Some Congressional bills introduced and considered last week:

Adoption

S. 1511----Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV)/Finance (9/17/13)---A bill to remove barriers to the adoption of children in foster care through reauthorization and improvement of the adoption incentives program, and for other purposes.

S. 1527----Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Finance (9/19/13)---A bill to enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services.

International

H.R. 3117----Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means (9/17/13)---A bill to bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the United States and around the world.

Human Trafficking

S. 1518----Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)/Finance (9/18/13)---A bill to improve outcomes for youth at risk for sex trafficking, and other purposes.

Tax Policy/Adoption

H.R. 3124----Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)/Ways and Means (9/18/13)---A bill to extend the adoption incentive payments program to incentive payments for foster child exits to reunification, adoption, and guardianship, and for other purposes.

This week:

Floor Action:

Appropriations- This week, the Senate is scheduled to consider a continuing resolution (H. J. Res. 59) to fund the government until mid-December.

Hearings:

Human Trafficking- On Monday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing, “Combating Human Trafficking: Federal, State, and Local Perspectives.”

Health- On Thursday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families will hold a hearing, “Newborn Screening Saves Lives: The Past, Present, and Future of the Newborn Screening System.”

In this issue: 

Food Assistance Bill Considered by House
On September 19, the House approved the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 3102).

CCDBG Bill Clears Senate Hurdle
On September 18, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act, S. 1086.

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