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Weekly Legislative Update: January 16, 2024

Congressional Schedule: January 1619, 2024 

Floor Action: The Senate and House are in session this week. 

Appropriations- This week, the Senate and House may consider a laddered continuing resolution (CR) (as-yet-unnumbered) to extend most FY2023 spending bills to two dates in March. The CR extension to March 1 would include four spending bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. The extension to March 8 would include Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; Legislative Branch; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. 

Adoption- On Tuesday, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 3058, the Recruiting Families Using Data Act. 

Education- On Thursday, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 6914, the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act. 

Reproductive Health- On Friday, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 6918, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act.  


Bills Introduced: January 812, 2024

Reproductive Health  

H.R. 6918Rep. Michelle Fishbach (R-MN)/Ways and Means (01/09/2024)A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting funding for pregnancy centers. 

Women’s History 

S. 3570Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)/Environment and Public Works (01/10/2024)A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 500 West Pike Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia, as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.”

S. 3577Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE)/Environment and Public Works (01/11/2024)A bill to designate the federal building located at 300 E. Street in North Platte, Nebraska, as the “Virginia Smith Federal Building.”

H.R. 6975Rep. Alexander Mooney (R-WV)/Transportation and Infrastructure (01/11/2024)A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 500 West Pike Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia, as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” 

H.R. 6984Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)/Transportation and Infrastructure (01/11/2024)A bill to designate the federal building located at 300 E. Street in North Platte, Nebraska, as the “Virginia Smith Federal Building.”