Women's History Month

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Record on Women's Issues

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Sponsored Legislation:

H.CON.RES.9
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

H.R.464
Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007.

H.R.819
Prevention First Act - To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.

H.R. 1008
To improve public awareness in the United States regarding safe use of the Internet through the establishment of an Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness within the Federal Trade Commission.

H.R.1074
To provide for programs that reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.

109th Congress (January 2005-December 2006)

H.AMDT.538
Amendment allows the Attorney General to make grants to jurisdictions for the purpose of establishing, enhancing, or operating effective civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous persons.

Rep. Wasserman Schultz Initiative – Passed the House (109th)

H.AMDT.685 to H.R.4167
Methylmercury Amendment – passed on the Floor. The amendment extends the exemptions in the bill to include state and local methylmercury labeling laws. It prevents the National Uniformity for Food Act from affecting any State law, regulation, proposition or other action that establishes a notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish.

Rep. Wasserman Schultz Co-Sponsored Legislation (109th)

H.J.RES.37
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

H.J.RES.59
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the United States.

H.J.RES.61
Supporting the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.

H.CON.RES.90:
Conveying the sympathy of Congress to the families of the young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encouraging increased United States involvement in bringing an end to these crimes.

H.CON.RES.228
Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

H.CON.RES.271
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Judge Constance Baker Motley and recognizing her as a symbol of hope and inspiration for all men and women.

H.R.282
Iran Freedom Support Act

H.CON.RES.296
Expressing the sense of Congress that there is no honor in "honor killings".

H.RES.311
Recognizing the importance of the decision of the Supreme Court, Griswold v. Connecticut, which 40 years ago held that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraceptives, thereby recognizing the legal right of women to control their fertility through birth control and providing for vast improvements in maternal and infant health and for significant reductions in the rate of unintended pregnancy, and for other purposes.

H.R.312
Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act

H.RES.343
Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important political rights.

H.CON.RES.404
Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning contraceptives for women.

H.CON.RES.429
Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.

H H.RES.444
Gynecological Resolution for Advancement of Ovarian Cancer Education

CON.RES.476
Supporting the observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

H.CON.RES.488
Congratulating the Detroit Shock for winning the 2006 Women's National Basketball Association Championship, and for other purposes.

H.R.595
High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2005

H.R.881
Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005

H.R.937
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract to revise the statue commemorating women's suffrage located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth.

H.R.987
Annie Fox Act

H.R.1130
JUBILEE Act of 2005

H.R.1133
ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005

H.R.1214
Best Help for Rape Victims Act

H.R.1233
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2005

H.R.1245
Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005

H.R.1409
Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005

H.R.1589
Balancing Act of 2005

H.R.1687
Paycheck Fairness Act

H.R.1709
Prevention First Act

H.R.1849
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2005

H.R.1940
Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act

H.R.2012
End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005

H.R.2071
FamilyCare Act of 2005

H.R.2131
New GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century Act

H.R.2231
Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2005

H.R.2553
Responsible Education About Life Act

H.R.2662
Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005

H.R.2928
Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act

H.R.2947
Teen Dating Violence Education Act of 2005

H.R.3034
Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2005

H.R. 3055
MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2005

H.R.3086
WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2005

H.R.3171
VAWA 2005 Reauthorization Act

H.R.3188
Immigrant Victims of Violence Protection Act of 2005

H.R.3307
Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communication, and Healthcare Amendments of 2005

H.R.3313
Environmental Health Research Act of 2005

H.R.3505
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005

H.R.3555
Responsible Funding to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Act

H.R.3561
Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act

H.R.3779
National Women's Rights History Project Act of 2005

H.R.4188
Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2005

H.R.4229
Plan B for Plan B Act of 2005

H.R.4510
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a suitable location in the rotunda of the Capitol.

H.R.4747
Heart Disease Education, Analysis, and Research, and Treatment for Women Act

H.R.5065
Honoring Female Congressional Pioneers Act of 2006

H.R.5151
Freedom of Choice Act

H.R.5472
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2006

H.R.6067
Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act

Letters Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz has signed on in support of:

LETTERS (110th)

Letter opposing Medicaid cuts that is projected to result in a loss to Florida’s hospitals of $932 million in federal and state funds annually and more than $4 billion over the next five years.
Pledge to America’s children to improve the No Child Left Behind and support the funding goals of IDEA, along with several other broad commitments.

