Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Women's employment

Bill Introduced: S.942 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1975 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

To eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.

Bill Introduced: S.934 Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013

2013-05-12T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1941 Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.36 Recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change.

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

Recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.28 Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1358 STEM Opportunities Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1229 Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

To promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.951 Women WIN Jobs

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

To promote the economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through their increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations where they currently represent 25 percent or less of the workforce.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.94 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding women's health and economic security.

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding women's health and economic security.

Bill Introduced: H.R.798 Workforce Investment Act of 2013

2013-02-14T19:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, and to promote national economic growth, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.288 Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2013

2013-02-11T19:00:00Z

A bill to increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.61 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.

2013-02-05T19:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.

Bill Introduced: H.R.377 Paycheck Fairness Act

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.84 Paycheck Fairness Act

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.39 Saving Lives by Lowering Tobacco Use Act

2013-01-21T19:00:00Z

A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion.

Bill Introduced: H.R.70 Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to initiate immediate action to create jobs in America, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4310 Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012

2013-01-01T19:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.

January 01, 2013: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4310 Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012

2012-12-29T19:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.3565 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

2012-09-18T20:00:00Z