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Bills Introduced

Employment

S. 786—Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Finance (3/18/15)—A bill to provide paid and family medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1439—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Ways and Means (3/18/15)—A bill to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

S. 803—Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)/ Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/19/15)—A bill to provide employees in the private sector with an opportunity for compensatory time off, similar to the opportunity offered to federal employees, and a flexible credit hour program to help balance the demands of work and family, and for other purposes.

Health

S. 746—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/16/15)—A bill to provide for the establishment of a commission to accelerate the end of breast cancer.

H.R. 1372—Rep. Charles W. Boustany (R-LA)/Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce (3/16/15)—A bill to extend the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs.

S.J. Res. 10—Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)/Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (3/18/15)—A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014.

S.799—Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/19/15)—A bill to combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome.

H.R. 1462—Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA)/Energy and Commerce (3/19/15)—A bill to combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome.

International

S. 802—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Foreign Relations (3/19/15)—A bill to authorize the secretary of State and the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls in developing countries, and for other purposes.

Tax Policy

S. 820—Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)/Finance (3/19/15) A bill to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable.

H.R. 1492—Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)/Ways and Means (3/19/15)— A bill to increase and improve the credit for dependent care expenses and to provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers.

Veterans

H.R. 1496—Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)/Veterans’ Affairs (3/19/15)—A bill to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Violence Against Women

H.R. 1490—Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce (3/19/15)—A bill to require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response.