Floor Action:
The Senate is in session this week.
House Committees are meeting, but there are no scheduled votes in the House this week.
Abortion
H.R. 648—Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)/Energy and Commerce (2/1/21)—A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.
H.R. 705—Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA)/Judiciary (2/2/21)—A bill to prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable.
S. 239—Sen. James Risch (R-ID)/Foreign Relations (2/4/21)—A bill to permanently enact certain appropriations act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations.
H.R. 18—Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Judiciary (2/5/21)—A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.
H.R. 877—Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA)/Judiciary (2/5/21)—A bill to provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.
Child Protection
H.R. 763—Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH)/Education and Labor (2/3/21)— A bill to direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to include data on animal abuse in the national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse and neglect.
S. 223—Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)/Homeland Security and Government Affairs (2/4/21)—A bill to establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.
H.R. 807—Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)/Judiciary; Education and Labor (2/4/21)—A bill to establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.
H.R. 879—Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)/Education and Labor (2/5/21)—A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act with respect to infants born with and identified as being affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and for other purposes.
Education
S. 251—Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/4/21)—A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
Employment
H.R. 636—Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)/Education and Labor; Judiciary (2/1/21)—A bill to promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of industry or sector partnerships.
S. 186—Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/2/21)—A bill to direct the secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, administer, and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships, and for other purposes.
H.R. 683—Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)/Education and Labor (2/1/21)—A bill to promote diversity in the national apprenticeship system.
H.R. 691—Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA)/Education and Labor (2/2/21)—A bill to expand opportunities for pre-apprenticeships programs.
H.R. 702—Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)/Education and Labor (2/2/21)—A bill to direct the secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, administer, and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships, and for other purposes.
H.R. 703—Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)/Education and Labor (2/2/21)—A bill to ensure access to apprenticeships for underrepresented groups, eliminate barriers and ensure completion of apprenticeships, and invest in successful apprenticeship intermediaries.
S. 205—Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/ Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/3/21)—A bill to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
H.R. 786—Rep. Bradley Schneider (D-IL)/Ways and Means (2/4/21)—A bill to allow tax credits to state and local governments for paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave.
H.R. 804—Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Ways and Means (2/4/21)—A bill to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals.
S. 248—Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Finance (2/4/21)—A bill to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.
S. 262—Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)/Finance (2/4/21)—A bill to allow tax credits to state and local governments for paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave.
Family Support
H.R. 784—Rep. Don Young (R-AK)/Education and Labor (2/3/21)—A bill to require the secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners as [Special Supplemental Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children] WIC-eligible foods.
S. 220—Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2/4/21)—A bill to provide emergency relief to youth, children, and families experiencing homelessness, in light of the health and economic consequences of COVID-19.
S. 237—Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)/Finance (2/4/21)—A bill to provide funds through the Social Services Block Grant program for diaper assistance.
H.R. 818—Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA)/Education and Labor (2/4/21)—A bill to allow certain participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to elect to be issued a variety of types of milk, including whole milk, and for other purposes.
H.R. 886—Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Ways and Means (2/5/21)—A bill to provide funds through the Social Services Block Grant program for diaper assistance.
Health
H. Res. 88—Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)/Energy and Commerce (2/2/21)—A resolution recognizing women’s cardiovascular health as a critical health care priority that affects every state and contributes to increased health care costs, and promoting the necessity of increased awareness of and education on the symptoms for heart disease among women, gender-specific cardiovascular disease research, and policy action to alleviate the risks of heart disease among women.
S. 198— Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)/ Commerce, Science, and Transportation (2/3/21) —A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.
H.R. 769—Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)/Energy and Commerce (2/3/21)—A bill to improve obstetric care in rural areas.
Human Trafficking
H.R. 808—Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)/Financial Services; Foreign Affairs (2/4/21)—A bill to increase the role of the financial industry in combating human trafficking.
Military
S. 194—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Armed Services (2/7/21)—A bill to provide treatment for eating disorders for dependents of members of the uniformed service.
Miscellaneous
H.R. 673—Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)/Oversight and Reform (2/1/21)—A bill to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Hazel M. Johnson, and for other purposes.
H.R. 674—Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)/Financial Services; House Administration (2/1/21)—A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Hazel M. Johnson, in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the environmental justice movement.
H. Res. 79—Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)/Energy and Commerce; Natural Resources (2/1/21)—A resolution urging the people of the United States to observe the month of April of each year as “Hazel M. Johnson Environmental Justice Month.”
S. 233—Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)/Environment and Public Works (2/4/21)—A bill to designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.”
H.R. 858—Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)/Transportation and Infrastructure (2/5/21)—A bill to designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.”
Tax Policy
H.R. 663—Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)/Ways and Means (2/1/21)—A bill to require inclusion of the taxpayer’s social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
S. 261—Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)/Finance (2/4/21)—A bill to allow 2020 recovery rebates with respect to qualifying children over the age of 16 and other dependents.
H.R. 821—Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL)/Ways and Means (2/4/21)—A bill to simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry.
H.R. 833—Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA)/ Ways and Means (2/4/21)—A bill to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance including the limitation on dependent care flexible spending arrangements.
Violence Against Women
H.R. 649—Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN)/Judiciary (2/1/21)—A bill to authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to and investigation of such crimes.
S. 260—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Judiciary (2/4/21)—A bill to provide immigration status for certain battered spouses and children.
H.R. 829—Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA)/Judiciary; Financial Services (2/4/21)—A bill to allow certain grants to be used for the purpose of assisting victims of female genital mutilation, to classify the offense of female genital mutilation as a part II crime for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports, and for other purposes.
