Floor Action: The Senate is in session this week. The House is in recess.
Child Care
H.R. 5720—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)/Oversight and Government Reform (10/08/2025)—A bill to provide reimbursement to certain Federal employees for childcare expenses during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about October 1, 2025. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 27 Democrats.
Equal Pay
H. Con. Res. 56—Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM)/Education and Workforce (10/08/2025)—A resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to White, non-Hispanic men. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 30 Democrats.
Family Support
H.R. 5705—Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI)/Education and Workforce (10/08/2025)—A bill to authorize the reimbursement by the Federal Government of State funds used to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a government shutdown. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 49 Democrats.
H.R. 5740—Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)/Education and Workforce (10/10/2025)—A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require mandatory funding for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 57 Democrats.
Judiciary
S. 2985—Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)/Judiciary (10/08/2025)—A bill to secure the dignity and safety of incarcerated women. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Reproductive Health
H. Con. Res. 55—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce (10/06/2025)—A resolution designating September 2025 as “Gynecologic Cancers Awareness Month.” Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats.
Sports
H. Res. 790—Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN)/Education and Workforce (10/06/2025)—A resolution designating October 10, 2025, as “American Girls in Sports Day.” Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Violence Against Women
S. 2990—Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (10/08/2025)— A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats.
H.R. 5700—Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH)/Financial Services (10/06/2025)—A bill to provide additional housing protections for survivors of domestic violence, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
H.R. 5701—Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH)/Ways and Means (10/06/2025)—A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to modify the 10-year marriage rule relating to spouses and surviving spouses insurance benefits in cases of domestic violence, and for other purposes.Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
H.R. 5702—Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH)/Judiciary (10/06/2025)—A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to ensure that healthcare providers can assist survivors of domestic violence, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Women’s History
H.R. 5717—Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)/Oversight and Government Reform (10/08/2025) —A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 Frelinghuysen Avenue in Newark, New Jersey, as the “Mildred Joyce Coleman Crump Post Office Building.” Cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 8 Democrats.
