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Weekly Legislative Update: January 17, 2023

Congressional Schedule: January 17-20, 2023

Floor Action: 

The House and Senate are in recess until the week of January 23.


Bills Introduced: January 9-13, 2023

Abortion

H.R. 7 – Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)/Energy and Commerce; Judiciary; Ways and Means (1/9/23) – A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.

H.R. 26 – Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)/Judiciary (1/9/23) – A bill to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

H.R. 106 — Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)/Ways and Means (1/9/23) — A bill to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses.

H.R. 116 – Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)/Judiciary (1/9/23) – A bill to prohibit certain abortion procedures, and for other purposes.

H.R. 175 – Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA)/Judiciary (1/9/23) – A bill to prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable.

H.R. 279 – Rep. Earl Carter (R-GA)/Energy and Commerce (1/10/23) – A bill to prohibit governmental discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion.  

H. Res. 28 – Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)/Judiciary; Energy and Commerce (1/11/23) – A resolution condemning the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and committing to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform.                                 

H.R. 330 – Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)/Energy and Commerce (1/12/13) – A bill to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes. 

Child Protection 

H.R. 148 – Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) – A bill to prohibit the importation or transportation of child sex dolls, and for other purposes.

Civil Rights 

H.R. 64 – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Judiciary (1/9/23) – A bill to enhance federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.  

Crime 

H.R. 55 – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Judiciary (1/9/23) – A bill to enhance criminal penalties for health-related stalking, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 232 — Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Judiciary (1/10/23) – A bill to prioritize veterans court treatment programs that ensure equal access for racial and ethnic minorities and women, and for other purposes. 

Health 

H.R. 235 – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Energy and Commerce (1/10/23) – A bill to provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes.

H. Res. 7. – Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)/Energy and Commerce (1/09/23) – A resolution recognizing the importance of access to comprehensive, high-quality, life-affirming medical care for women of all ages.

Human Trafficking 

H.R. 30 – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Judiciary (1/9/23) – A bill to increase the punishment for certain offenses involving children, and for other purposes. 

International   

H. Con. Res. 7 – Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY)/Foreign Affairs (1/09/23) – A concurrent resolution commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 133 cities and risking their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime. 

H.R. 242 – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Foreign Affairs (1/10/23) – A bill to require that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance reconstruction and development and refugee relief and assistance support the basic human rights of women and women’s participation and leadership in these areas. 

Judiciary 

H. Con. Res. 3 – Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)/Judiciary (1/9/23) – A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. 

H. Res. 27 – Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)/Judiciary (1/11/23) – A resolution condemning attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients. 

Reproductive Health 

H.R. 62 – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Energy and Commerce (1/9/23) – A bill to protect health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care services, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 73 – Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)/Judiciary (1/9/23) – A bill to prohibit the use of federal funds for the HHS Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force. 

H.R. 128 – Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)/Energy and Commerce (1/09/23) – A bill to provide for a moratorium on federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. 

Taxes 

H.R. 339 – Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY)/Ways and Means (1/12/23) – A bill to eliminate the marriage penalty in the limitation on the amount of individuals can deduct for certain state and local taxes.  

H.R. 107 – Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)/Ways and Means (1/9/23) – A bill to allow for tax-advantaged distributions from health savings accounts during family or medical leave, and for other purposes. 

Veterans 

H.R. 251 – Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA)/Veterans Affairs (1/10/23) – A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Vallejo, California, as the Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic.

Women’s History

H. Res. 21 – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Judiciary (1/11/23) – A resolution commemorating the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth.

H. Res. 31 – Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)/Education and the Workforce (1/12/23) – A resolution honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., on reaching the historic milestone of 115 years of serving communities.

H. Res. 37 – Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce (1/13/23) – A resolution honoring Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., on reaching the historic milestone of 103 years of scholarship, service, sisterhood, and finer womanhood.