Floor Action: The House is in session this week. The Senate is in recess.
Appropriations- This week, the House is expected to consider a four-bill “minibus” spending package that includes the FY2026 Defense spending bill; Homeland Security spending bill; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending bill; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
Education- On Wednesday, the House will vote on H.R. 6359, the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act.
Reproductive Health- On Wednesday, the House will vote on H.R. 6945, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act.
Hearings:
Family Support- On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare will hold a hearing on “Strengthening the Child Support Enforcement Program: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities for Modernization.”
Also on Wednesday, the House Veterans Affairs will hold a hearing on “Community Care Network Next Generation: One Trillion Dollars of Oversight.”
Abortion
S. 3667—Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)/Judiciary (1/15/2026)—A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. Cosponsors: 10 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Adoption
S. 3678—Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)/Foreign Relations (1/15/2026)—A bill to modify the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to provide a limited accreditation option for performing certain adoption services. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Child Care
H.R. 7017—Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)/Ways and Means; Education and Workforce (1/12/2026)—A bill to prohibit the withholding of Federal funds under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care Development Fund, and the Social Services Block Grant programs without explicit authorization from Congress, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
S. 3644—Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)/Judiciary (1/14/2026)—A bill to debar child care providers who commit fraud from receiving certain financial assistance, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 0 Democrats
S. 3661—Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)/Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (1/15/2026)—A bill to increase access to higher education and center-based Head Start programs by providing public transit grants. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats
H.R. 7099—Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)/Transportation and Infrastructure (1/15/2026)—A bill to increase access to higher education and center-based Head Start programs by providing public transit grants. Cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
H.R. 7109—Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV)/Small Business (1/15/2026)—A bill to allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats
Education
S. 3627—Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL)/Introduced in the Senate(1/13/2026)—A bill to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 14 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Women’s History
S. Res. 583—Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/15/2026)—A resolution recognizing 2026 as “The Year of The Power of Nurses” in Celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the American Nurses Association. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
