Floor Action: The Senate is in session. The House is in recess until January 29.
Abortion
S. 3609—Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (01/18/2024)—A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are informed of the medical risks associated with the abortion procedure and the major development characteristics of the unborn child before giving their informed consent to receive an abortion.
H.R. 7031—Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)/Energy and Commerce (01/18/2024)—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. 7044—Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI)/Energy and Commerce (01/18/2024)—A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are notified, before giving informed consent to receive an abortion, of the medical risks associated with the abortion procedure and the major developmental characteristics of the unborn child.
Child Protection
S. 3629—Rep. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Judiciary (01/18/2024)—A bill to revise recidivist penalty provisions for child sexual exploitation offenses to uniformly account for prior military convictions, thereby ensuring parity among federal, state, and military convictions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7051—Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY)/Judiciary (01/18/2024)—A bill to revise recidivist penalty provisions for child sexual exploitation offenses to uniformly account for prior military convictions, thereby ensuring parity among federal, state, and military convictions, and for other purposes.
Family Support
S. 3611—Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)/Finance (01/18/2024)—A bill to clarify the longstanding authority of states to use funds made available under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to fund life-affirming services to empower pregnant women to choose life for their babies instead of abortion, and for other purposes.
S. 3622—Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)/Finance (01/18/2024)—A bill to ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 967—Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)/Rules (01/16/2024)—A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Members to vote by proxy in the case of a Member who has given birth to cover the period including the birth up to six weeks afterward.
H.R. 7052—Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY)/Ways and Means (01/18/2024)—A bill to ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.
International
H. Res. 966—Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)/Foreign Affairs (01/16/2024)—A resolution condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel.
Miscellaneous
H. Con. Res. 82—Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL)/Foreign Affairs (01/17/2024)—A continuing resolution recognizing and supporting the efforts of the New Heights Bid Committee to bring the 2027 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women’s World Cup competition to the United States and Mexico.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 6918—Rep. Michelle Fischbach (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.
Tax Policy
S. 3610—Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)/Finance (01/18/2024)—A bill to allow a credit against tax for contributions to qualifying pregnancy centers.
H.R. 7045—Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV)/Ways and Means (01/18/2024)—A bill to allow a credit against tax for contributions to qualifying pregnancy centers.
Veterans
S. 3614—Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA)/Veterans Affairs (01/18/2024)—A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Vallejo, California, as the “Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic”.
Violence Against Women
S. Res. 528—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Judiciary (01/18/2024)—A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by expressing support for the designation of January 2024 as “National Stalking Awareness Month.”
H. Res. 972—Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)/Judiciary (01/18/2024)—A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by expressing support for the designation of January 2024 as “National Stalking Awareness Month.”
Women’s History
H.R. 7011—Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)/Oversight and Accountability (01/17/2024)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 209 Main Street in Duncan, Arizona, as the “Sandra Day O’Connor Post Office.”
