Congressional Bills Introduced: Pay Equality, Repealing the Healthcare Act & 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing

Employment

S. 168—-Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/29/13)—A bill to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes.

H.R. 438—-Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)/Education and the Workforce (1/29/13)—A bill to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes.

Health

S. 177—-Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)/Read the first time (1/29/13)—A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 entirely.

Judiciary

H.R. 447—-Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)/Judiciary (2/1/13)—A bill to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes.

Miscellaneous

S. 186—-Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (1/30/13)—A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the four little black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.

December 5, 2012: Midlife Women’s Health

• Agenda
• Speaker Bios
• Slideshow of photos from the briefing
• Dr. Darlene Yee-Melichar’s presentation
• Dr. Margery L.S. Gass’ presentation
• Dr. Nancy C. Lee’s presentation
• Archived webcast of the briefing

November 15, 2012: Women Veterans: Staying Connected After Military Service

• Agenda
• Speaker Bios
• Slideshow of photos from the briefing

October 17, 2012: Kinship Care: Challenges and Opportunities

• Agenda
• Speaker Bios
• Dr. James P. Gleeson’s presentation
• Dr. Sharon McDaniel’s presentation
• Mary Bissell’s presentation
• Casey Foundation report, “Stepping Up for Kids: What Government and Communities Should Do to Support Kinship Families”
• Slideshow of photos from the briefing
• Archived webcast of the briefing

From Women’s Policy Inc.

 A Letter from Senators Patrick Leahy and Mike Crapo to their colleagues in the Senate:

Dear Colleague: We hope  you will join us as cosponsors of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which we introduced [in January 2013]. For almost 18 years, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been the centerpiece of the Federal Government’s commitment to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It has been extraordinarily effective, and the annual incidence of domestic violence has fallen by more than 50 percent since this landmark law was first passed.