LETTERS (109th)

Letter requesting that funding for four newly authorized Violence Against Women Act programs be included in the final Science, State, Justice, Commerce appropriations conference report for FY 2007.
Letter opposing the appointment of Eric Keroack, known anti-choice advocate, as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs.
Bipartisan Women’s Caucus letter to reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program before the 109th Congress adjourns.
Letter encouraging the Defense Appropriations conferees to support the DOD Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program.
Bipartisan letter to HUD Secretary opposing the recent announcement to impose a 71% fee increase on a wide range of FHS affordable multifamily housing and health care mortgage loan programs.
Letter requesting Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and HHS Secretary Levitt to fully fund domestic and sexual violence programs in the FY 2008 budget.
Letter urging Energy and Commerce Chairman Barton to consider the Gynecological Cancer Education and Awareness Act, or Johanna’s Law.
Letter urging the Acting Commissioner of the FDA to approve Gardasil, a vaccine which protects against the two types of HPV.
Letter to the Labor HHS Appropriations Subcommittee expressing support for the National Children’s Study.
Letter expresses support for Title X, the national family planning program, and requests $375 million in funding for FY 2007.
Letter urges the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Committee to include language in the FY2007 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill to ensure that federally funded abstinence-only programs provide medically accurate information.
Letter to the Appropriations Committee requests adequate funding for the Jessica Gonzales Victim Assistance Program in FY 2007 Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, & Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Letter requesting support in the DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) for increased funding for Ovarian, Prostate, and Breast Cancer Research Programs.
Letter to the Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee in support of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for the Women Infant and Children program.
Letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to update its Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC).
Letter to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff expressing concern our immigration policies and border security should be reformed to address the problem of women being raped as they cross into the United States from Mexico.
Letter opposing cuts in the Budget Reconciliation bill - especially those that hurt women, children and families.
Letter to the Labor-HHS conferees, which urged them to support the higher funding amount for Title IX offered in the Senate version of the bill.
Letter urging colleagues to vote against H.Con.Res. 376, the Republican Budget Resolution, which cuts funding for programs crucial to women and children.
Amicus Brief for Gonzales v. Carhart, the Supreme Court case regarding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.
Letter asking yet again for the President’s position on birth control (part 5)
Letter urging Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee to put reasonable “conscience clause” into Weldon amendment.
Letter urging colleagues to help protect the lives of women and defenders of human rights in Guatemala.
Asking the Administration to close a loophole that allows schools to prove compliance with title IX via simple surveys.
Arguing that the Scheidler v. NOW and Operation Rescue v. NOW decisions protect patients and doctors from violence and threats of violence at women's health clinics around the country.
Calls for an investigation into reports that the FDA allegedly requested a "minority opinion" that was used to justify a political decision to prevent the over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception.
Requesting co-sponsors on the bipartisan Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act (ALPHA) HR 1652
Expresses disappointment with the FDA for the latest delay on Plan B emergency contraception.
Asking the President to clarify whether or not he supports a woman's right to birth control (part 4).
Letter to express support for the hold on the nomination of Lester Crawford to the position of FDA commissioner until and unless the agency acts on the much-delayed application to allow women to purchase the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B over the counter.
Letter asking again for an answer on President Bush's position on contraception (Part 3).
Letter asking for an answer on President Bush's Position on Contraception (Part 1).
Letter asking for an answer on President Bush's Position on Contraception (part 2).
Letter to support increased funding for international family planning.
Letter to the Foreign Operations Conference Committee urging them to maintain the Senate's funding level of $450 million for bilateral international family planning programs.
Letter urging an increase in funding for overall international family planning assistance in the FY2006 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act.
Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues' letter to the Transitional Assembly of Iraq reiterating support for the protection of women's rights in the new Iraqi Constitution.
Requesting that the Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice and Commerce fully fund the Sexual Assault Services Program at $50 million.
Letter urging Labor-HHS conferees to accept the Senate provision requiring the Bureau of Labor Statistics to continue collecting the data on women workers in the Current Employment Statistics Survey.
Letter in concern about the Department of Labor's plan to discontinue the women worker series as part of its proposed changes to the Current Employment Statistics program at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Criticizes the Administration for quietly rolling back efforts to fight the wage gap.
Urge support for bipartisan support for Kjell Bergh to serve as US Ambassador to Norway.
Letter in support for Section 6011(m) of the HR 3 Senate Amendment with attached minor change.

(Updated 3/1/07)