WOMEN
Addresses
Installation of the ‘‘Fearless Girl’’ Statue at the New York Stock Exchange: Cyrus Taraporevala, E140 [6FE]
State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]
Amendments
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S279 [16JA]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (S. Res. 67), S2395 [10AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2860, H2863, H2864, H2865, H2867, H2868, H2870, H2871 [27MR]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (S. 1235), S3197, S3221 [4JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3811 [15MY]
Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (S. 916), S6254 [29OC]
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5843 [16JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3012, H3029, H3030, H3031, H3032, H3033, H3034, H3035, H3037, H3038, H3039, H3041, H3042, H3046, H3047, H3048, H3049, H3050, H3053, H3054, H3055, H3056, H3057, H3058, H3059, H3060, H3061 [3AP], H3073, H3074 [4AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 281), H3001 [3AP]
Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 235), S3802, S3804 [18JN]
Analyses
Equality Act—It’s Impact on Government Funding of Abortion: U.S. Conference of Bishops, H3948 [17MY]
Articles and editorials
America Is Failing Its Black Mothers, H4575 [12JN]
Burlington Girls Soccer Team Makes Waves With Equal Pay Activism, S6883 [5DE]
Celebrate Women’s Suffrage, but Don’t Whitewash the Movement’s Racism, H4053 [21MY]
Country Music Is More Diverse Than You Think—Black Stereotypes Overlook the Roles That Blacks and Women Have Played in Shaping a Uniquely American Genre, S5623 [23SE]
I Had a Later Abortion Because I Couldn’t Give My Baby Girl Both Life and Peace, S2719 [8MY]
In White River Junction, Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves, S5185 [30JY]
Inside the Hottest Job Market in Half a Century, H2844 [27MR]
It’s Time To Finally Pass the Equal Rights Amendment, S6589 [14NO]
Mother’s Love and the March That Matters, H709 [17JA]
Role of the Military in Combating Human Trafficking—A South African Perspective, H4712 [18JN]
Susan Collins To Oppose Trump Judicial Nominee, S6801 [3DE]
U.S. Special Operations Command’s Heros Combat Human Trafficking, H4711 [18JN]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: commemorate anniversary of, and express that the Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign aid from being spent on promotion or provision of abortion services, should be permanently codified (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7500 [13AU]
——— ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]
——— ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind (see H.R. 2010), H2938 [1AP]
——— ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 634), H715 [17JA]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 1645), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]
——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H517 [11JA] (see H.R. 3985), H7463 [25JY]
——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 183), S293 [17JA]
——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in Government activities (see H.R. 2014), H2938 [1AP]
——— prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a health care provider (see H.R. 4935), H8678 [30OC]
——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 182), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 2373), H3283 [25AP]
——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see S. 1035), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 956), H1349 [4FE]
——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see S. 1966), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 833), H1282 [29JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 109), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 20), H715 [17JA]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 159), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 616), H675 [16JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 160), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 784), H1211 [24JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 130), S220 [15JA] (see S. 311), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 962), H1361 [5FE]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), consideration (see H. Res. 102), H1391 [6FE]
——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2082), H3099 [4AP]
Afghanistan: report on participation of Afghan women in negotiations and dialogue relative to Afghan peace process and a strategy for post-conflict engagement by the U.S. (see H.R. 4097), H7479 [30JY]
African Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Black women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7520 [23AU]
AID: expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 4508), H8053 [26SE]
——— implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]
Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3032), H4174 [28MY]
Armed Forces: defer deployment of a member who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with approval of a military health care provider (see H.R. 3724), H5726 [11JY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2091), H3099 [4AP]
——— include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under military health system and TRICARE program (see S. 2944), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5238), H9168 [21NO]
——— provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by Reserve component members (see S. 1615), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2937), H4119 [22MY]
——— reform procedures for determinations on disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 1789), S3319 [11JN]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (see S. Res. 67), S1276 [12FE] (see H. Res. 127), H1583 [13FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP] (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]
Boko Haram (terrorist organization): recognize anniversary of Chibok girls’ kidnapping, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, and support Nigerian efforts to defeat Boko Haram (see S. Res. 170), S2436 [11AP] (see H. Res. 375), H3727 [10MY]
Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see S. 992), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2034), H2985 [2AP]
Business and industry: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H3787 [14MY]
——— protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 134), H206 [3JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: direct House Fine Arts Board to accept a portrait of Alice Paul and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently place it in the House wing or office building (see H. Res. 178), H2368 [5MR]
CDC: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2424), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 4078), H7467 [25JY]
CFTC: establish Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (see H.R. 4257), H7559 [9SE]
Charities: apply cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services to mothers and children (see S. 2913), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 5202), H9121 [20NO]
Children and youth: support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 545), H7528 [30AU]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H2916 [28MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA] (see H.R. 1935), H2885 [27MR]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 252), H2795 [25MR]
——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2039), H2986 [2AP]
——— recognize that all men and women are created equal, honor historic and ongoing contributions of women, commit to policies that achieve political and social equality, and support equal rights amendment (see H. Res. 272), H2923 [29MR]
Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see S. 868), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 1880), H2826 [26MR]
