Floor Action: The Senate and House are in session this week.
Child Care- This week, the House will vote on H.R. 7726, the Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026.
Hearings:
Judiciary- On Wednesday, the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee will hold an open hearing on “Protecting Our Children: Exposing the Dangers of Irreversible Gender Transition Procedures on Minors.”
Violence Against Women- Also on Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on a number of bills, including H.R. 2406, a bill to address sexual harassment and sexual assault involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel, and for other purposes.
Child Care
H.R. 9045—Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)/Education and Workforce (05/29/2026)—A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify, review, and implement effective interventions in Head Start programs, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
Reproductive Health
H.R. 9065—Rep. Addison McDowell (R-NC)/Energy and Commerce (05/29/2026)—A bill to provide research on, and services for, individuals with clinical mental health complications following a pregnancy loss, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats
Violence Against Women
H.R. 9043—Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)/Foreign Affairs (05/26/2026)—A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 relating to determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
Women’s Health
H.R. 9077—Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce (05/29/2026)—A bill to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate hormone variability and hormone testing, respectively, in women with respect to perimenopause. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats
