Floor Action: The House and Senate are in session this week.
Human Trafficking– On Tuesday, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 5856, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act.
International– On Tuesday, the House is scheduled to consider H. Res. 966, a resolution condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel.
Hearings:
Health– On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is scheduled to consider a number of bills, including H.R. 4534, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2023, H.R. 3916, to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, and H.R. 7224, a bill to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program to provide health care and social services providers with training on identifying human trafficking.
Veterans– On Wednesday, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a hearing, “VA’s HR Office: Did Leaders Ignore and Perpetrate Sexual Harassment?”.