Coast Guard: submit report to Congress on efforts to increase gender diversity (see S. 1930), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 2276), H3255 [10AP]
Coins: mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H2884 [27MR]
——— mint in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2515 [30AP] (see S. 2427), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 2423), H3339 [30AP]
——— mint in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 72), H8826 [13NO]
Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: establish (see S. 132), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 3303), H4770 [18JN]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Harriet Tubman to display in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3602), H5265 [28JN]
——— obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 728), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1596), H2582 [7MR]
——— restore original inscription on statue in the Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as the ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 44), H4171 [24MY]
Constitutional amendments: ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2043 [27MR] (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S680 [25JA] (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1086), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2182), H3217 [9AP]
——— provide women greater access by increasing availability of contraceptives over-the-counter and allowing use of health savings accounts to purchase such products (see S. 930), S2087 [28MR]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 200), H2614 [8MR]
Courts: excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (see H.R. 5183), H9057 [19NO]
——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 305), H282 [8JA]
Crime: call for States to pass sexual assault kit reform legislation (see H. Res. 81), H1243 [28JA]
——— clarify that using drugs to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor (see S. 2197), S4966 [22JY]
——— elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (see S. Res. 281), S5013 [23JY] (see H. Res. 514), H7241 [23JY]
——— establish a rebuttable presumption that certain Federal offenses were induced by coercion if a defendant was the victim of trafficking when such offense was committed (see H.R. 5080), H8877 [14NO]
——— extend Federal prohibition against stalking to make it a crime to threaten friends and co-workers of stalking victims (see H.R. 915), H1335 [30JA]
——— increase reporting of domestic violence records (see H.R. 4600), H8094 [4OC]
——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 119), S220 [15JA] (see S. 194), S315 [19JA] (see H.R. 611), H675 [16JA] (see H.R. 2817), H3924 [16MY]
——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H1349 [4FE]
——— prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from an abortion (see H.R. 671), H718 [17JA]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 627), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]
——— protect the rights of crime victims (see H.R. 4729), H8227 [17OC]
——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under the law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 702), H8878 [14NO]
——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3627), H5272 [5JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to provide grants to local agencies and clinics to improve health of mothers and infants (see H.R. 3117), H4341 [5JN]
——— improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (see H.R. 5249), H9169 [21NO]
——— include Rural Development Voucher Program as a covered housing program relative to Violence Against Women Act (see H.R. 1310), H2042 [19FE]
Dept. of Defense: establish a civilian advisory committee to advise on prevention of sexual assault in the Armed Forces, inform victims about their case status, and pay for certain enlisted members to attend law school (see S. 1526), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 3216), H4432 [11JN]
——— improve protections for victims of sexual assault in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3148), H4343 [5JN]
——— include questions on supremacism, extremism, and racism in the workplace and equal opportunity, command climate, and workplace and gender relations in certain surveys (see H.R. 3174), H4388 [10JN]
——— increase oversight of prosecution of sexual misconduct and domestic violence cases involving Armed Forces members, expand victims’ services, and correct certain military records and discharges of victims (see S. 1500), S2923 [16MY]
——— prevent and provide training, support victims, and enhance investigation and prosecution relative to sexual assault and related offenses in the Armed Forces (see S. 1495), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 3015), H4164 [23MY]
Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see S. 976), S2118 [1AP]
——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 984), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2026), H2985 [2AP]
——— prohibit issuance or enforcement of certain rules that weaken enforcement of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 5388), H10016 [10DE]
——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see S. 1299), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 1591), H2581 [7MR]
——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3555), H5256 [27JN]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 1483), S2884 [15MY]
——— require institutions of higher education to post policies for expectant and parenting students on leaves of absence, making up missed work, lactation accommodations, child care, and housing (see H.R. 5222), H9168 [21NO]
——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5005 [20JN]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1964), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3513), H5200 [26JN]
Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3849), H7150 [18JY]
——— allow grants to States under Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program to establish Baby Box Programs to provide training, services, and items for newborn and postpartum care (see H.R. 4201), H7511 [20AU]
——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H205 [3JA]
——— conduct study on unintended impacts of sex trafficking legislation and loss of online services and platforms on the health and safety of sex workers (see H.R. 5448), H10608 [17DE]
——— establish National Sexual Assault Care and Treatment Task Force (see H.R. 4758), H8258 [18OC]
——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]
——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 4995), H8737 [8NO]
——— improve obstetric care in rural areas (see S. 2373), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4243), H7558 [9SE]
——— plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see S. 402), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1082), H1461 [7FE]
——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 105), S143 [10JA] (see H.R. 296), H282 [8JA]
——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H3403 [1MY]
——— provide education and training for eligible individuals to enter a career pathway in the field of pregnancy and childbirth under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3344), H4917 [19JN]
——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H1361 [5FE]
——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 3109), H4341 [5JN]
——— provide sanitary napkins and tampons to runaway and homeless youth program recipients (see H.R. 5177), H9056 [19NO]
——— provide services for birthmothers who are placing or have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 3690), H5584 [10JY]
——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see S. 1735), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3129), H4342 [5JN]
