Women's Policy Inc, lists some of the Congressional Bills introduced last week in the US House and Senate; they also noted the House voting to eliminate funding for Preventive Health Fund.

Crime

H.R. 1523 — Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Judiciary (4/13/11) — A bill to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, and for other purposes.

Employment

S. 788 — Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/12/11) — A bill to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes.

S. 797 — Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/12/11) — A bill to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1493 — Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)/Education and the Workforce (4/12/11) — A bill to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1519 — Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Education and the Workforce (4/13/11) — A bill to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

S. 859 — Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/14/11) — A bill to prohibit sexual harassment by individuals administering programs and activities receiving federal assistance.

Health

S. 795 — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/12/11) — A bill to address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community, and for other purposes.

S. 814 — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/13/11) — A bill to require the public disclosure of audits conducted with respect to entities receiving funds under title X of the Public Health Service Act.

S. Res. 144 — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/13/11) — A resolution supporting early detection for breast cancer.

H. Res. 234 — Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC)/Energy and Commerce (4/15/11) — A resolution recognizing the importance of breast cancer early detection efforts.

International

H. Res. 217 — Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)/Foreign Affairs, Agriculture (4/11/11) — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Global Child Nutrition Month.

Military/Violence Against Women

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