Bills Introduced:
Family Support
S.2574 — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs (3/20/18) — A bill to provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multi-family rural housing projects, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5352 — *Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH)/Financial Services (3/20/18) — A bill to provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multi-family rural housing projects, and for other purposes.
Human Trafficking
H.R. 5407 — Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL)/Education and the Workforce (3/22/18) — A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop educational materials relating to human trafficking in schools.
Miscellaneous
H.Res. 788 — Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY)/Agreed to in House (3/19/18) — A resolution expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY).
S. Res. 444 — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)/Indian Affairs (3/22/18) — A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States.
S. Res. 448 — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)/Considered and agreed to (3/22/18) — A resolution designating March 2018 as “National Women’s History Month.”
H. Res. 807 — Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)/House Administration (3/23/18) — A resolution honoring Bella Savitsky Abzug of New York, New York, for leading the way in creating a feminist presence in Congress.
Reproductive Health
S. Res. 451 — Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Judiciary (3/22/18) — A resolution recognizing the significance of endometriosis as an unmet chronic disease for women and designating March 2018 as “Endometriosis Awareness Month.”
Violence Against Women
S.2577 — Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)/Judiciary (3/20/18) — A bill to reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.
Editor's Note:
[Debbie Smith Act | RAINN ; https://www.rainn.org/articles/debbie-smith-act.
H.R. 5341 — Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)/Judiciary (3/20/18) — A bill to reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.
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