——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see S. 2879), S6625 [18NO]
——— reauthorize Healthy Start program (see S. 2619), S5895 [17OC] (see H.R. 4801), H8455 [23OC]
——— reauthorize the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 2296), S5108 [25JY]
——— reduce maternal deaths and complications by providing funding to States and hospitals to develop and implement standardized maternal safety best practices and review pregnancy-related deaths and complications (see S. 116), S219 [15JA]
——— reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H8297 [21OC]
——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2902), H4117 [22MY]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 1107), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2222), H3253 [10AP]
——— require certain disproportionate share hospitals to be Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-ready facilities, requiring a sexual assault forensic examiner be available at all times (see H.R. 461), H462 [10JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]
——— prohibit expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities and improve oversight of such facilities (see S. 2221), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3906), H7240 [23JY]
Dept. of HUD: establish that certain conduct in or around a dwelling shall be considered to be severe or pervasive in determining whether a certain type of sexual harassment has occurred under the Fair Housing Act (see S. 3059), S7048 [16DE]
——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1246), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2402), H3338 [30AP]
——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault (see S. 3061), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 5531), H12290 [19DE]
——— improve transitional housing services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families (see S. 1624), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 5184), H9057 [19NO]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal government exercises jurisdiction (see H.R. 2889), H4117 [22MY]
——— allow use of grants under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to combat sex trafficking (see H.R. 1110), H1491 [8FE]
——— designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts (see H.R. 509), H518 [11JA]
——— federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (see S. 2017), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3583), H5257 [27JN]
——— improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes (see S. 171), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 600), H674 [16JA]
——— make grants to States that have in place a law providing for the rights of sexual assault survivors (see S. 2770), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 5026), H8739 [8NO]
——— make grants to States that have laws that expand protections to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses (see H.R. 1100), H1461 [7FE]
——— reauthorize grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities (see H.R. 505), H517 [11JA]
——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (see S. 1853), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 4289), H7664 [11SE]
——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see S. 227), S680 [25JA] (see H.R. 2733), H3789 [14MY]
Dept. of State: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to protect women and children and reduce female homicides, domestic violence, and sexual assault (see S. 1781), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 2836), H3962 [17MY]
——— encourage a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking (see H.R. 467), H462 [10JA]
——— include reported sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and include such violence as a basis for sanctions or travel restrictions (see S. 1777), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3212), H4432 [11JN]
——— provide for comprehensive domestic human trafficking estimate (see H.R. 4581), H8081 [27SE]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish Office of Black and Community Banks and codify Minority Bank Deposit Program (see H.R. 41), H202 [3JA]
——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see S. 872), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1083), H1461 [7FE]
——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H4312 [4JN]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce (see H.R. 5118), H8908 [15NO]
——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration establishment of Women of Trucking Advisory Board to create opportunities for women in the trucking industry (see S. 2858), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 5145), H8958 [18NO]
——— require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (see S. 2638), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 3362), H4917 [19JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to receive a full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings (see S. 2821), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4281), H7664 [11SE]
——— carry out a pilot program on physical security at medical facilities and improve facility inspections and care for women (see H.R. 1125), H1491 [8FE]
——— conduct a study on barriers for women veterans to health care (see H.R. 2982), H4162 [23MY]
——— direct the Dept. of Defense and military departments to encourage female members who are leaving the Armed Forces to participate in Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see S. 2324), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2941), H4160 [23MY]
——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]
——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 374), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1092), H1461 [7FE]
——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see H.R. 2942), H4160 [23MY]
——— furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans (see S. 318), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 2752), H3841 [15MY]
——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H4626 [12JN]
——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1383 [14FE]
——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]
——— improve efforts to prevent suicide by women veterans (see H.R. 4182), H7496 [9AU]
——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H4175 [28MY]
——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see S. 2915), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]
——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 3798), H5998 [17JY]
——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2798), H3923 [16MY]
——— provide child care for veterans receiving health care at a Vet Center in the same manner child care is provided at other departmental facilities (see H.R. 1924), H2884 [27MR]
——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 713), H1170 [23JA]
——— reauthorize Supportive Services for Veteran Families Grant Program, dedicate funding to organizations that help women veterans and families, and analyze shortfalls in homelessness programs for women (see H.R. 2924), H4118 [22MY]
——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H3727 [10MY]
——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H7492 [6AU]
——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]
——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]
——— submit certain reports relative to health care and treatment provided to women veterans (see H.R. 3636), H5302 [9JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 319), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 955), H1349 [4FE]
Discrimination: prohibit courts from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims (see S. 2512), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 4418), H7835 [19SE]
——— prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2687), H3727 [10MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 788), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion (see H.R. 5331), H9345 [6DE]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 377), H3787 [14MY]
——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 4738), H8257 [18OC]
Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1438), S2814 [14MY] (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]
——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 4560), H8080 [27SE]
Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 690), H8784 [12NO]
Education: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 262), S4456 [24JN] (see H. Res. 459), H5076 [24JN]
——— increase diversity and inclusion in tech sector and minority access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education (see H. Res. 169), H2322 [4MR]
Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1168), H1580 [13FE]
——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2287), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4015), H7464 [25JY]
——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see S. 1082), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2148), H3215 [9AP]
——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 575), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 130), S2088 [28MR]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1492 [8FE]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]
Executive Office of the President: reauthorize Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise (see H.R. 4569), H8080 [27SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see S. 3071), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 5456), H10609 [17DE]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see S. 2259), S5063 [24JY] (see H.R. 5041), H8783 [12NO]
——— reauthorize (see S. 85), S142 [10JA]
FCC: take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry (see S. 2433), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 3957), H7462 [25JY]
FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and preventing providers from dispensing drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 3072), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 4399), H7834 [19SE]
——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H3255 [10AP]
Federal agencies and departments: protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 136), H206 [3JA]
——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 2576), H3500 [8MY]
——— require agencies ensure menstrual hygiene products are stocked and available free of charge in public buildings restrooms (see H.R. 2403), H3338 [30AP]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity (see S. Res. 291), S5196 [30JY]
Firearms: prohibit persons subject to firearm restraining orders and persons convicted of violent misdemeanors from possessing firearms (see H.R. 1745), H2717 [13MR]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H518 [11JA]
——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]
Foreign aid: call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions (see S. Res. 20), S293 [17JA]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 368), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]
——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see S. 190), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 661), H717 [17JA]
Foreign countries: support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (see S. 2766), S6333 [31OC]
Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 409), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1003), H1390 [6FE]
Friedman, Elizabeth Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 133), S2118 [1AP]
FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see S. 65), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 281), H281 [8JA]
FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H207 [3JA]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2646), H3679 [9MY]
——— prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H3066 [3AP]
GAO: carry out a study on security impact of sexually harassing behavior in U.S. nuclear weapons complex sites (see H.R. 3042), H4180 [30MY]
——— study ways to increase reporting of missing Indians and effects of substance abuse on violent crime in tribal communities (see S. 1893), S3843 [19JN]
Health: ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]
——— improve maternal health care (see S. 2586), S5748 [26SE]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]
——— recognize importance of women’s cardiovascular health (see H. Res. 643), H8259 [18OC]
——— support access to comprehensive, convenient, compassionate, life-affirming, high-quality health care and recognize high standards established by Pro Women’s Healthcare Centers consortium (see H. Res. 16), H211 [3JA]
——— support the right to affordable, quality health care (see S. Res. 273), S4729 [9JY]
Health care facilities: restrict Federal funding for health care entities that do not respect all human life and patient rights (see S. 1993), S4566 [26JN]
Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 76), H9121 [20NO]
——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 111), S1899 [14MR] (see H. Res. 234), H2745 [14MR]
Housing: recognize contributions and importance of representation of women and minorities in housing, encourage increased participation, and countermand historic segregation perpetrated against women and minorities (see H. Res. 397), H4119 [22MY]
Human rights: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H1349 [4FE]
——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H1391 [6FE]
——— require a study and report on housing and service needs of victims of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking (see H.R. 508), H518 [11JA]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy (see S. Res. 260), S4456 [24JN]
——— recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H2584 [7MR]
Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4701), H8198 [16OC]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 1481), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]
——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 1461), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2803), H3923 [16MY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1847), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3296), H4700 [14JN]
International law: improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 4092), H7479 [30JY]
International relations: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 3037), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]
International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 101), S1734 [7MR]
Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: designate (see S. 953), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1972), H2916 [28MR]
Koch, Christina H.: tribute (see S. Res. 451), S6950 [10DE]
Law enforcement officers: make it a criminal offense for Federal law enforcement officers to engage in sexual acts with individuals in their custody and encourage States to adopt similar laws (see S. 855), S1939 [25MR] (see H.R. 1574), H2504 [6MR]
Mariner, Rosemary A.: tribute (see S. Res. 61), S1133 [7FE]
Mary Church Terrell Day: designate (see H. Res. 583), H7902 [24SE]
Maude Frazier Mountain: designate (see H.R. 349), H284 [8JA]
Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 888), H1334 [30JA]
——— establish a demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 5189), H9120 [20NO]
——— provide coverage for services provided by doulas and midwives (see H.R. 2751), H3841 [15MY]
——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see S. 916), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1897), H2883 [27MR]
——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 2585), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 3580), H5257 [27JN]
