Bills Introduced
Child Protection
S. 1847—Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)/Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (9/19/17)—A bill to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security, trafficking, and disaster recovery planning, and for other purposes.
Family Support
S. 1829—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)/Finance (9/19/17)—A bill to extend the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
Human Trafficking
S. 1848—Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)/Foreign Relations (9/19/17)—A bill to modify the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3813—Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty (D-CT)/Transportation and Infrastructure (9/21/17)—To designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and to expand the scope of activities authorized under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s outreach and education program to include human trafficking prevention activities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3814—Rep. John Katko (R-NY)/Transportation and Infrastructure (9/21/17)—To disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 3807—Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (9/18/17)—A bill to provide for activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to ovarian and cervical cancer, and for other purposes.
Tax Policy
H.R. 3812—Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)/Ways and Means (9/21/17)—A bill to modify the determination of earned income for purposes of the earned income credit and the child tax credit for individuals in the Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma disaster areas.
Nydia Velázquez, House New York representative, is the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to Congress
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