Floor Action:
The Senate and House are in session this week.
Appropriations- This week, the House is expected to consider a continuing resolution (CR) (as-yet-unnumbered) to extend FY2025 spending bills to September 2025. This measure is being considered to prevent a government shutdown before March 14, the deadline for the current extension.
The Senate is expected to consider the continuing resolution (CR) (as-yet-unnumbered) to extend FY2025 spending following the House action.
Hearings:
Veterans- On Tuesday, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health is scheduled to consider H.R.1860, a bill to designate Regional Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Care Coordinators to expand the work of the Breast and Gynecologic Oncology System of Excellence at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act (as-yet-unnumbered), and Copay Fairness for Veterans Act (as-yet-unnumbered).
Women’s History- On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to consider S. Res. 106, a resolution supporting the goals of International Women’s Day.
Crime
H.R. 1941—Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY)/Judiciary (03/06/2025)—A bill to prohibit the disclosure of intimate digital depictions, and for other purposes.
Family Support
H.R. 1813—Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)/Education and Workforce (03/03/2025)—A bill to set maximum monthly allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
Health
H.R. 1806—Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY)/Transportation and Infrastructure (03/03/2025)—A bill to provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 182—Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY)/Oversight and Government Reform (03/03/2025)—A resolution expressing support for the designation of March 3, 2025, as “National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day”.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 1966—Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (03/06/2025)—A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to expand and improve maternal health care services, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1909—Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA)/Energy and Commerce (03/06/2025)—A bill to reauthorize support for state-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, state-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
Small Business
H.R. 1816—Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)/Small Business (03/03/2025)—A bill to establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
Tax Policy
S. 847—Rep. Katie Britt (R-AL)/Finance (03/04/2025)—A bill to expand the employer-provided child care credit and the dependent care assistance exclusion.
H.R. 1827—Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA)/Ways and Means (03/04/2025)—A bill to expand the employer-provided child care credit and the dependent care assistance exclusion.
H.R. 1878—Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY)/Ways and Means (03/05/2025)—A bill to provide an income tax credit for fertility treatments.
Veterans
H.R. 1860—Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)/Veterans’ Affairs (03/05/2025)—A bill to designate Regional Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Care Coordinators to expand the work of the Breast and Gynecologic Oncology System of Excellence at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Women’s History
H.R. 1779—Rep, Buddy Carter (R-GA)/Transportation and Infrastructure (03/03/2025)—A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building.
S. Res. 106—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Foreign Relations (03/05/2025)—A resolution supporting the goals of International Women’s Day.
S. Res. 116—Sen. James Risch (R-ID)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (03/06/2025)—A resolution celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments and vital role of women business owners in the United States.