Medicare: improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see S. 283), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 2693), H3787 [14MY]
——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see S. 1936), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 2777), H3842 [15MY]
——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 562), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1370), H2233 [26FE]
Meir, Jessica U.: tribute (see S. Res. 451), S6950 [10DE]
Menstrual Hygiene Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 406), H4165 [23MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (see S. Res. 219), S3106 [23MY]
Monuments and memorials: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see S. 1705), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 473), H462 [10JA]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 2590), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4934), H8678 [30OC]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of returning humans to the Moon and Mars, selection of diverse lunar exploration crew, and U.S. leadership in space (see H. Res. 443), H4695 [13JN]
——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see S. 590), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1396), H2270 [27FE]
National Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 600), H8054 [26SE]
National Commission To Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment: establish (see H.R. 4660), H8111 [11OC]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 144), S2270 [4AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 387), S6300 [30OC] (see H. Res. 664), H8678 [30OC] (see H. Res. 673), H8718 [31OC]
National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA] (see H. Res. 48), H676 [16JA]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 341), S5706 [25SE]
National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning: authorize (see S. 1672), S3106 [23MY]
National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see S. Res. 114), S1900 [14MR] (see H. Res. 237), H2745 [14MR]
National security: improve diversity and inclusion in the workforce of national security agencies (see S. 497), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 2979), H4162 [23MY]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 178), S2516 [30AP] (see H. Res. 319), H3265 [12AP]
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 90), H1336 [30JA]
National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S867 [5FE] (see H. Res. 94), H1342 [31JA]
National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 437), H4432 [11JN]
National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA] (see H. Res. 48), H676 [16JA]
National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (see H. Res. 166), H2315 [28FE]
National Wear Red Day: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 213), H2647 [11MR]
National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H2916 [28MR]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2043 [27MR]
——— recognize historic contributions of women to the American labor movement (see H. Res. 235), H2745 [14MR]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 400), S6334 [31OC]
Native Americans: increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see S. 982), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2438), H3403 [1MY]
——— recognize crisis of violence against Native women (see H. Res. 278), H2938 [1AP]
——— recognize maternal health crisis among indigenous women, reduce mortality and morbidity rates, and increase Federal funding to ensure availability of comprehensive maternal health and family planning services (see H. Res. 735), H9179 [26NO]
——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 100), S1734 [7MR] (see H. Res. 173), H2368 [5MR]
NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 3865), H7157 [19JY]
NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 2578), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4528), H8053 [26SE]
OMB: establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on harmonization of such efforts (see S. 1432), S2786 [13MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (see S. 2281), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4075), H7467 [25JY]
Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 975), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2005), H2937 [1AP]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 158), S273 [16JA]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see S. 141), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 369), H357 [9JA]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 317), S5577 [18SE] (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]
Prematurity Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 436), S6756 [21NO]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (see H.R. 677), H718 [17JA]
Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see H.R. 4705), H8198 [16OC]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (see S. 528), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 866), H1332 [30JA]
Refugees: provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 615), H675 [16JA]
Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (see S. Res. 73), S1384 [14FE] (see H. Res. 129), H1583 [13FE]
——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable (see S. 2351), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 2037), H2985 [2AP]
SBA: establish Office of Emerging Markets (see S. 2360), S5247 [31JY]
——— expand fee waivers on small-dollar loans for veterans and borrowers in underserved communities (see S. 2138), S4907 [17JY]
——— improve women’s business center program (see H.R. 4405), H7834 [19SE]
——— modify unconditional ownership requirement for women- and minority-owned small businesses for purposes of procurement contracts (see S. 1981), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3633), H5302 [9JY]
SEC: establish Gender Diversity Advisory Group (see H.R. 3279), H4694 [13JN]
——— require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see S. 360), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1018), H1391 [6FE] (see H.R. 5084), H8877 [14NO]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 36), H202 [3JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see S. 959), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 1374), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2178), H3216 [9AP]
——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see S. 1343), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2602), H3501 [8MY]
——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1960), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 1551), H2503 [6MR]
Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2083), S4773 [10JY] (see S. 2130), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3804), H5998 [17JY]
——— express that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2986 [2AP]
——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see S. 2253), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3882), H7239 [23JY]
Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 4745), H8258 [18OC]
——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H209 [3JA]
——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 574), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]
——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before the due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see S. 1150), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2266), H3254 [10AP]
——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 223), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 802), H1217 [25JA]
——— provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses (see H.R. 2742), H3840 [15MY]
