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Weekly Legislative Update: March 31, 2025

Congressional Schedule: March 31-April 4, 2025

Floor Action: 

The Senate and House are in session this week. 


Bills Introduced: March 24-28, 2025

 

Abortion

H.R. 2469—Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)/Energy and Commerce (03/27/2025)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate the benefits of abortion doula care and coverage.  
 
Child Care 
 
H.R. 2425—Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX)/Education and Workforce (03/27/2025)—A bill to protect babies and young children in childcare settings by strengthening transparency and safety requirements. 
 
Equal Pay 
 
S. 1115—Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (03/25/2025)—A bill to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 
 
H.R. 17—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Education and Workforce; Oversight and Government Reform (03/25/2025)—A bill to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. 
 
H. Con. Res. 21—Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)/Education and Workforce (03/25/2025)—A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women. 
 
Family Support 
 
S. 1100—Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (03/25/2025)—A bill to modify the definition of food under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 
 
S. 1197—Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (03/27/2025)— A bill to help individuals receiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program in obtaining self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes. 
 
H.R. 2397—Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)/Ways and Means (03/27/2025)—A bill to target funds to families in need. 
 
H.R. 2407—Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK)/Agriculture; Oversight and Government Reform (03/27/2025)—A bill to help individuals receiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program in obtaining self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes. 
 
Health 
 
H.R. 2300—Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)/Energy and Commerce (03/24/2025)—A bill to ensure national uniformity with respect to certain requirements relating to preterm infant formula, and for other purposes. 
 
H.R. 2319—Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA)/Energy and Commerce (03/25/2025)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a review to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in women and underserved populations, and for other purposes. 
 
S. 1147—Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)/Judiciary (03/26/2025)—A bill to establish clear and consistent biological definitions of male and female. 
 
S. 1157—Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (03/26/2025)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a review to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in women and underserved populations, and for other purposes. 
 
H.R. 2378—Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL)/Judiciary (03/26/2025)—A bill to establish clear and consistent biological definitions of male and female. 
 
H.R. 2381—Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (03/26/2025)—A bill to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, and for other purposes. 

S. 1168—Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)/Finance (03/27/2025)—A bill to provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program. 

H.R. 2477—Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (03/27/2025)—A bill to provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program.  

Human Trafficking 
 
S. 1155—Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)/Foreign Relations (03/26/2025)—A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to make technical corrections. 
 
International 
 
S. Res. 145—Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)/Foreign Relations (03/27/2025)—A resolution protecting the Iranian political refugees, including female former political prisoners, in Ashraf-3 in Albania. 
 
Judiciary 
 
S. J. Res. 38—Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)/Judiciary (03/25/2025)—A joint resolution establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. 
 
Miscellaneous 
 
S. Res. 144—Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)/Judiciary (03/27/2025)—A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the United States. 
 
H. Res. 261—Rep. Luis Correa (D-CA)/Oversight and Government Reform (03/27/2025)—A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the United States. 
 
Reproductive Health 
 
H. Res. 256—Rep. David Scott (D-GA)/Energy and Commerce (03/26/2025)—A resolution supporting the designation of March 2025 as Endometriosis Awareness Month. 
 
Violence Against Women 
 
H.R. 2347—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)/Ways and Means (03/25/2025)—A bill to exclude from gross income any damages, other than punitive damages, received on account of any sexual acts or sexual contact.  
 
H.R. 2373—Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)/Judiciary (03/26/2025)—A bill to strengthen protections for victims of voyeurism and nonconsensual pornography and for other purposes. 
 
H.R. 2406—Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)/Natural Resources (03/27/2025)—A bill to address sexual harassment and sexual assault involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel, and for other purposes. 
 
Women’s History 
 
S. 1088—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Energy and Natural Resources (03/24/2025)—A bill to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, and for other purposes.  
 
S. Res. 132—Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)/Judiciary (03/24/2025)—A resolution designating March 24, 2025, as “National Women of Color in Tech Day”.  
 
H.R. 2290—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Natural Resources (03/24/2025)—A bill to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, and for other purposes. 
 
S. Res. 142—Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)/(03/26/2025)—A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States. 
 
H. Res. 260—Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL)/Agriculture (03/27/2025)—A resolution designating March 27, 2025, as “National Women in Agriculture Day”.