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Weekly Legislative Update: April 22, 2024

Congressional Schedule: April 22-26, 2024 

Floor Action: The Senate is in session. The House is in recess until the week of April 29. 


Bills Introduced: April 15-19, 2024 

Abortion 

H.R. 8049–Rep. Alexander Mooney (R-WV)/Ways and Means (4/17/2024)–A bill to prohibit treatment of certain distributions and reimbursements for certain abortions as qualified medical expenses. 

Child Protection 

H.R. 8077–Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC)/Judiciary (4/18/2024)–A bill to address misuse of bankruptcy proceedings in cases of child sex abuse. 

International 

H. Res. 1147–Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)/Foreign Affairs (4/15/2024)–A resolution to demand that the international community hold accountable those who perpetrated acts of sexual violence and sexual torture during and after the attack on the State of Israel on October 7, 2023. 

Miscellaneous 

H.R. 8019–Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)/Financial Services (4/16/2024)–A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of Selena Quintanilla. 

Reproductive Health 

S. Res. 647–Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/17/2024)–A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2024, as the seventh annual “Black Maternal Health Week”. 

H. Res. 1153–Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)/Energy and Commerce (4/17/2024)–A resolution to recognize the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2024, as the seventh annual “Black Maternal Health Week”. 

Sports 

S. Res. 659–Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)/Considered and agreed to (4/20/2024)–A resolution commending the University of South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletics Association Women’s Basketball National Championship. 

Tax Policy 

H.R. 8004–Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC)/Ways and Means (4/15/2024)–A bill to establish a refundable credit for qualified child care startup expenses. 

Veterans 

H. Con. Res. 85–Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)/House Administration (4/15/2024)–A concurrent resolution to authorize the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the women in the United States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the aircraft, vehicles, weaponry, ammunition, and other material to win the war and who were referred to as “Rosie the Riveter,” in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations. 

H.R. 8029–Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)/Veterans’ Affairs (4/16/2024)–A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on abortions facilitated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.