Terrorism: recognize women’s varied roles in violent extremism and terrorism and promote their meaningful participation in efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism and terrorism (see H.R. 1653), H2614 [8MR]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under minimum standards for elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4326), H7705 [12SE]
——— include efforts to combat financial criminal activity within factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2149), H3215 [9AP]
Transportation Security Administration: implement training for frontline personnel on screening of pregnant women and families with young children at passenger screening checkpoints (see H.R. 3694), H5725 [11JY]
Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (see H. Res. 490), H5825 [15JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and call for celebration of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the U.S. (see H. Res. 494), H5911 [16JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5825 [15JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H5824 [15JY]
——— impeachment (see H. Res. 498), H5999 [17JY]
Truth, Sojourner: tribute (see H. Res. 265), H2917 [28MR]
Tulare, CA: convey and remove reversionary interest of the U.S. in certain lands (see H.R. 340), H284 [8JA]
U.N.: recognize anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reaffirm goals and ideals, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (see H. Res. 688), H8784 [12NO]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]
U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see S. 2062), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3917), H7241 [23JY]
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3998), H7463 [25JY]
——— tribute (see S. Res. 272), S4729 [9JY] (see S. Res. 296), S5249 [31JY] (see H. Res. 502), H7150 [18JY]
Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H5775 [12JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2843), S6566 [13NO] (see S. 2920), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 1239), H2030 [14FE] (see H.R. 1585), H2581 [7MR] (see H.R. 1741), H2716 [13MR]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (see H. Res. 281), H2985 [2AP]
Voting: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S2925 [16MY] (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]
Washington Mystics (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 364), S5896 [17OC] (see H. Res. 638), H8227 [17OC]
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act: expand issuance of grants to at least one in each State or territory and allow reimbursement to help pay for transportation and childcare costs (see H.R. 4933), H8678 [30OC]
Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 415), S6475 [7NO] (see H. Res. 579), H7902 [24SE]
Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S3253 [5JN] (see H. Res. 438), H4627 [12JN]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H8826 [13NO]
Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 29), S680 [25JA] (see H. Res. 76), H1211 [24JA]
World Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 206), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 1953), H2915 [28MR]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see S. 892), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1773), H2743 [14MR]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see S. 633), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 3138), H4342 [5JN]
——— provide that service in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3746), H5774 [12JY]
——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see S. 997), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2056), H3067 [3AP]
Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day: designate (see S. Res. 430), S6669 [19NO] (see H. Res. 700), H8878 [14NO]
Cloture motions
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S247 [16JA], S288 [17JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1364 [14FE], S1422 [25FE]
Court documents
Criminal Complaint filed in U.S. v. Fakhruddin Attar and Farida Attar (excerpt), H1384 [6FE]
Essays
State of the Union: Aynsa Denby, S768 [30JA]
Letters
Crime Victims’ Rights Reform Act: Representative Speier, E1495 [21NO]
Dept. of Justice review, revision, and development of law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans: Carolyn Deford, H8183 [16OC]
——— Cheri Kilty, YWCA of Yakima, WA, H8182 [16OC]
——— David Z. Bean, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, H8183 [16OC]
——— Jaison Elkins, Muckleshoot Tribal Council, H8183 [16OC]
——— JoDe Goudy, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation, H8182 [16OC]
——— Michelle Gonzalez, Washington State Women’s Commission, H8183 [16OC]
——— Rodney Cawston, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, H8182 [16OC]
——— Shannon F. Wheeler, Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, E1300 [17OC]
——— Thomas D. Wooten, Samish Indian Nation, H8183 [16OC]
Equality Act: Alethea Predeoux, AFL–CIO, H3807 [15MY]
——— David Stacy, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H3807 [15MY]
——— National Partnership for Women & Families, H3806 [15MY]
——— several civil rights organizations, H3807 [15MY]
Paycheck Fairness Act: Deborah J. Vagins, American Association of University Women, H2851 [27MR]
——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2857 [27MR]
——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H2854 [27MR]
——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H2851 [27MR]
——— Paul Shearon and Matthew Biggs, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, H2863 [27MR]
——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2853 [27MR]
——— several organizations, H2855 [27MR]
——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2854 [27MR]
Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5798 [15JY]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5798 [15JY]
——— Representative Schiff, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H5798 [15JY]
Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act: several health organizations, H10281 [16DE]
Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Representative Grijalva, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3005 [3AP]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3004, H3005 [3AP]
——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3004 [3AP]
——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3004 [3AP]
——— Representative Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3005 [3AP]
——— Representative Takano, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H3005 [3AP]
——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3004 [3AP]
Lists
EEOC Equal Pay Act statistics, H2853 [27MR]
Health organizations supporting H.R. 3362, Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act, H10281 [16DE]
Organizations supporting H.R. 5, Equality Act, H3808–H3810 [15MY]
Representatives supporting H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, that are not listed as cosponsors, H3012 [3AP]
Memorandums
Equality Act Impact on Federal Funding of Abortion: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H3949 [17MY]
Motions
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S247 [16JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), S1364 [14FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2872 [27MR]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3950 [17MY]
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5852, H5854 [16JY]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5973 [17JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3084 [4AP]
Notices
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1396, Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act, H7832 [19SE]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1773, Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act, H8824 [13NO]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2037, Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act, H5823 [15JY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8536 [28OC]
