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Weekly Legislative Update: October 7, 2024

Congressional Schedule: October 7-11, 2024

Floor Action: The House and Senate are in recess until November 12.


Bills introduced: September 30-October 4, 2024

Child Care 

H.R. 9901–Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; Agriculture; Energy and Commerce; Financial Services (10/01/24)–A bill to enhance the supply of child care, and for other purposes.  

Violence Against Women 

H.R. 9920–Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX)/Judiciary (10/04/24)–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.  

Women’s History 

H.R. 9892–Rep. Elijah Crane (R-AZ)/Oversight and Accountability (10/01/24)–A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 765 West Old Route 66 in Ash Fork, Arizona, as the “Fayrene Hume Post Office Building.”