Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Appropriations- This week, the House and Senate will consider a continuing resolution (CR) (H.R. 6833) to extend federal FY2022 spending into December 2022. This measure is necessary to prevent a government shutdown after September 30, the final day of FY2022.
Human Trafficking- On Wednesday, the House is scheduled to consider S. 3470, the End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022.
International- On Wednesday, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 8446, the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022, as amended. The bill contains provisions relating to improving the livelihood of women and adolescent girls.
Small Business- On Wednesday, the House also is scheduled to consider S. 4900, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Extension Act of 2022. The bill contains provisions relating to the number of SBIR and STTR awards made to non-traditional small businesses, including those owned by women.
Veterans- On Wednesday, the House is scheduled to consider S. 1198, the Solid Start Act of 2022. The bill would create the Solid Start Program at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which would provide women veterans with information tailored to their specific health care and benefit needs.
Mark-Ups:
Women’s History- On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will mark up several bills, including H.R. 228, a bill to designate a facility of the United States Postal Service in Anderson, California as the “Norma Comnick Post Office Building.”
Hearings:
Abortion- On Thursday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee will hold a hearing, “Examining the Harm to Patients from Abortion Restrictions and the Threat of a National Abortion Ban.”
