Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in recess until the week of July 10.
Abortion
S. 2053—Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)/Judiciary (6/20/23)—A bill to protect freedom of travel and reproductive rights.
S. 2089—Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)/Environment and Public Works (6/21/23)—A bill to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and or other purposes.
H.R. 4268—Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)/Energy and Commerce (6/21/23)—A bill to authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals with respect to accessing abortion services.
S. 2152—Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/22/23)—A bill to authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals with respect to accessing abortion services.
S. Res. 272—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Judiciary (6/22/23)—A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
H.R. 4303—Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Judiciary; Natural Resources; Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs; Oversight and Accountability; Foreign Affairs (6/22/23)—A bill to expand access to abortion care.
H. Res. 546—Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ)/Judiciary (6/22/23)—A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
H.R. 4345—Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL)/Energy and Commerce (6/23/23)—A bill to protect the dignity of fetal remains.
H. Res. 555—Sen. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)/Energy and Commerce (6/23/22)—A resolution recognizing the importance of intersectionality for abortion access.
Education
S. 2139—Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/22/23)—A bill to ensure that certain incidents involving a covered employee that are reported to the Title IX coordinator at an eligible institution of higher education have been reviewed by the president of the institution and not less than one additional member of the institution’s board of trustees, and for other purposes.
S. 2145—Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/22/23)—A bill to support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education.
H.R. 4342—Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)/Education and the Workforce (6/23/23)—A bill to support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education.
H.R. 4354—Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)/Education and the Workforce (6/23/23)—A bill to ensure that certain incidents involving a covered employee that are reported to the Title IX coordinator at an eligible institution of higher education have been reviewed by the president of the institution and not less than one additional member of the institution’s board of trustees, and for other purposes.
International
S. 2062—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)/Foreign Relations (6/21/23)—A bill to prohibit United States contributions to international organizations that advocate for sexual activity by persons who are younger than the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent.
H.R. 4254—Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL)/Foreign Affairs (6/21/23)—A bill to prohibit United States contributions to international organizations that advocate for sexual activity by persons who are younger than the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent.
S. 2179—Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)/Foreign Relations (6/22/23)—A bill to help increase the development, distribution, and use of clean cookstoves and fuels to improve health, protect the climate and environment, empower women, create jobs, and help consumers save time and money.
Judiciary
S. 5—Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Judiciary (6/21/23)—A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
H.R. 15—Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA)/Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Financial Services; Administration; Oversight and Accountability (6/21/23)—A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
Reproductive Health
S. 2207—Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/22/23)—A bill to provide enhanced funding for family planning services.
S. Res. 2152—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/22/23)—A resolution expressing opposition to the use of state power against people in the United States seeking health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of state punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes.
H.R. 4281—Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO)/Energy and Commerce (6/22/23)—A bill to establish the Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being within the Department of Health and Human Services, to generate a whole-of-government approach to protecting and affirming sexual and reproductive rights.
H.R. 4329—Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS)/Energy and Commerce (6/23/23)—A bill to provide enhanced funding for family planning services.
Small Business
S. 2094—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Small Business and Entrepreneurship (6/21/23)—A bill to reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise, and for other purposes.
S. 2184—Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)/Small Business and Entrepreneurship (6/22/23)—A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Women’s Business Center Program.
Sports
S. Res. 267—Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)/Commerce, Science, and Transportation (6/22/23)—A resolution supporting the designation of the week of June 18 through June 24, 2023, as “National Women’s Sports Week,” to celebrate the anniversary of the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the growth of women’s sports.
H. Res. 536—Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY)/Education and the Workforce (6/22/23)—A resolution supporting the designation of the week of June 18 through June 24, 2023, as “National Women’s Sports Week,” to celebrate the anniversary of the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the growth of women’s sports.
H. Con. Res. 54—Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)/Education and the Workforce (6/23/23)—A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 applies to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) should work to prevent discrimination on the basis of sex in its programs and activities.
Tax Policy
S. 2092—Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)/Finance (6/21/23)—A bill to provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms with respect to their unborn children.
H.R. 4258—Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)/Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce (6/21/23)—A bill to provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms with respect to their unborn children.
Women’s History
H.R. 4253—Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)/Oversight and Accountability (6/21/23)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 307 N Goose Creek Blvd in Goose Creek, South Carolina, as the “Lucille Simmons Whipper Post Office Building.”
H.R. 4273—Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT)/Administration (6/22/23)—A bill to authorize the Director of the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution to support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs.
H.R. 4292—Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)/Oversight and Accountability (6/22/23)—A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 774 Sea Island Pkwy, in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, as the “Laura Matilda Towne Post Office Building.”
H. Res. 553—Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)/Oversight and Accountability (6/23/23)—A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Gloria Molina, the first Latina elected to the California State Legislature, the first Latina elected to Los Angeles City Council, and the first Latina elected to Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
