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Weekly Legislative Update: November 18, 2024

Congressional Schedule: November 18-22, 2024

Floor Action: The House and Senate are in session. 

Mark-Ups:  

Women’s History- On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to mark up a number of bills, including H.R. 6188, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 420 Highway 17 North in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as the “Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building.” 


Bills introduced: November 12-15, 2024

Health  

H.R. 10131–Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (11/15/24)–A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to include fertility treatment and care as an essential health benefit.  

Military 

S. 5330–Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Armed Services (11/14/24)–A bill to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.

H.R. 10129–Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)/Armed Services (11/14/24)–A bill to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.