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Weekly Highlights: July 31-August 4, 2017

Floor Action:

Health- On August 3, the Senate approved, 94-1, H.R. 2430, the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act.

International- On August 1, the Senate passed, by voice vote, H.R. 601, the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act.

On August 3, the Senate approved, by voice vote, S. 1141, the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017.

Crime- On August 1, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, H.R. 510, the Rapid DNA Act of 2017.

Child Protection- On August 1, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, S. 860, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act.

Mark-Ups:

Human Trafficking- On August 2, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee passed, by voice vote, S. 1532, the No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act, and S. 1536, the Combatting Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act.