Progress report on private members' bills in Parliament

Here's where things stand in the House of Commons and Senate when it comes to Private Members' Bills, as of Sept. 16, 2014:

Awaiting first hour of House debate:

C-585 An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (period of residence) (Corneliu Chisu)

C-570 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mandatory minimum sentences for rape) (Rob Anders)

C-592 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals) (Isabelle Morin)

C-579 An Act to reduce the effects of urban heat islands on the health of Canadians (Paulina Ayala)

C-574 An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood) (Claude Patry)

C-486 An Act respecting corporate practices relating to the extraction, processing, purchase, trade and use of conflict minerals from the Great Lakes Region of Africa (Paul Dewar)

Awaiting second hour of House debate:

C-586 An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms) (Michael Chong)

C-587 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility) (Colin Mayes)

C-584 Corporate Social Responsibility of Extractive Corporations Outside Canada Act (Eve Peclet)

C-583 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) (Ryan Leef)

C-591An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act (pension and benefits)(David Van Kesteran)

C-247 Service Canada Mandate Expansion Act (Frank Valeriote)

C-590 Act to amend Criminal Code re: blood alcohol content (Randy Hoback)

Motions awaiting second and final hour of debate and final vote:

M-497 That the government create an energy efficiency program to encourage owners of houses, residential buildings, shops and businesses to reduce their energy consumption (Francois Choquette)

M-504 - That the Standing Committee on the Status of Women be instructed to undertake a study on the subject of best practices in education and social programs in Canada that prevent violence against women (Bryan Hayes)

M-502 - That, in the opinion of the House, the government should consider the advisability of measures to deepen and straighten the vessel navigation channel which provides access between Georgian Bay and the westerly limit of the Trent-Severn Waterway, at Port Severn (Bruce Stanton)

House committee

C-518 - Protecting Taxpayers and Revoking Pensions of Convicted Politicians Act (John Williamson)

C-555 - An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence) (Greg Kerr)

House report stage:

C-520 An Act supporting non-partisan agents of Parliament (Mark Adler)

Senate second reading:

C-290 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting) (Joe Comartin)

C-314 An Act respecting the awareness of screening among women with dense breast tissue (Patrick Brown)

C-377 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations) (Russ Hiebert)

C-442 An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease (Elizabeth May)

C-452 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons) (Maria Mourani)

C-525 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act (certification and revocation bargaining agent) (Blaine Calkins)

Senate committee

C-279 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity) (Randall Garrison)

C-350 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accountability of offenders) (Guy Lauzon)

C-428 An Act to amend the Indian Act (publication of by-laws) and to provide for its replacement (Rob Clarke)

C-479 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (fairness for victims) (David Sweet)

C-483 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (escorted temporary absence) (Dave Mackenzie)

C-501 An Act respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day (Rick Norlock)

Senate third reading:

C-266 An Act to establish Pope John Paul II Day (Wladyslaw Lizon)