The following is sampling of current or pending legislation on childcare, eldercare or general work and family issues, as well as information on how to contact your members of Congress:

Contact your senator or representative:
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html —representatives
http://www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm —senators

S.814
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. (introduced 5/2/2001)
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2001 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to establish the Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant Program and the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.

S.1000
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack (introduced 6/7/2001)
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2001 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care.

S.99
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb (introduced 1/22/2001)
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2001 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for employers who provide child care assistance for dependents of their employees, and for other purposes.

S.624
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd (introduced 3/27/2001)
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2001 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor standards Act of 1938 to provide to private sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-half compensatory time off and biweekly work programs as Federal employees currently enjoy to help balance the demands and needs of work and family, to clarify the provisions relating to exemptions of certain professionals from minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.

H.J.RES.28
Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. (introduced 3/6/2001)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth.

S.8
Sponsor: Sen Daschle, Thomas A. (introduced 1/22/2001)
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2001 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to improve the economic security of workers, and for other purposes.

H.R.1457
Sponsor: Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. (introduced 4/4/2001)
Related Bills: H.R.917
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To provide for livable wages for Federal Government workers and workers hired under Federal contracts.

S.685
Sponsor: Sen Bayh, Evan (introduced 4/3/2001)
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2001 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen working families, and for other purposes.

S.1025
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. (introduced 6/13/2001)
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2001 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to provide for savings for working families.

H.R.913
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. (introduced 3/7/2001)
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of expanded nursing facility and in-home services for dependent individuals under the Medicare Program.

You can search for more information on these or other federal bills and legislation at http://thomas.loc.gov/

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