Floor Action:
Miscellaneous- On Wednesday, the House will consider H.R. 1773, the Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019.
Veterans- On Tuesday, the House will consider a comprehensive female veterans’ health care and sexual harassment package as part of H.R. 3224, the Deborah Simpson Act.
Mark-Ups:
Civil Rights- On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.J. Res. 79, a resolution to remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Health- On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will mark up several bills, including legislation to improve maternal health quality and services (H.R. 4995 and H.R. 4996).
Miscellaneous- On Tuesday, the House Administration Committee will mark up H.R. 1980, the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act.
On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will mark up several bills, including S. 2330, the Empowering Olympic and Amateur Athletes Act, and S. 2782, a bill to improve provisions of law relating to sexual harassment and assault prevention at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Hearings:
Child Protection- On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States will hold a hearing on H.R. 4957, a bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act.
Reproductive Health- On Thursday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee will hold a hearing, “Examining State Efforts to Undermine Access to Reproductive Health Care.”
Civil Rights
H.J. Res. 79—Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)/Judiciary (11/08/19)—A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Employment
S. 2782—Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)/ Commerce, Science, and Transportation (11/05/19)—A bill to improve provisions of law relating to sexual harassment and assault prevention at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Health
H.R. 5017—Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (11/08/19)—A bill to treat as misbranded cosmetics with packaging or labeling using the term “natural,” unless the product meets certain standards, and for other purposes.
Miscellaneous
H.R. 4988—Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ)/Oversight and Reform (11/05/19)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, as the Clara Barton Post Office Building.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 4995—Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce (11/08/19)—A bill to improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4996—Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (11/08/19)—A bill to provide for a state option under the Medicaid program to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals, and for other purposes.
Veterans
S. 2821—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Veterans’ Affairs (11/07/19)—A bill to direct the secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings, and for other purposes.
S. 2825—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Veterans’ Affairs (11/07/19)—A bill to require the secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 415—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (11/07/19)—A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp series honoring women veterans of the Armed Forces and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp series be issued.
Violence Against Women
S. 2770—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)/Judiciary (11/05/19)—A bill to direct the attorney general to make grants to states that have in place a law providing for the rights of sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5026—Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)/Judiciary (11/07/19)—A bill to direct the attorney general to make grants to states that have in place a law providing for the rights of sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes.
