Floor Action: The House and Senate are in session.
Budget- This week, the House may consider H. Con. Res 14, the FY2025 Budget Reconciliation package, which makes changes to Medicaid, the child tax credit, the paid family and medical leave tax credit, SNAP, as well as other programs impacting women and families.
Veterans- On Monday, the House is scheduled to vote on H.R. 2201, Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act.
Mark-Ups:
Veterans- On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will mark up several bills, including S.778, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act; S. 879, the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act; and S. 1320, the Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act
Abortion
S. 1756—Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/14/2025)—A bill to prohibit discrimination against health care entities that do not participate in abortion, and to strengthen implementation and enforcement of Federal conscience laws.
H.R. 3411—Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX)/Energy and Commerce (05/14/2025)—A bill to prohibit discrimination against health care entities that do not participate in abortion, and to strengthen implementation and enforcement of Federal conscience laws.
Military
S. 1710—Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/12/2025)—A bill to improve family and medical leave for military families, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3406—Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL)/Armed Services (05/14/2025)—A bill to prohibit individuals with gender dysphoria from serving as members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Miscellaneous
H.R. 3374—Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (05/13/2025)—A bill to prohibit the pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if such products or services are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals for whose use the products are intended or marketed or for whom the services are performed or offered.
Reproductive Health
H.R. 3365—Rep. Zachary Nunn (R-IA)/Energy and Commerce (05/13/2025)—A bill to provide states with the option to provide coordinated care through a pregnancy medical home for high-risk pregnant women.
Women’s History
H.R. 3350—Rep. Young Kim (R-CA)/Oversight and Government Reform (05/13/2025) —A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the “Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building.”
H.R. 3396—Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)/Natural Resources (05/14/2025)—A bill to designate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park.
H.R. 3414—Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA)/Natural Resources (05/14/2025)—A bill to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the “Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center.”
S. 1777—Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)/Energy and Natural Resources (05/15/2025)—A bill to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, to redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the “Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center.”
