The following bills are only a handful of the total number introduced in the U.S. House and Senate. They represent those bills that we believe are of particular interest to the religious community due to either their recent demonstrated interests or potential impact of these bills on that community. Some bills may escape our notice that should have been included but, for the most part, bills that meet the criteria for inclusion should appear on the list unless they are not receiving a hearing in the 1998 session of the 105th Congress.
Parent's Rights....S. 1645....Child Custody Protection
Partial Birth......HR ????....Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Population Control.Brief......Foreign Operations ..............................Appropriations and State ..............................Department authorization ..............................FRC News Release
Savings Accounts...S. 1133....a.k.a. ESA's would ...................HR 2646....accumulate tax free
National Testing...HR 2846....Stop Funding for ..............................national testing
Human Cloning......S. 1601....Human Cloning ..............................Prohibition Act
Teen Sexuality.....Brief......Parents not Teens ..............................Shoulder "Heavy Knowledge"
Budget.............Brief......Saving Social Security
Taxation...........Brief......Tax Ceiling Proposal
Ambassadorships....Brief......James Hormel Nomination ..............................to Luxembourg
MFN Status.........Brief......Most Favored Nation Status
Human Rights.......HRes. 364..Denouncing Chinese Violations ..............................UN Commission on Human Rights
Population Control.Brief......Foreign Operations ..............................Appropriations and State ..............................Department authorization ..............................FRC News Release
Medical Marijuana..H.Res.372..House Resolution In Opposition
Surgeon General....Brief......Dr. David Satcher Nomination
HIV Prevention.....HR 1062....HIV Notification Required
Hiring Quotas......S. 869....Forced Hiring of ..............................Sexual "Minorities"
Hate Crimes........S. 1529....Homosexuals Included
Nominations........Brief......Frederica Massiah-Jackson/ ..............................Margaret Morrow
Child Care.........HCR 202....Stay-at-home Parents Included
Marriage Penalty...HR ????....Stop the Tax Penalty ..............................for Getting Married
Religious..........HR 2431....Freedom From Religious ...................S. 772....Persecution Act
Religious..........Brief......Religious Freedom ..............................Restoration Act II
Internet Porn......S. 1482....Commercial Distributors ..............................of Porn Remove "teasers" ...................S. 1619....Filtering/Blocking WEB ..............................Porn in schools/libraries
Traditional Values Coalition...January '98 Letter ...............................to Supporters
???? means bill numbers pending.