Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Mark-Ups:
Appropriations– On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to consider the FY2024 Military Construction, VA, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The measure contains funding for military family housing and the Veterans Health Administration.
On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to consider the FY2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The legislation includes funding for several domestic and international nutrition assistance programs and FDA user fees.
Also on Wednesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch will mark up the FY2024 Legislative Branch spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered), which is expected to include provisions related to funding for child care for congressional employees.
On Thursday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense is expected to mark up the FY2024 Defense spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The measure contains funding for several programs, including the Defense Health Program and military personnel programs.
Health
H.R. 3851—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (6/06/23)—A bill to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.
S. 1840—Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/07/23)—A bill to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for FY 2024 through 2028.
Judiciary
H. Res. 464—Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)/Judiciary (6/05/23)—A resolution to acknowledge that unborn children are legal and constitutional persons who are entitled to equal protection of the laws.
Miscellaneous
H. Res. 484—Rep. Bonnie Watson Colem[CH1] an (D-NJ)/Oversight and Accountability (6/07/23)—A resolution to address the hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking.
H.R. 3947—Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL)/Oversight and Accountability (6/09/23)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose, Florida, as the “Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building.”
Reproductive Health
H.R. 3838—Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)/Energy and Commerce (6/06/23)—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.
S. 1851—Sen. Ben Lujan (D-NM)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/07/23)—A bill to address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3946—Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)/Energy and Commerce (6/09/23)—A bill to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program.
Violence Against Women
H. Res. 353—Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)/Natural Resources; Judiciary (6/09/23)—A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2023, as the “National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.”
