Floor Action:
The House is in session this week.
The Senate is in recess until July 12.
International- On Monday, the House is scheduled to consider several bills, including H.R. 1500, the Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2021, which seeks to assess the impact of COVID-19 on basic and girls’ education programs in low and middle-income countries.
STEM- The House also will consider H.R. 3593, the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act, which includes provisions that would expand opportunities to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion of STEM professionals at the Department of Energy.
Mark-Ups:
Appropriations-On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2022 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). This bill contains funding for US foreign aid programs, including key programs promoting global women’s health, anti-human trafficking, and education and civic empowerment for women and girls.
On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee will consider legislation, including the FY2022, Financial Services and General Government spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered), which contains funding for the women-owned business programs within the Small Business Administration.
Also on Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2022 Legislative Branch spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The bill would direct the Architect of the Capitol, the House Curator, and the Capitol Historical Society to increase images of women in public spaces in Congress.
On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies (as-yet-unnumbered), and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies spending bills (as-yet-unnumbered). These bills contain funding for domestic and international food programs, as well as funding for military family housing and the Veterans Health Administration, respectively.
Also on Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee will consider the FY2022 Defense spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). The measure contains funding for military personnel programs, including sexual assault prevention and the Defense Health Program.
International-On Wednesday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled to mark up H.R. 3524, the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act. The bill contains provisions to address global health, gender-based violence, and women’s rights.
Miscellaneous-On Tuesday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee will mark up several bills, including H.R. 2324, a bill designating the “D. Edwina Stephens Post Office.”
Abortion
S.2270—Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)/Health, Education, Labor, Pensions (6/24/21)—A bill to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion.
Education
S. 2186—Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)/Health, Education, Labor, Pensions (6/23/21)—A bill to support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4097—Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)/Education and Labor (6/23/21)—A bill to support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education, and for other purposes.
Employment
H.R. 4034—Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA)/Ways and Means (6/22/21)—A bill to ensure pre-apprenticeship programs are considered when planning health professions opportunity grant career pathway demonstration projects.
Equal Pay
S. 2288—Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)/Commerce, Science, Transportation (6/24/21)—A bill to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4163—Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)/Judiciary (6/24/21)—A bill to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel.
Family Support
S. 2192—Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (6/23/21)—A bill to require that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4077—Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)/Agriculture (6/23/21)—A bill to require that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes.
Health
S. 2209—Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)/Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (6/24/21)—A bill to provide for the regulation of in vitro clinical tests, and for other purposes.
S. 2238—Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)/Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (6/24/21)—A bill to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4114—Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (6/24/21)—A bill to provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4128—Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)/Energy and Commerce (6/24/21)—A bill to provide for the regulation of in vitro clinical tests, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4151—Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)/Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor (6/24/21)—A bill to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4171—Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA)/Ways and Means (6/25/21)—A bill to remove barriers to health professions by providing resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language 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.
Human Trafficking
H.R. 4070—Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL)/Judiciary (6/22/21)—A bill to direct the attorney general, in coordination with the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to study the prevalence and instances of human trafficking at adult entertainment clubs in the United States, and for other purposes.
International
S.2276—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Foreign Relations (6/24/21)—A bill to support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4134—Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)/Foreign Affairs (6/24/21)—A bill to support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 497—Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI)/Foreign Affairs (6/24/21)—A resolution condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called ‘‘honor killings’’ in Iran, and for other purposes.
Judiciary
H.R. 4170—Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA)/Judiciary (6/25/21)—A bill to replace references to “wives” and “husbands” in federal law with references to “spouses,” and for other purposes.
Military
H.R. 4104—Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)/Armed Services (6/23/21)—A bill to reform the disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and increase the prevention of sexual assaults and other crimes in the military.
H.R. 4191—Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)/ Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs; Oversight and Reform (6/25/21)—A bill to restore certain non-monetary federal benefits to surviving spouses, eligible for the Gold Star lapel button, who remarried, and for other purposes.
Sports
S. Res. 291—Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (6/24/21)—A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma Sooners softball team on winning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s College World Series.
STEM
S. 2217—Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)/Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (6/24/21)—A bill to increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry.
S. 2227—Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)/Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (6/24/21)—A bill to direct the secretary of Labor to enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector, and for other purposes.
Veterans
H.R. 4035—Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Judiciary (6/22/21)—A bill to prioritize veterans court treatment programs that ensure equal access for racial and ethnic minorities and women, and for other purposes.
Violence Against Women
S. 2169—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/ Judiciary (6/22/21)—A bill to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and to establish a grant program relating to the removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violence offenders, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4139—Rep. James Himes (D-CT)/Judiciary (6/24/21)—A bill to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and to establish a grant program relating to the removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violence offenders, and for other purposes.
Women’s History
H.R. 4147—Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)/Foreign Affairs (6/24/21)—A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King in recognition of her contribution to the nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society.
S. Res. 285—Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)/Judiciary (6/24/21)—A resolution honoring the lives and legacies of the “Radium Girls.”
H. Res. 498—Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ)/Education and Labor (6/24/21)—A resolution honoring the lives and legacies of the “Radium Girls.”
