Floor Action:
The Senate is in session this week.
Employment- On Wednesday, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Age Discrimination Act.
Health- On Tuesday, the House will consider H.R. 482, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act.
Veterans- On Wednesday, the House also is scheduled to consider H.R. 239, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act.
Mark-Ups:
Appropriations- On Thursday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will mark up the FY2022 Financial Services and General Government spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). This legislation would fund the Small Business Administration, among other agencies and programs.
On Friday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies will mark up the FY2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). This bill contains funding for domestic and international food programs.
Also on Friday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies will mark up the FY2022 Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered), which would fund military family housing and the Veterans Health Administration.
Hearings:
Child Care– On Wednesday, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy will hold a hearing to examine the role of child care in an equitable post-pandemic economy.
Employment- On Thursday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee will hold a hearing, “Leading by Example: The Need for Comprehensive Paid Leave for the Federal Workforce and Beyond.”
Military– On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing, “Building the Coast Guard America Needs: Achieving Diversity, Equity, and Accountability within the Service.”
Abortion
H.R. 3900—Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)/Judiciary (6/15/21)—A bill to provide for parental notification and intervention in the case of an unemancipated minor seeking an abortion.
Child Care
H.R. 3878—Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA)/Education and Labor (6/14/21)—A bill to authorize states to expand the uses of the child care stabilization funds to include support for grants to increase access to child care through the establishment and expansion of child care programs by businesses.
Employment
H.R. 3992—Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)/Education and Labor (6/17/21)—A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prohibit employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying applicants for employment.
Health
S. 2047—Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/ Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(6/14/21)— A bill to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics.
S. 2051—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Finance (6/15/21)—A bill to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy.
S. 2100—Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/17/21)—A bill to ensure the safety of cosmetics.
H.R. 3990—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce (6/17/21)—A bill to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics.
Human Trafficking
S. 2040—Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)/Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs (6/14/21)—A bill to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from furnishing a consumer report containing any adverse item of information about a consumer if the consumer is a victim of trafficking, and for other purposes.
S. 2049—Sen. Sherrod Brown (D- OH)/ Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs (6/15/21)—A bill to require a study and report on the housing and service needs of survivors of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking.
H.R. 3891—Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)/ Financial Services (6/15/21)— A bill to require a study and report on the housing and service needs of survivors of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking.
H.R. 3957—Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI)/Education and Labor (6/16/21)—A bill to direct the secretary of Labor to train certain Department of Labor personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, and for other purposes.
S. 2136—Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/17/21) — A bill to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, parents, and school and youth development personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes.
International
H.R. 3938—Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)/Foreign Affairs (6/16/21) — A bill to authorize contributions to the United Nations Population Fund, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4017—Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs (6/17/21) — A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 to provide assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras through bilateral compacts to increase protection of women and children in their homes and communities and reduce female homicides, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
Judiciary
S. 2115—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Judiciary (6/17/21)— A bill to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.
S. 2128—Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/Judiciary (6/17/21)—A bill to ensure the humane treatment of pregnant women by reinstating the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detainees, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3993—Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)/Judiciary (6/17/21)—A bill to ensure the humane treatment of pregnant women by reinstating the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detainees, and for other purposes.
Miscellaneous
S. 2126—Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)/Environment and Public Works (6/17/21)—A bill to designate the Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the “Louisa Swain Federal Office Building.”
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
S. 2042—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Small Business and Entrepreneurship (6/14/21)—A bill to reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3875— Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)/ Small Business and Entrepreneurship (6/14/21)—A bill to reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise, and for other purposes.
Social Security/Retirement
H.R. 3905—Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK)/Ways and Means (6/15/21)—A bill to amend Title II of the Social Security Act to waive the two-year duration of divorce requirement, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3915—Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY)/Ways and Means (6/15/21) —A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households, and for other purposes.
Sports
S. Res. 277—Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)/Considered and Agreed to (6/17/21)—A resolution congratulating the University of Mississippi Rebels women’s golf team on winning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s golf championship.
STEM
H.R. 3859—Rep. Young Kim (R-CA)/Science, Space, Technology (6/14/21)—A bill to encourage and promote further research into informal learning opportunities to engage youth in STEM fields, and for other purposes.
Veterans
S. 2087—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/ Veterans’ Affairs (6/16/21)—A bill to expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on MinorityVeterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer.
H.R. 3930—Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA)/Veterans’ Affairs (6/16/21) — A bill to expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer.
S.2102—Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)/Veterans’ Affairs (6/17/21)— A bill to direct the under secretary for Heath of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure.