Proclamations
Black Women’s Wellness Day: Representative Pocan, E1101 [6SE]
Proposals
Dalton School Model Congress presentation: Rosie Harris, E1496 [21NO]
Remarks in House
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman, H1010 [23JA], H2818 [26MR]
——— pro choice versus right to life, H611, H612, H613 [16JA], H705–H711 [17JA], H1011 [23JA], H2578 [7MR], H2907–H2910 [28MR], H4448, H4449 [12JN], H7908 [25SE]
——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (H.R. 490), H1558 [13FE]
——— prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a health care provider (H.R. 4935), H8816 [13NO], H9064 [20NO]
——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, H2908 [28MR]
——— prohibit partial-birth abortions, H706 [17JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children, H706 [17JA], H1279 [29JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 784), H2909 [28MR]
——— repeal Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign assistance from being spent on the promotion or provision of abortion services, H186–H190 [3JA], H506 [11JA], H4407 [11JN], H4448 [12JN]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion, H1279 [29JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), H1367 [6FE], H1418, H1431 [7FE], H1467, H1482, H1484, H1485 [8FE], H1506, H1510–H1512 [11FE], H1558, H1559, H1560–H1566 [13FE], H2004, H2006, H2024 [14FE], H2089 [25FE], H2115, H2116 [26FE], H2281 [28FE], H2578 [7MR], H2628 [11MR], H2702 [13MR], H2732 [14MR], H2824 [26MR], H2909 [28MR], H2941, H2974 [2AP], H3065 [3AP], H3072, H3090 [4AP]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), unanimous-consent request, H1378 [6FE], H2087 [25FE], H2219 [26FE], H2263 [27FE], H2293 [28FE], H2341 [5MR], H2390 [6MR], H2571 [7MR], H2602 [8MR], H2627 [11MR], H2676 [12MR], H2702 [13MR], H2732 [14MR], H2781 [25MR], H2818 [26MR], H2847, H2848, H2876 [27MR], H2900 [28MR], H2935 [1AP], H2956, H2973 [2AP], H3003 [3AP], H3088 [4AP], H3117 [8AP], H3169 [9AP], H3239 [10AP], H3295 [29AP], H3323 [30AP], H3363 [1MY], H3429 [2MY], H3462 [7MY], H3492 [8MY], H3519, H3550 [9MY], H3715 [10MY], H3772 [14MY], H3813, H3826 [15MY], H3911 [16MY], H3953 [17MY], H3997 [20MY], H4031 [21MY], H4111 [22MY], H4149 [23MY], H4207 [3JN], H4245, H4295 [4JN], H4332 [5JN], H4378 [10JN], H4411, H4423 [11JN], H4442 [12JN], H4632 [13JN], H4705 [18JN], H4779 [19JN], H4929 [20JN], H5011 [21JN], H5072 [24JN], H5091 [25JN], H5197 [26JN], H5251 [27JN], H5289 [9JY], H5337 [10JY], H5594 [11JY], H5765 [12JY], H5814 [15JY], H5981 [17JY], H7128 [18JY], H7224 [23JY], H7313, H7350 [24JY], H7398, H7443 [25JY]
——— State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, H3955 [17MY], H4022 [21MY], H4115, H4116 [22MY], H4407 [11JN], E639 [21MY]
African Americans: improve maternal outcomes for African-American women and reduce racial disparities in infant mortality, H3668–H3671 [9MY]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H553 [15JA]
——— tribute, E133 [5FE]
Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity (sorority): anniversary of Omega Chapter, E461 [12AP]
Alvarez, Lynn: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E430 [9AP]
Anderson, Jill: California 24th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E440 [9AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: certify that repeal of oil and gas program will not adversely effect employment for Native Americans, minorities, and women, H7682, H7683 [12SE]
Arizona: certify that permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region will not adversely affect employment opportunities for Native Americans, minorities, and women, H8618–H8620 [30OC]
Armed Forces: defer deployment of a member who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with approval of a military health care provider (H.R. 3724), E917 [15JY]
——— ensure access to contraception and family planning education, H5548, H5549 [10JY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to quality childcare, H3836 [15MY]
——— require eligibility to serve be based on gender-neutral occupational standards and prohibit exclusions based on race, color, national origin, religion, or sex, including gender identity and sexual orientation, H5546, H5547 [10JY]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (H. Res. 127), H7885, H7886 [24SE]
Auburn, NY: tribute to New York State Equal Rights Center Harriet Tubman Day, E265 [7MR]
Bailey, Lorez: Sonoma County, CA, Woman of the Year award recipient, E335 [25MR]
Beery, Marie E.: Lake County, CA, Woman of the Year award recipient, E344 [25MR]
Berks County, PA: tribute to March for Life, H3718 [10MY]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance, H3929 [17MY]
——— observance (H. Res. 317), H3551 [9MY]
Blanton, Anita: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Tidewater, VA, chapter Outstanding Woman in the Community Service Award recipient, E1607 [18DE]
Bond County, IL: tribute to DAR Greenville-Benjamin Mills Chapter, E695 [3JN]
Bowker, Mary Jane: Napa County, CA, Woman of the Year award recipient, E339 [25MR]
Boyer, Lori: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Emerging Leader Award recipient, E826 [24JN]
Broberg, Jeanne: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E420 [8AP]
Bureau of Prisons: develop tools to communicate parenting program availability and eligibility criteria to employees and pregnant inmates to ensure understanding of available resources, H3047 [3AP]
——— ensure availability of parenting classes to prisoners with limited English proficiency, H3046 [3AP]
——— ensure cultural competency training is included in trauma screening trainings provided to correctional officers and employees, including instructors and health care professionals, H3047, H3048 [3AP]
Burnsville, MN: tribute to women in leadership roles and elected office, E1027 [2AU]
Bye, Jean: Manufacturing Institute STEP Ahead Award recipient, E442 [10AP]
California: 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipients, E1417–E1419, E1421–E1423, E1426–E1428 [12NO]
Canton, OH: Aultman Hospital and Canton City Public Health recipients of American Hospitals Association Dick Davidson NOVA Award, E1309 [18OC]
Carlinville, IL: tribute to Audrey Ephraim Women’s Center, H3507 [9MY]
CDC: Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances program funding, H4566 [12JN]
——— Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program funding, H4573, H4574 [12JN]
——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer, H10594 [17DE]
——— report on Rape Prevention and Education Grant Program awardee activities and best practices, H3032 [3AP]
Center for Prevention of Abuse (organization): tribute, E53 [16JA]
Cincinnati, OH: opening of Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank warehouse location, H8059 [27SE]
Civil rights: anniversary of first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY, H5834 [16JY]
——— exempt employers with fewer than 100 employees from reporting compensation data relative to efforts to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2868–H2870 [27MR]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1935), H2852, H2853 [27MR]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H1291 [30JA], H2805, H2806 [26MR], H2839, H2848–H2875 [27MR], H2889, H2891, H2907 [28MR], H5308 [10JY], H5733 [12JY], H5835 [16JY], E108 [30JA], E361 [27MR], E923 [15JY]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2840–H2847 [27MR]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H2873 [27MR]
——— make it unlawful to discriminate against employees for inquiring or discussing with employers why wages of employees are set at certain rate or salary, H2871, H2872 [27MR]
——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2039), E386 [2AP]
——— recognize severity of gender wage gap for girls and women of color, H2864, H2865 [27MR]
