Legislation: 108th Congress (2003-05)
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H.CON.RES.110
Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past one hundred years and expressing support for the goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day.
Introduced: 03/24/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (9)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2003 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.RES.137
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that changes to Title IX athletics policies contradict the spirit of athletic equality and gender parity and should not be implemented, and that Title IX should be kept intact.
Introduced: 03/11/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (93)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2003 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
H.RES.373
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Women’s United Soccer Association.
Introduced: 09/17/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (51)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions.
Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
H.RES.472
Providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 3549.
Introduced: 11/21/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 11/21/2003 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
H.RES.626
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Mary McGrory.
Introduced: 05/05/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (22)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
H.RES.673
Honoring the life of George Eastman and recognizing his contributions on the anniversary of his birth.
Introduced: 06/14/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (9)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 7/1/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
H.J.RES.87
Honoring the life and legacy of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and recognizing his contributions on the anniversary of the date of his birth.
Introduced: 01/28/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (58)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2004 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R.851
To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the entry of the People’s Republic of China into the World Trade Organization on American jobs, the environment, and worker rights.
Introduced: 02/13/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/19/2003 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
H.R.852
To authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women’s health and disease prevention and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 02/13/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (80)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Resources; House Science
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.853
To establish the position of Northern Border Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security.
Introduced: 02/13/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (11)
Committees: House Homeland Security (Select); House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
H.R.1524
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women’s Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women’s suffrage, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 03/31/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (5)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions.
Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
H.R.1812
To establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception.
Introduced: 04/11/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (97)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.1910
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance.
Introduced: 05/01/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (242)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/27/2003 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
H.R.2974
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security from purchasing equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the United States.
Introduced: 07/25/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (10)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 8/15/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions.
Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
H.R.3779
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prevent the disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents.
Introduced: 02/04/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (26)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions.
Status: Committee Hearings Held.
H.R.3815
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide expanded protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 02/11/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (29)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
H.R.3842
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the Medicare comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New York.
Introduced: 02/25/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (18)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
H.R.3864
To provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for individuals employed at atomic weapons employer facilities during periods of residual contamination.
Introduced: 02/26/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (9)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
H.R.4097
To require group and individual health plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screenings.
Introduced: 03/31/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (17)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
H.R.4192
To expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce infection with sexually transmitted disease, and reduce the number of abortions.
Introduced: 04/21/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (130)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
H.R.4710
To clarify the congressional intent concerning, and to codify, certain requirements of the Communications Act of 1934 that ensure that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.
Introduced: 06/24/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (37)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
H.R.4994
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 07/22/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (55)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 9/7/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
H.R.4995
To require the acquisition of intermittent escalators by Federal agencies.
Introduced: 07/22/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (4)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
H.R.5060
To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of full-time, traditional-aged, college students, to protect parents of traditional college student credit card holders, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 09/09/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter; Co-Sponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 10/7/2004 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
H.R.5391
To reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 11/18/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Committees: House Armed Services; House Judiciary; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2004 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.AMDT.254 to H.R.2691
Amendment increases funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and increases funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities by $5 million with offsets from the National Park Service, Departmental Management, and National Forest System.
Introduced: 07/16/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2003 House amendment agreed to.
Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A003) Agreed to by recorded vote: 225 – 200, 1 Present (Roll no. 376).
H.AMDT.418 to H.R.3289
Amendment requires executive agencies to provide specific information to Congress when an agency awards a “no-bid” contract using funds from the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund.
Introduced: 10/16/03
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2003 House amendment agreed to.
Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
H.AMDT.548 to H.R.4568
Amendments as modified increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and increase funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities by $3.5 million.
Introduced: 06/16/04
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2004 House amendment agreed to.
Status: On agreeing to the Slaughter amendments (A001) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 241 – 185 (Roll no. 248).
