Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Mark-Ups:
Family Protection- On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee will mark up several bills, including H.R. 663, the Native American Child Protection Act, which reauthorizes through FY2028 certain programs related to the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
Hearings:
Reproductive Health- On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government will hold a hearing, “Revisiting the Implications of the FACE Act.” The FACE Act prohibits threats of force, obstruction, and property damage that intends to interfere with reproductive health services.
Employment
H.R. 3271—Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)/Education and the Workforce (5/11/23)—A bill to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation.
Family Support
H.R. 3151—Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA)/Education and the Workforce (5/9/23)—A bill to require the secretary of Agriculture to make publicly available information on infant formula procurement under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
H.R. 3207—Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)/Financial Services; Ways and Means (5/11/23)—A bill to establish a grant program to address the crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through the co-location of housing and child care, and for other purposes.
Health
S. 1570—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (5/11/23)—A bill to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes.
International
S. 1547—Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/Foreign Relations (5/10/23)—A bill to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.
Military
S. 1527—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Armed Services (5/10/23)—A bill to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 212—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Considered and agreed to (5/11/23)—A resolution commemorating 50 years of women serving as naval aviators in the United States.
Miscellaneous
H.R. 3250—Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-NY)/Natural Resources (5/11/23)—A bill to recognize the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in Rochester, New York.
H. Res. 396—Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX)/Education and the Workforce (5/11/23)—A resolution in honor of mothers, recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on raising the next generation, on the occasion of Mother’s Day.
Reproductive Health
S. 1573—Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/11/23)—A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.
H.R. 3226—Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (5/11/23)—A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.
H. Res. 395—Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)/Energy and Commerce (5/11/23)—A resolution recognizing the work and contributions of doulas towards improving pregnancy, birth, and postpartum outcomes.
Sports
S. Res. 204—Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)/Considered and agreed to (5/9/23)—A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, the program’s sixth title overall.
S. Res. 210—Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)/Considered and agreed to (5/11/23)—A resolution congratulating the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers women’s basketball team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship.
Tax Policy
H.R. 3132—Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)/Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce (5/9/23)—A bill to exclude employer-reimbursed travel expenses for abortion-related care from taxation, and for other purposes.
Veterans
S. 1558—Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5/11/23)—A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
H.R. 3272—Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)/Financial Services; Administration (5/11/23)—A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
Violence Against Women
H.R. 3140—Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)/Judiciary (5/9/23)—A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 with respect to crime victim compensation program eligibility, and for other purposes.
Women’s History
H. Con. Res. 42—Rep. Cori Bush (D-MS)/Energy and Commerce (5/11/23)—A concurrent resolution honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America’s first professionally trained Black nurse.
