Floor Action:
The House and the Senate are in session this week.
Abortion
S.15—Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)/Finance (1/23/23)—A bill to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.
S.16—Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/23/23)—A bill to prohibit the award of federal funds to an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with a student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of the institution or site, and for other purposes.
S.18—Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)/Judiciary (1/23/23)—A bill to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome.
H.R. 461—Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS)/Judiciary (1/24/23)—A bill to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis on Down syndrome.
S. 62—Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)/Finance (1/25/23)—A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.
S. 78—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Judiciary (1/25/23)—A bill to prohibit taking minors across state lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
S. 95—Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/26/23)—A bill to prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, to prohibit investigational use exemptions for abortion drugs, and to impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to previously approved abortion drugs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 561—Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Veterans’ Affairs, Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Foreign Affairs (1/26/23)—A bill to ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.
Child Care
H.R. 479—Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV)/Ways and Means (1/24/23)—A bill to target additional child care funds by allocating to states based on the number of children in poverty, and for other purposes.
Child Protection
H.R. 454—Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN)/Judiciary (1/24/23)—A bill to protect children against sexual abuse and exploitation, and for other purposes.
Family Support
S. 35—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Finance (1/24/23)—A bill to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes.
S. 39—Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (1/24/23)—A bill to modify work requirements under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
S. 48—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Finance (1/24/23)—A bill to establish a grant program for community-based maternal mentoring programs.
H.R. 477—Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV)/Energy and Commerce (1/24/23)—A bill to establish a grant program for community-based maternal mentoring programs.
Health
H.R. 549—Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)/Ways and Means (1/27/23)—A bill to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.
Human Trafficking
H.R. 528—Ann Wagner (R-MO)/Judiciary; Education and the Workforce (1/25/23)—A bill to direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to human trafficking, and for other purposes.
International
H. Res. 54—Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)/Foreign Affairs (1/24/23)—A resolution affirming the role of the United States in improving access to quality, inclusive public education and improving learning outcomes for children and adolescents, particularly for girls, around the world.
S. Con. Res. 2—Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)/Foreign Relations (1/26/23)—A concurrent resolution commending 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.
Judiciary
S.J. Res. 4—Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)/Judiciary (1/24/23)—A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Reproductive Health
S.13—Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/23/23)—A bill to prohibit federal funding of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
S. Res. 12—Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)/Judiciary (1/23/23)—A resolution designating January 23, 2023 as Maternal Health Awareness Day.
H.R. 451—Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK)/Judiciary (1/24/23)—A bill to criminalize abuse with respect to assisted reproductive technology, and for other purposes.
H.R. 459—Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (1/24/23)—A bill to ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act.
S. 74—Rep. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Finance (1/25/23)—A bill to provide support and assistance to unborn children, pregnant women, parents, and families.
S. 76—Rep. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/25/23)—A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish tailored information to expecting mothers, and for other purposes.
H.R. 517—Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)/Energy and Commerce (1/25/23)—A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish tailored information to expecting mothers, and for other purposes.
Tax Policy
H.R. 478—Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV)/Ways and Means (1/24/23)—A bill to allow for the inclusion of additional expenses in dependent care FSA’s.
H.R. 579—Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL)/Ways and Means (1/26/23)—A bill to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rate brackets.
Veterans
H.R. 544—Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA)/Veterans’ Affairs (1/27/23)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and for other purposes.
Violence Against Women
H. Res. 53—Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)/Judiciary (1/24/23)—A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by expressing support for the designation of January 2023 as National Stalking Awareness Month.
S. Res. 13—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Ordered held at the desk (1/25/23) and later agreed to in the Senate without an amendment—A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2023 as National Stalking Awareness Month.
