Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in session.
Appropriations- On Wednesday, the House is expected to consider H.R. 4366, the FY2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies spending bill.
This week, the House also is expected to consider H.R. 4368, the FY2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies spending bill.
Military- The Senate is expected to continue its consideration of S. 2226, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Mark-Ups:
Child Protection- On Thursday, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will consider a number of bills, including S.1409, to protect the safety of children on the internet, and S.1418, to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and teens.
Hearings:
Appropriations- On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to mark up several bills, including the FY2024 Defense spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered), FY2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered), and FY2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
Small Business- On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold a hearing to examine pathways to women’s entrepreneurship, focusing on understanding opportunities and barriers.
Abortion
H.R. 4672—Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)/Transportation and Infrastructure (7/17/23)—A bill to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion.
S. 2439—Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/20/23)—A bill to establish a grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services.
H.R. 796—Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV)/Energy and Commerce (7/20/23)—A bill to establish a grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services.
Child Care
H.R. 4736—Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)/Agriculture (7/19/23)—A bill to provide support for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas.
H.R. 4781—Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA)/Ways and Means (7/20/23)—A bill to remove barriers to health professions by providing resources to access foundational educational training, such as English language proficiency and adult basic education, and to require the provision of child care, in demonstration projects funded under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act.
Employment
S. Res. 306—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/20/23)—A resolution recognizing that the United States needs to support and strengthen mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy.
H. Res. 605—Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)/Education and the Workforce (7/20/23)—A resolution recognizing that the United States needs to support and strengthen mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy.
Health
H.R. 4779—Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (7/20/23)—A bill to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy.
Human Trafficking
S. 2349—Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (7/18/23)—A bill to assist trafficking survivors who lack government-issued identification in accessing air travel, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 4731—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; Oversight and Accountability; Veteran’s Affairs; Armed Services (7/19/23)—A bill to require health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility.
H. Res. 603—Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)/Energy and Commerce (7/19/23)—A resolution to support the ideals of Bump Day, a global day of maternal health awareness, action and advocacy, and reaffirming United States leadership to end preventable maternal deaths in the United States and globally.
S. 2415—Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/20/23)—A bill to reauthorize federal support of states in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.
S. 2427—Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/20/23)—A bill to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives.
H.R. 4789—Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)/Ways and Means; Agriculture; Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce; Judiciary (7/20/23)—A bill to provide support and assistance to unborn children, pregnant women, parents, and families.
H.R. 4816—Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce (7/20/23)—A bill to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives.
Small Business
H.R. 4670—Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)/Small Business (7/17/23)—A bill to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
Sports
S. Res. 304—Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)/Senate (7/19/23)—A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma softball team for winning the 2023 Women’s College World Series, the seventh national title in program history.
STEM
H.R. 4682—Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)/Financial Services; House Administration (7/17/23)—A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Mercury 13, in recognition of their historic accomplishments and their work for gender equity, and in recognition of their important example of women in STEM fields.
