Floor Action: The Senate is in session this week. The House is in recess.
It has been 34 days since federal funding lapsed, and the federal government shut down.
Child Care
H.J. Res. 132—Rep. André Carson (D-IN)/Education and Workforce (10/31/2025)—A joint resolution commemorating October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month and recognizing its positive impact on more than 40,000,000 children and their families. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 27 Democrats.
Family Support
H.R. 5836—Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)/Appropriations (10/28/2025)—A bill to make continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a government shutdown. Cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
H.R. 5860—Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)/Appropriations; Agriculture; Education and Workforce (10/28/2025)—A bill to require the immediate release of funds appropriated for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC), and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 2 Democrats.
Health
H. Res. 480—Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (10/30/2025)—A resolution expressing support for the recognition of October 2025 as “World Menopause Awareness Month,” and expressing the sense of the Senate regarding global awareness and access to care during the menopausal transition and post-menopause. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
H.R. 5899—Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)/Energy and Commerce (10/31/2025)—A bill to increase health insurance access for individuals placing their newborns for adoption. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Judiciary
H.R. 5901—Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL)/Judiciary (10/31/2025)—A bill to encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding inmates who give birth in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 12 Democrats.
Tax Policy
H.R. 5881—Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA)/Ways and Means (10/31/2025)—A bill to provide a tax credit for working family caregivers. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Violence Against Women
H. Res. 837—Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)/Judiciary (10/28/2025)—A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationship between firearm violence and intimate partner violence and to honor the memory of Gladys Ricart and other victims of intimate partner homicide killed by firearms, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
H. Res. 846—Rep. Al Green (D-TX)/Education and Workforce (10/31/2025)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of October as “National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.” Cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 138 Democrats.
