Floor Action: The House and Senate are in session this week. A continuing resolution must be passed by both chambers to prevent a government shutdown after September 30, the final day of FY2025.
Family Support
H.R. 5558—Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA)/Ways and Means (09/23/2025)—A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation of the exclusion for dependent care assistance programs. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats.
Health
H.R. 5592—Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)/Energy and Commerce; Judiciary; Ways and Means (0926/2025)—A bill to prohibit the performance of gender-related medical treatment on minors, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit payment and participation under the Medicare program with respect to such treatment, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Reproductive Health
Con. Res. 53—Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)/Energy and Commerce; Foreign Affairs (09/26/2025)—A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of September 26, 2025, as “World Contraception Day” and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding global and domestic access to contraception. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 3 Democrats.
Veterans
Res. 770—Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)/Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs (09/26/2025)—A resolution expressing support for “Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day.” Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats.
Violence Against Women
Res. 763—Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)/Oversight and Government Reform (9/23/2025)—A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
H.R. 5594—Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)/Judiciary (09/26/2025)—A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 to include identity theft in the grant program related to local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
Women’s History
Res. 762—Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)/Oversight and Government Reform (9/23/2025)—A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2025, as “Mary Church Terrell Day”, and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell’s lasting contributions to the civil rights and women’s rights movements. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
