Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Appropriations- This week, the House and Senate are expected to consider an omnibus spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered) to fund the government for the remainder of FY2023. The current continuing resolution (CR) expires on December 23.
Child Care
H.R. 9549—Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)/Ways and Means (12/14/22)—A bill to support the ability of kinship caregivers to provide safety and stability for the children placed in their homes.
Health
H.R. 9487—Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)/Energy and Commerce (12/12/22)—A bill to implement certain recommendations to promote the inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in clinical research, and for other purposes.
H.R. 9505—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/ Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs (12/13/22)—A bill to provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer.
H.R. 9546—Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)/Energy and Commerce (12/14/22)—A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under state Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.
S. 5284—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (12/15/22)—A bill to improve the public health response to addressing maternal mortality and morbidity during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
S. 5285—Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (12/15/22)—A bill to extend the residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women pilot program, and for other purposes.
S. 5292—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (12/15/22)—A bill to protect and expand access to donor [breast] milk, and for other purposes.
H.R. 9602—Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)/ Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor; Natural Resources (12/15/22)—A bill to improve the public health response to addressing maternal mortality and morbidity during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Human Trafficking
S. 5261—Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)/Judiciary (12/14/22)—A bill to protect certain victims of human trafficking by expanding the authority of the secretary of Homeland Security to grant such aliens continued presence in the United States.
S. Res. 871—Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)/Foreign Relations (12/14/22)—A resolution condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
H. Res. 1526—Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI)/Foreign Affairs (12/15/22)—A resolution condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
International
H.R. 9492—Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA)/Foreign Affairs (12/12/22)—A bill to modify the provision relating to unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders.
H.R. 9497—Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)/Foreign Affairs (12/12/22)—A bill to prevent international violence against women, and for other purposes.
S. 5242—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Foreign Relations (12/13/22)—A bill to prevent international violence against women, and for other purposes.
Judiciary
H.R. 9494—Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)/Judiciary (12/12/22)—A bill to improve the treatment of federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Health
S. 5276—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (12/15/22)—A bill to prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medically necessary care surrounding such technology.
Tax Policy
H.R. 9514—Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV)/Ways and Means (12/13/22)—A bill to allow for the inclusion of additional expenses in dependent care FSAs, and for other purposes.
Veterans
S. J. Res. 66—Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)/(12/13/22)—A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services.”
H. J. Res. 102—Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX)/Veterans’ Affairs (12/13/22)—A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services.”
Violence Against Women
H.R. 9544—Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)/Judiciary (12/14/22)—A bill to establish a pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases.
S. 5279—Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)/Judiciary (12/15/22)—A bill to establish a pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases.
