Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Mark-Ups:
Appropriations- On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark up the FY2024 Legislative Branch spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The legislation includes provisions related to funding for child care for congressional employees.
On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the FY2024 Defense spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The measure contains funding for military personnel programs, including sexual assault prevention and the Defense Health Program.
On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to consider the FY2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The legislation includes funding for several domestic and international nutrition assistance programs and FDA user fees.
Also on Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark up the FY2024 Military Construction, VA, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The measure contains funding for military family housing and the Veterans Health Administration.
Employment- On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is expected to consider several bills, including S. 728, to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and S. 1664, to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
International- On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is expected to consider a number of bills, including S. Con. Res. 2, which commends the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 133 cities and risking their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses.
Military- On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee is expected to consider H.R. 2670, the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
On Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel is expected to consider its portion of the FY2024 NDAA. The measure contains provisions to address military sexual assault, among other provisions.
Also on Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support will consider its portion of the FY2024 NDAA, which includes provisions for military child development centers.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to consider S. 822, a bill to terminate the Department of Defense memorandum relating to access to abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions, and to begin consideration of the proposed FY2024 NDAA, which is expected to continue on Thursday and Friday.
Hearings:
International- On Thursday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing to examine United States and global commitments to combatting human trafficking.
Women’s History- On Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks will hold a hearing on S. 886, a bill to authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the women’s suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Abortion
H.R. 4123—Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL)/Judiciary (6/14/23)—A bill to provide for parental notification and intervention in the case of an unemancipated minor seeking an abortion.
H.R. 4147—Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (6/15/23)—A bill to provide for the establishment of an education program to expand abortion care training and access.
S. 2024—Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/15/23)—A bill to provide for the establishment of an education program to expand abortion care training and access.
Armed Services
S. 1966—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Armed Services (6/14/23)—A bill to increase transparency and reporting on sexual violence in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program, and for other purposes.
Child Care
S. 2013—Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)/Finance (6/15/23)—A bill to provide funding to sustain and increase the supply and quality of child care, access to child care, and the child care workforce.
Health
S. 1922—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Finance (6/12/23)—A bill to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4034—Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (6/12/23)—A bill to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
International
H.R. 4166—Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-NJ)/Foreign Affairs (6/15/23)—A bill to authorize contributions to the United Nations Population Fund, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Health
S. 1999—Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/14/23)—A bill to protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.
H.R. 4121—Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC)/Energy and Commerce (6/14/23)—A bill to protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.
H.R. 4092—Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)/Energy and Commerce (6/14/23)—A bill to reauthorize support for residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women.
S. Res. 256—Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)/Considered and agreed to (6/15/23)—A resolution recognizing Father’s Day and the role of father engagement in improving the overall health and life outcomes for both the mother and baby.
H. Res. 522—Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX)/Energy and Commerce (6/16/23)—A resolution recognizing the role of father engagement in improving overall health outcomes during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, for both the mother and baby.
Veterans
H. Res. 499—Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)/Oversight and Accountability (6/12/23)—A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 12, 2023, as “Women Veterans Appreciation Day”.
S. 2026—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Veterans’ Affairs (6/15/23)—A bill to provide support for programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to the coordination of maternity health care.
S. 2014—Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)/Veterans’ Affairs (6/15/23)—A bill to ensure that certain members of the Armed Forces who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service, and for other purposes.
Women’s History
H.R. 4010—Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)/Financial Services (6/12/23)—A bill to require $20 notes to include a portrait of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4122—Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)/Financial Services; Administration (6/14/23)—A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients’ rights.
