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Weekly Legislative Update: October 12-16, 2020

CONGRESSIONAL SCHEDULE: OCTOBER 12 – OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Senate is in recess until October 19. 

The House is in recess until November 16, subject to change if votes are scheduled.  

 


BILLS INTRODUCED: OCTOBER 5 – OCTOBER 9, 2020

Health

H.R. 8558—Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and Labor (10/9/20)—A bill to provide for health coverage of nipple-areolar complex tattooing in connection with reconstructive surgery following mastectomy and to extend coverage of certain breast reconstructive services following mastectomy under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

 

International

S. 4799—Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)/Foreign Relations (10/5/20)—A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced abortions by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.

 

Miscellaneous

H. Res. 1181—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce (10/6/20)—A resolution honoring Rosalynn Smith Carter’s 50 years of mental health advocacy.

H. Res. 1187—Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)/Oversight and Reform (10/9/20)—A resolution congratulating the Seattle Storm women’s basketball team on winning the 2020 Women’s National Basketball Association championship.

 

Reproductive Health

H. Res. 1182—Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (10/6/20)—A resolution recognizing the roles and the contributions of America’s certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives in providing high-quality, evidence-based, cost-effective, and essential sexual and reproductive health care services to women and pregnant people.