Floor Action:
Congress is in recess until after the mid-term elections.
Abortion
H.R. 9220—Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA)/Energy and Commerce (10/21/22)—A bill to provide for a national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals and health care professional students on how to help patients navigate the legal landscape in the United States with respect to abortion and other reproductive health care services following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and for other purposes.
Health
H.R. 9196—Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)/Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor (10/18/22)—A bill to protect and expand access to donor [breast] milk, and for other purposes.
Human Trafficking
H.R. 9217—Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)/Oversight and Reform (10/21/22)—A bill to establish a priority for accommodation in places with policies relating to severe forms of human trafficking, and for other purposes.
International
H. Res. 1444—Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs (10/21/22)—A resolution condemning the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s inhumane treatment of Salma al-Shehab and other women’s rights defenders.
Judiciary
H.R. 9219—Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)/Judiciary; Education and Labor (10/21/22)—A bill to clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute a sufficient basis for rights of action under [the Civil Rights Act of 1964], and for other purposes.
