Floor Action:
The House is in session this week. The Senate is in recess until May 30.
Employment
S. 1714—Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Finance (5/18/23)—A bill to provide paid family leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.
S. 1722—Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/18/23)—A bill to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers.
H.R. 3481—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Ways and Means (5/18/23)—A bill to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.
Family Support
S. 1593—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (5/15/23)—A bill to extend eligibility of new moms for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
S. 1604—Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (5/15/23)—A bill to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3332—Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA)/Education and the Workforce Committee (5/15/23)—A bill to extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for new moms, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3364—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Education and the Workforce (5/16/23)—A bill to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and for other purposes.
S. 1738—Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5/18/23)—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.
H.R. 3540—Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)/Education and the Workforce (5/18/23)—A bill to change the competitive bidding process for infant formula manufacturers under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and for other purposes.
Health
S. 1601—Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/15/23)—A bill to protect moms and babies against climate change, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3302—Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (5/15/23)—A bill to protect moms and babies against climate change, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3386—Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA)/Homeland Security (5/16/23)—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.
H.R. 3387—Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means (5/16/23)—A bill to provide for certain health coverage of newborns.
Human Trafficking
H.R. 3546—Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL)/Judiciary (5/18/23) —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
H.R. 3477—Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN)/Foreign Affairs (5/18/23)—A bill require a report on the death of Shireen Abu Akleh.
Judiciary
H.R. 3344—Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)/Judiciary (5/15/23)—A bill to end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes.
Military
S. 1610—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Armed Services (5/16/23)—A bill to authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members of the Armed Forces to travel and obtain reproductive health care.
S. 1623—Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)/Armed Services (5/16/23)—A bill to extend the authority of the Department of the Army to carry out a child development center project in Fort Gordon, Georgia.
Reproductive Health
S. 1594—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/15/23)—A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a task force to develop strategies and coordinate efforts to eliminate preventable maternal mortality, and for other purposes.
S. 1599—Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/15/23)—A bill to provide for grants to promote representative community engagement in maternal mortality review committees, and for other purposes.
S. 1602—Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/15/23)—A bill to provide grants to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 1603—Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/15/23)—A bill to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.
S. 1605—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/15/23)—A bill to authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1606—Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/15/23)—A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3304—Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (5/15/23)—A bill to authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3305—Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Veterans’ Affairs; Natural Resources; and the Judiciary (5/15/23)—A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3310—Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)/Energy and Commerce (5/15/23)—A bill to end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3312—Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)/Energy and Commerce (5/15/23)—A bill to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3320—Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS)/Energy and Commerce; Natural Resources (5/15/23)—A bill to improve maternal health data collection processes and quality measures, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3322—Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT)/Energy and Commerce (5/15/23)—A bill to address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3346—Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (5/15/23)—A bill to direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project to test various payment models with respect to maternity care provided to pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3348—Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)/Energy and Commerce (5/15/23)—A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.
S. 1656—Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (5/17/23)—A bill to protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3420—Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (5/17/23)—A bill to protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes.
S. 1698—Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/18/23)—A bill to require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.
S. 1699—Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/18/23)—A bill to support the use of technology in maternal health care, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3471—Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK)/Energy and Commerce (5/18/23)—A bill to preempt states from establishing, implementing, or enforcing any ban on the prescription, provision, or use of a drug, biological product, or device for contraception if such drug, biological product, or device is approved, licensed, cleared, or otherwise authorized for human use by the Food and Drug Administration for contraception, and for other purposes.
Tax Policy
H.R. 3352—Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)/Ways and Means; Judiciary (5/15/23)—A bill to treat diapers as qualified medical expenses; and to prohibit states and local governments to impose a tax on the retail sale of diapers.
Veterans
H.R. 3303—Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)/Veterans’ Affairs (5/15/23)—A bill to provide support for programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to the coordination of maternity health care, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3428—Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY)/Veterans’ Affairs; Armed Services (5/17/23)—A bill to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.
Women’s History
H.R. 3354—Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)/Oversight and Accountability (5/15/23)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, Virginia, as the “Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building.”
