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The following is a list of moral victories from the 108th Congress: Life Issues - Passed Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act
- Passed Unborn Victims of Violence Act
- Banned patenting of humans at all stages of development
- Defeated Murray amendment to require health plans to provide prescription contraceptive coverage and morning-after pill promotion
- Defeated Murray amendment to permit abortions at military facilities
- Stripped legislative provisions overturning Mexico City Policy and Kemp-Kasten
- Passed Adoption Promotion Act
- Held hearings on Embryonic vs. Adult Stem Cell Research and gained national attention to the issue .
Marriage - Put Members of the U.S. Senate and House on record on the Federal Marriage Amendment
- Held hearings on the Child Custody Protection Act
Judges - Approved 18 Circuit Court nominees and 82 District judges
- Forced unprecedented 20 cloture votes on Democrat filibusters of 10 circuit court judges
- Devoted over 150 hours to judicial nominations battle – more than any previous Congress
- Proposed rules change to permit simple majority vote to stop filibuster of nominees
- Held 39-hour "Justice for Judges" marathon debate to highlight Democrat obstruction
Education - Approved DC Scholarships for children in troubled District of Columbia schools
- Provided schools greater authority to take disciplinary action against a child when that child's disability did not cause the bad behavior
Budget and Taxes - Passed Working Families Tax Relief Act, extending tax relief for another 5 years
- Increased the child tax credit to $1,000
- Passed the CARE Act, to encourage private donations to non-profits and faith-based charities
- Defeated amendments to increase spending by $1.7 trillion over 10 years
- Stripped hate crimes legislation aimed at clergy from Defense Authorization Bill
Foreign Policy - Historic overhaul of intelligence programs
- Passed Global HIV/AIDS bill with emphasis on abstinence and faithfulness (ABC)
- Passed amendment to ensure foreign aid does not support groups favoring legalizing prostitution
- Passed Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act
- Passed North Korea Human Rights Act
- Passed resolution declaring genocide in Sudan
- Passed an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill assigning $95 million in emergency relief for the Darfur region of Sudan.
Crime - Passed Crime Victims' Rights Act
- Created Amber Alert to help immediately find kidnapped children
- Passed PROTECT Act to strengthen laws against child pornography
- Introduced the Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention as a measure for prison reform
Other - Passed SPAM Act to help to curtail unsolicited Internet pornography
- Clean 99-1 vote in Senate on original Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act language
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