Abortion
H.R. 4712—Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)/Judiciary (12/21/17)—A bill to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Employment
H.R. 4674—Rep. Mia Love (R-UT)/House Administration (12/18/17)—A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for payments of awards and settlements under such Act which are made in connection with claims of sexual harassment committed by the Members, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4690—Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX)/House Administration; Oversight and Government Reform (12/20/17)—A bill amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as awards and settlements under such Act in connection with violations of such Act consisting of acts of sexual harassment or sexual assault committed personally by Members of Congress.
H.R. 4705—Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)/House Administration; Rules (12/20/17)—A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require the automatic referral to the congressional ethics committees of the disposition of any allegation that an employing office of the House of Representatives or Senate violated part A of title II of such Act.
H.R. 4729—Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)/Education and the Workforce (12/21/17)—A bill to require annual reporting by employers of the number of settlements with employees regarding claims of discrimination on the basis of sex, including verbal and physical sexual harassment, and for other purposes.
Miscellaneous
S. Res. 364—Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)/Considered and agreed to (12/21/17)—A resolution congratulating the University of Central Missouri women’s soccer team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Women’s Soccer Championship at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri.
S. Res. 365—Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)/Considered and agreed to (12/21/17)—A resolution congratulating the University of Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Volleyball Championship.
STEM
S. 2244—Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (12/18/17)—A bill to create opportunities for women in the aviation industry.
H.R. 4673—Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)/Transportation and Infrastructure (12/18/17)—A bill to create opportunities for women in the aviation industry.
Violence Against Women
S. 2266—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Judiciary (12/21/17)—A bill to authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to, and investigation of, such crimes.
H.R. 4720—Rep Tom Emmer (R-MN)/Judiciary (12/21/17)—A bill to authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to, and investigation of, such crimes.
