Floor Action:
The House will consider votes on Tuesday, and then is expected to begin a scheduled committee work period for the remainder of the week.
The Senate is in recess this week.
Mark-Ups:
Women’s History- On Thursday, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will mark up several bills, including H.R. 3531, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act.
Hearings:
Veterans- On Wednesday, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on several bills, including H.R. 4794, the Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options (MAMMO) for Veterans Act; H.R. 4575, the Veterans Peer Specialist Act, which contains provisions to ensure the hiring of female peer specialists at VA medical centers; and a bill to improve coordination between the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration with respect to claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma, and for other purposes (as-yet-unnumbered).
Abortion
H.R. 5542—Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce; Judiciary (10/8/2021)—A bill to direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to facilitate the distribution of funding for travel-related expenses paid by individuals impacted by restrictions to the provisions of abortion services, and for other purposes.
Civil Rights
S.J. Res. 28—Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)/Judiciary (10/7/2021)—A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Employment
S. 2935—Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (10/5/2021)—A bill to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter.
H.R. 5531—Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL)/Education and Labor (10/8/2021)—A bill to promote the employment of older individuals, and for other purposes.
Health
H.R. 5487—Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)/Energy and Commerce (10/5/2021)—A bill to improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes.
H.R.5537—Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (10/8/2021)—A bill to ban certain substances in cosmetic products, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5538—Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (10/8/2021)—A bill to provide for greater transparency with respect to fragrance and flavor ingredients in cosmetics, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5539—Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce (10/8/2021)—A bill to ensure the supply chain transparency needed for companies to make safe cosmetics, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5540—Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor (10/8/2021)—A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to cosmetic safety, with an emphasis on communities of color and professional salon workers, and for other purposes.
International
S. 2937—Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)/Foreign Affairs (10/5/2021)—A bill to authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions with respect to human rights abuses in Burma, and for other purposes. The bill includes provisions to address gender-based violence and the engagement of women in the peace-building process.
H.R. 5497—Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)/Foreign Affairs; Judiciary; Financial Services; Ways and Means (10/5/2021)—A bill to authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions with respect to human rights abuses in Burma, and for other purposes. The bill would address gender-based violence and the engagement of women in the peace-building process.
H. Res. 714—Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA)/Foreign Affairs; Education and Labor (10/8/2021)—A resolution encouraging all nations to end sexual violence against girls through in-country data-driven reforms.
Military
S. Res. 419—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Armed Services (10/7/21)—A resolution acknowledging and commemorating the World War II women in the Navy who served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (“WAVES”).
Violence Against Women
S. 2945—Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)/Judiciary (10/6/2021)—A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.
