Floor Action
The House and Senate are in recess until February 27.
Abortion
S. 471—Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)/Finance (2/16/23)—A bill to allow for greater state flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions.
H.R. 1074—Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX)/Energy and Commerce (2/17/23)— A bill to allow for greater state flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions.
H.J. Res. 34—Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)/Judiciary (2/17/23)—A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a woman’s ability to travel out of state to receive services available in that state which would otherwise not be available in the state that they reside in, is protected under Article IV of the Constitution.
Child Protection
S. 395—Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (2/13/23)—A bill to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to give Americans the option to delete personal information collected by internet operators as a result of the person’s internet activity prior to age 13.
S. 474—Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)/Judiciary (2/16/23)—A bill to strengthen reporting to the CyberTipline related to online sexual exploitation of children, to modernize liabilities for such reports, to preserve the contents of such reports for 1 year, and for other purposes.
Crime
S. 412—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Judiciary (2/14/23)—A bill to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
S. 499—Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)/Judiciary (2/16/23)—A bill to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1105—Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)/Judiciary (2/17/23)–A bill to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant program, and for other purposes.
Family Support
S. 497—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (2/16/23) — A bill to exclude a basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
International
H.R. 992—Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)/Foreign Affairs (2/14/23)—A bill to establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 437—Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)/Foreign Relations (2/15/23)—A bill to establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes.
Military
H.R. 1082—Del. Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR)/Armed Services (2/17/23)—A bill to extend eligibility for certain special compensation to certain retired survivors of military sexual trauma.
Women’s History
S. Res. 62—Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN)/Considered and agreed to (2/14/23)—A resolution recognizing the Little Sisters of the Poor of Indianapolis on its 150th Anniversary.
S. 514—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (2/16/23)—A bill to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Constance Baker Motley, in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.
S. Res. 77—Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)/Considered and agreed to (2/16/23)—A resolution designating February 16, 2023, as “National Elizabeth Peratrovich Day.”
H.R. 1060—Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA)/Oversight and Accountability (2/17/23)— A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California as the “Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building.”
H.R. 1073—Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)/House Administration (2/17/23)—A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.
H.R.1077—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Financial Services (2/17/23)—A bill to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker Motley, in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.
H.R. 1088—Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Financial Services, House Administration (2/17/23)—A bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm.
