Floor Action: The Senate and House are in session.
Hearings:
Sports– On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency will hold a hearing, “Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”
Mark-Ups:
Veterans– On Tuesday, the House Veterans Committee is scheduled to mark up a number of bills, including H.R. 2201, Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act, a bill to improve claims, made under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, regarding military sexual trauma, and for other purposes, and H.R. 1860, Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act, a bill to designate Regional Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Care Coordinators to expand the work of the Breast and Gynecologic Oncology System of Excellence at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Child Protection
S. Res. 184—Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)/(04/29/2025)—A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as “National Child Abuse Prevention Month”, and the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Civil Rights
S. 1503—Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Judiciary (04/29/2025)—A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
H.R. 15—Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA)/Judiciary; Education and Workforce; Financial Services; House Administration; Oversight and Government Reform (04/29/2025)—A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
Family Support
H.R. 3053—Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)/Education and Workforce; Agriculture; Energy and Commerce (04/28/2025)—A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on interagency data sharing and collaboration between the State agencies that administer WIC, SNAP, and Medicaid, and for other purposes.
S. 1567—Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)/Finance (05/01/2025)—A bill to reauthorize and reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3156—Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL)/Ways and Means (05/01/2025)—A bill to reauthorize and reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Health
S. 1500—Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (04/28/2025)—A bill to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.
H.R. 3037—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (04/28/2025)—A bill to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.
Reproductive Health
S. 1562—Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (05/01/2025)—A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.
H. Res. 372—Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce; Education and Workforce (05/01/2025)—A bill recognizing the impact the stigmatization of menstruation has on the lives of women, girls, and people who menstruate, and expressing support for the designation of the month of May as “National Menstrual Health Awareness Month.”
Sports
S. Res. 196—Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)/Agreed to in Senate (05/01/2025)—A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship, the seventh national title in program history.
S. Res. 197—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Agreed to in Senate (05/01/2025)—A resolution commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship.
Tax Policy
H.R. 3155—Rep. David Kuster (R-TN)/Ways and Means (05/01/2025)—A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the employer-provided child care credit.
Violence Against Women
S. 1517—Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)/Judiciary (04/29/2025)—A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime.
H.R. 3064—Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX)/Judiciary (04/29/2025)—A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.
H.R. 3083—Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA)/Judiciary (04/29/2025)—A bill to encourage states to voluntarily pass laws to authorize civil damages and equitable relief for nonconsensual sexual protection barrier removal, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3084—Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA)/Judiciary (04/29/2025)—A bill to create a civil action for non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal, and for other purposes.
