**Selected Pending Federal Legislation (From Thomas)**[^1]

**[Juvenile Justice and Related Issues]{.underline}**

**S. 3155**\
**Title:** A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Sponsor:
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. \[VT\] (introduced 6/18/2008); 8 cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 9/18/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative
> Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1033.

**S. 2982**\
**Title:** A bill to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to
authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Sponsor: [Sen. Leahy,
Patrick
J.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Leahy++Patrick+J.))+01383)))
\[VT\] (introduced 5/6/2008); 1
[cosponsor](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN02982:@@@P).
Related Bills:
[[H.R.5524](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR05524:).]{.underline}

**Latest Major Action:** Became Public Law No: 110-378 \[GPO:
[Text](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/toGPObss/http:/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ378.110),
[[PDF]{.underline}](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/toGPObss/http:/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ378.110.pdf)\].

**H.R. 4300**\
**Title:** To establish a meaningful opportunity for parole for each
child offender sentenced to life in prison, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. \"Bobby\" \[VA-3\] (introduced
12/6/2007); 1cosponsor.

> **Latest Major Action:** 1/14/2008 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland
> Security. Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee
> (Chairman Scott \[VA\]) of House Judiciary Committee to hold hearing
> 9/11/08.

**[Child and Youth Protection]{.underline}**

**S. 1738**

**Title:** A bill to require the Department of Justice to develop and
implement a National

Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the
Internet Crimes

Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer
forensic labs,

and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law
enforcement agencies to

investigate and prosecute child predators. Sponsor: [Sen. Biden, Joseph
R.,
Jr.](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Biden++Joseph+R.++Jr.))+01284)))
\[DE\]

(introduced 6/28/2007). [\
\
]{.mark}**Latest Major Action:** Became Public Law No. 110-401.

**H.R. 1199**

**Title:** To extend the grant program for drug-endangered children.
Sponsor: [Rep. Cardoza, Dennis
A.](../../../../../../../../cgi-bin/bdquery/%3F&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Cardoza++Dennis+A.))+01709)))
\[CA-18\] (introduced 2/27/2007).\
\
**Latest Major Action:** Became Public Law No. 110-345.

[]{.mark}

**H.R. 6893**\
**Title:** To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act
to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for
children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption
access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: [Rep. McDermott,
Jim](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+McDermott++Jim))+00766)))
\[WA-7\] (introduced 9/15/2008).

**Latest Major Action:** Became Public Law No. 110-351.

**H.R. 6358**\
**Title:** To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to
prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other
purposes. Sponsor: [Rep. Miller,
George](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d110&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Miller++George))+00808)))
\[CA-7\] (introduced 6/24/2008); 0 cosponsors. Related Bills:
[H.R.5876](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR05876:).

> **Latest Major Action:** 6/25/2008 Passed House without amendment.
> 6/26/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate
> and read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education,
> Labor, and Pensions.

**S. 3173**\
**Title:** A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act
to allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in
residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for
treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting.\
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D. IV \[WV\] (introduced 6/20/2008); 0
cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 6/20/2008 Referred to Senate committee.
> Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

**H.R. 6096**\
**Title:** To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress
annual reports on the progress made by the United States in negotiating
international agreements relating to international child abduction with
countries that are not contracting parties to the Hague Convention on
the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, and for other
purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Lampson, Nick \[TX-22\] (introduced 5/20/2008);
7 cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 7/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland
> Security.

**S. 1515**

**Title:** A bill to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney
network to represent domestic violence victims. Sponsor: Sen. Biden,
Joseph R., Jr. \[DE\] (introduced 5/24/2007); 9 cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 7/29/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative
> Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 909.

**S. 3277**\
**Title:** A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to require
that Federal children\'s programs be separately displayed and analyzed
in the President\'s budget. Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert \[NJ\]
(introduced 7/16/2008); 7 cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 7/16/2008 Referred to Senate committee.
> Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

**[Other Health-Related Bills (Does Not Include All Medicaid and SCHIP
Bills)]{.underline}**

**H.R. 6607**\
**Title:** To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
monthly benefits for certain uninsured children living without parents.
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. \[NJ-1\] (introduced 7/24/2008);
0 cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 7/24/2008 Referred to House committee.
> Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

**H.R. 6621**\
**Title:** To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to
provide for the reinstatement of enrollment for medical assistance and
child health assistance of certain youth who were enrolled for such
assistance immediately before becoming inmates of public institutions
upon the release of such youth from such institutions. Sponsor: Rep.
Solis, Hilda L. \[CA-32\] (introduced 7/24/2008); 0 cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 7/24/2008 Referred to House committee.
> Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

**S. 1211**\
**Title:** A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide
enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors.
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne \[CA\] (introduced 4/25/2007); 2
cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 7/29/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative
> Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 908.

**H.R. 5513**

**Title:** To reduce youth usage of tobacco products, to enhance State
efforts to eliminate retail sales of tobacco products to minors, and for
other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha \[TN-7\] (introduced
2/28/2008); 13 cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 2/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee.
> Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

**[Employment]{.underline}**

**H.R. 5444**

Title: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for
summer youth

employment activities. Sponsor: Rep Clyburn, James E. \[SC-6\]
(introduced 2/14/2008);

64 cosponsors.

> **Latest Major Action:** 2/14/2008 Referred to House committee.
> Status: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
> on the Budget, 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.

[^1]: Thomas is the Web source of legislative information operated by
    the Library of Congress. See
    [http://thomas.loc.gov](http://thomas.loc.gov/) for additional
    details.