Child Nutrition

H.R. 576 — Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce (2/9/11) — A bill to require each local educational agency participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to include under the local school wellness policy established by the agency a requirement that students receive 50 hours of school nutrition education per school year.

Crime

H.R. 578 — Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)/Judiciary (2/9/11) — A bill to ensure that sex offenders and sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole.

Education

S. 294 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/7/11) — A bill to enhance early care and education.

H.R. 555 — Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)/Education and the Workforce (2/8/11) — A bill to assist states in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children three, four, and five years old have access to a high-quality, full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education.

Employment

H.R. 616 — Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration (2/10/11) — A bill to provide that four of the twelve weeks of parental leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.

Miscellaneous

H.R. 655 — Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Oversight and Government Reform (2/11/11) — A bill to honor Susan B. Anthony by celebrating her legacy on the third Monday in February.

H. Res. 90 — Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/House Administration (2/11/11) — A resolution recognizing the 75th birthday of the Honorable Barbara Charline Jordan, American politician, leader of the Civil Rights movement, first African-American elected to the Texas Senate, first Southern black woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives, inspirational figure in the Progressive movement, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award.

Violence Against Women

H. Res. 87 — Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)/Judiciary (2/11/11) — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.