Bills Introduced:
Abortion
S. 1173 — Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)/Judiciary (5/18/17) — A bill to prohibit taking minors across state lines in circumvention of laws requiring involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
H.R. 2566 — Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (5/19/17) — A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services.
Family Planning/Reproductive Health
H.R. 2567 — Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (5/19/17) — A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes.
Health
S. 1148 — Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)/Finance (5/17/17) — A bill to provide states with the option of providing medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families.
H.R. 2501 — Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV)/Energy and Commerce (5/17/17 ) — A bill to provide states with the option of providing medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families.
Human Trafficking
H.R. 2473 — Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)/Judiciary, Education and the Workforce (5/16/17) — A bill to make strides towards eradicating human trafficking, and for other purposes.
International
S. 1141 — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Foreign Relations (5/16/17) — A bill to ensure that the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict.
H.R. 2484 — Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD)/Foreign Affairs, Armed Services (5/17/17) — A bill to ensure that the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict.
S. 1171 — *Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Foreign Relations (5/18/17) — A bill to keep girls in school around the world, and for other purposes.
Veterans
H.R. 2452 — Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)/Veterans Affairs (5/16/17) — A bill to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes.
Violence Against Women
H. Res. 333 — Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)/Judiciary (5/17/17) — A resolution expressing support for states to adopt "Racheal’s Law."
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Jean Shaheen's statement on Trump and the Opiod Epidemic:
* "I welcome the establishment of this commission and am committed to working with the administration to battle the opioid epidemic,” said Shaheen. "But this administration’s policies in regards to the opioid crisis are in desperate need of a course correction and I hope this commission will help facilitate a turnaround before New Hampshire's efforts are severely undermined. There is a massive gulf between President Trump’s promises to tackle this crisis and the policies this administration has proposed during his first two months in office. The President just tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act, ending Medicaid expansion, which would have taken away substance misuse and mental health treatment from thousands of Granite Staters. His administration has also proposed drastic budget cuts to many programs that New Hampshire depends on to fight this epidemic every day. This commission should immediately reevaluate these funding cuts and identify additional resources to help people on the frontlines in New Hampshire and other states who are doing heroic work to save lives. I also strongly encourage President Trump and Governor Christie to seek their counsel. President Trump made a promise to the Granite State to provide more treatment and end the opioid crisis, and he must keep that promise."
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