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Weekly Legislative Update: February 13, 2023

Congressional Schedule: February 13-17, 2023

Floor Action:

The Senate is in session. The House is in recess until February 27. 

Hearings:

Child Protection—On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing, “Protecting Our Children Online.”  

Family Support—On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will hold a hearing, “Farm Bill 2023: Nutrition Programs.” 


Bills Introduced: February 6-10, 2023

Abortion

H.R. 862—Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)/Judiciary (2/7/23)—A bill to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes.  

H.R. 983—Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)/Energy and Commerce (2/10/23)—A bill to ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind, and for other purposes. 

Child Care

S. 388—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/9/23)—A bill to establish universal child care and early learning programs. 

H.R. 953—Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)/Education and the Workforce (2/9/23)—A bill to establish universal child care and early learning programs.  

Child Protection

S. 353—Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)/Judiciary (2/9/23)—A bill to establish appropriate penalties for possession of child pornography, and for other purposes.  

Education 

H.R. 935—Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL)/Education and the Workforce (2/9/23)—A bill to clarify protections related to sex and sex-segregated spaces and to activities under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. 

H.R. 951—Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce (2/9/23)—A bill to prohibit educational institutions that require students to provide information with respect to their menstrual cycles from receiving federal funds.  

Employment

S. 274—Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)/Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (2/7/23)—A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to federal employees, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 856—Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA)/Oversight and Accountability; Veterans’ Affairs; House Administration (2/7/23)—A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to federal employees, and for other purposes.  

Health   

H.R. 880—Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)/Energy and Commerce (2/8/23)—A bill to establish a program to provide for women’s heart health continuing medical education, and for other purposes.  

International   

H. Res. 100—Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA)/Foreign Affairs (2/7/23)—A resolution expressing support for the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government. 

Judiciary

S. Res. 53—Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)/Judiciary (2/9/23)—A resolution establishing a Women’s Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under federal law.  

H. Res. 115—Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)/Judiciary (2/9/23)—A resolution establishing a Women’s Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under federal law.  

Military   

S. 349—Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)/Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (2/9/23)—A bill to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely. 

Reproductive Health  

S. 317—Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)/Judiciary (2/9/23)—A bill to guarantee that Americans have the freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference. 

S. 323—Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)/Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (2/9/23)—A bill to ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act. 

H.R. 982—Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)/Judiciary; Budget (2/10/23)—A bill to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes. 

Veterans   

H.R. 854—Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL)/Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs (2/6/23)—A bill to expand certain benefits for surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die in line of duty, and for other purposes.  

S.J. Res. 10—Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)/Veterans’ Affairs (2/7/23)—A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services.”  

H.J. Res. 31—Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX)/Veterans’ Affairs (2/7/23)—A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services.”  

H.R. 894—Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA)/Veterans’ Affairs (2/9/23)—A bill to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.  

Violence Against Women  

S. 321—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Judiciary (2/9/23)—A bill to define intimate partner to include someone with whom there is or was a dating relationship, and for other purposes.

H.R. 905—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Judiciary (2/9/23)—A bill to define intimate partner to include someone with whom there is or was a dating relationship, and for other purposes.  

S. Res. 120—Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)/Judiciary (2/9/23)—A resolution expressing support for designation of the month of February 2023 as “National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.” 

Women’s History  

H.R. 836—Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)/Natural Resources (2/6/23)— A bill to redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes.  

H.R. 848—Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)/Natural Resources (2/6/23)—A bill to designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain.