Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Hearings:
Family Support- On Thursday, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold a hearing, “FDA Oversight Part II: Responsibility for the Infant Formula Shortage.”
Human Trafficking- On Friday, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing, “Implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.”
Child Protection
S. 1409—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (5/2/23)—A bill to protect the safety of children on the internet.
Health
H.R. 3086—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs (5/5/23)—A bill to provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer.
International
H. Con. Res. 39—Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA)/Foreign Affairs; Energy and Commerce (5/2/23)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress to support the case of Beatriz, a young woman from a rural area of El Salvador, living in extreme poverty and with lupus, who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her at risk, which exposed the serious consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, and urging the Salvadoran state to assume its international obligations in the field of human rights.
Judiciary
S. 1422—Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)/Judiciary (5/3/23)—A bill to authorize grants for emotional support services for incarcerated victims of sexual abuse, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Health
H. Res. 351—Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce (5/2/23)—A resolution recognizing the impact the stigmatization of menstruation has on the lives of women, girls, and people who menstruate, and expressing support for the designation of the month of May as “National Menstrual Health Awareness Month.”
Small Business
S. 1470—Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)/Small Business and Entrepreneurship (5/4/23)—A bill to amend the Small Business Act relating to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and for other purposes.
Tax Policy
H.R. 3054—Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)/Ways and Means (5/2/23)—A bill to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.
Violence Against Women
S. 1393—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5/1/23)—A bill to require disclosure of payments for settlements of disputes regarding sexual abuse and certain types of harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3078—Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA)/Financial Services (5/2/23)—A bill to require disclosure of payments for settlements of disputes regarding sexual abuse and certain types of harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 353—Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)/Natural Resources; Judiciary (5/2/23)—A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2023, as the “National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.”
S. Res. 194—Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)/Considered and agreed to (5/3/23)—A resolution designating May 5, 2023, as the “National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.”