Coast Guard: submit report to Congress on efforts to increase gender diversity, H7384 [25JY]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), H8507–H8509 [28OC], E1358 [29OC]
——— mint in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), H8811 [13NO]
Collin County, TX: tribute to female judges, H2703 [13MR], E297 [13MR]
Collins-Brodt, Joy: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E433 [9AP]
Congress: tribute to congressional women’s softball game, H4751, H4752 [18JN]
Consolidated Tribal Health Project, Inc.: anniversary, E1248 [4OC]
Constitutional amendments: ensure equal rights, H4022 [21MY]
——— ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H1252 [29JA]
Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to DAR Corpus Christi Chapter Constitution Week commemoration, E1169 [18SE]
Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness of Federal prison system for incarcerated pregnant women and mothers by establishing a program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries for children born to inmates, H3671 [9MY]
Courts: cap attorney fees to certain percent of judgement in cases of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2850, H2873 [27MR]
——— excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (H.R. 5183), E1473 [19NO]
——— impact of mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment, elder abuse, and racial discrimination cases, H7588–H7592 [10SE]
Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking, H12258 [19DE]
——— establish a rebuttable presumption that certain Federal offenses were induced by coercion if a defendant was the victim of trafficking when such offense was committed (H.R. 5080), H8870 [14NO]
——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (H.R. 959), H1384 [6FE]
Crystal Chords (organization): anniversary, E293 [12MR]
DAR: annual conference of Wyoming State Society of DAR, E587 [14MY]
Daughters of Penelope (organization): anniversary, E1469 [19NO], E1485 [21NO], E1553 [6DE], E1557 [9DE], E1640 [23DE]
Dearborn, MI: tribute to Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Annual Domestic Violence Program Dinner, E1329 [23OC]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H9156, H9157 [21NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (H.R. 5249), H9230 [4DE]
Dept. of Defense: clarify contraception coverage parity to ensure all methods of contraception approved by the FDA are covered by TRICARE without copay, including contraceptive counseling, insertion, and removal, H5545 [10JY]
——— establish a civilian advisory committee to advise on prevention of sexual assault in the Armed Forces, inform victims about their case status, and pay for certain enlisted members to attend law school, H5319 [10JY]
——— expand access to infertility treatment to all servicemembers, H5545 [10JY]
——— prohibit from contracting with companies that do not have a sexual harassment policy, H5653 [11JY]
——— provide flexibility to provide technical assistance by U.S. military women to military women in other countries combating violence as a weapon of war, terrorism, human trafficking, or narcotics trafficking, H4711–H4713 [18JN]
——— triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H5671, H5672 [11JY]
——— women’s reproductive health research funding, H5659 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: submit report on best practices relative to prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on college campuses, H3058 [3AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (H.R. 117), E5 [3JA]
——— ensure trauma and behavioral health specialists are included as health care professionals in efforts to address domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and children exposed to violence, H3058 [3AP]
——— Health Resources and Services Administration intimate partner violence awareness, screening, and treatment funding, H4619, H4620 [12JN]
——— Health Resources and Services Administration State Maternal Health Innovation Program funding, H4575–H4577 [12JN]
——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (H.R. 4995), H9126 [21NO]
——— proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, H3323 [30AP], E576 [10MY]
——— provide services for birthmothers who are placing or have placed a child for adoption (H.R. 3690), H8964 [19NO]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (H.R. 2222), H9068 [20NO]
——— require review and submittal of report on whether being a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking increases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder, H3041, H3042 [3AP]
——— rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, H4397, H4407, H4408 [11JN], H4448, H4536, H4537 [12JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to construct or expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities, H655, H656 [16JA]
Dept. of HUD: clarify terms internal and external transfer when a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking applies for an emergency transfer to a safer dwelling under a covered housing program, H3035 [3AP]
Dept. of Justice: allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer alternative justice response programs, H3056, H3057 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer primary prevention training, in addition to survivor support services, H3056 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train all campus personnel involved in resolution process of claims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3057 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train appropriate campus faculty to recognize victims of sexual or domestic violence, H3059 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train staff to conduct victim-centered, trauma-informed interviews for students reporting sexual or domestic violence, stalking, or harassment, H3033, H3034 [3AP]
——— allow for cross-agency coordination and collaboration on the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3031, H3032 [3AP]
——— create grant program for States, local governments, Indian tribes, and domestic violence victim service providers and coalitions to establish and operate lethality assessment programs, H3054 [3AP]
——— ensure organizations that have fraudulently misused Violence Against Women Act grant funding are ineligible for future grants, H3037 [3AP]
——— ensure provision of funding for countering sex trafficking under Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education (CHOOSE) for Children and Youth program, H3035–H3037 [3AP]
——— establish grant program to train local law enforcement to address online domestic violence-related crimes and national resource center to study such crimes, and require FBI to include cybercrimes in certain reporting, H3052 [3AP]
——— establish grants to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3049 [3AP]
——— establish interagency working group to study existing Federal surveys and reporting programs on sexual violence and make recommendations on improved coordination and data collection, H3043 [3AP]
——— expand definition of domestic violence under the Indian Civil Rights Act to include violence against or witnessed by a child or elder, H3037, H3038 [3AP]
——— expand information-sharing to tribal public safety departments under Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP), H3055 [3AP]
——— improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes, H3040, H3041 [3AP]
——— modify definition of land eligible to be included in Violence Against Women Act tribal jurisdiction pilot project in Alaska, H3034 [3AP]
——— provide for inclusion of victim advocates/resources in State courts for urban American Indians/Alaskan Natives under STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program, H3054 [3AP]
——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, H968 [22JA]
——— reimburse Indian tribes for costs incurred due to expansion of criminal jurisdiction and award grants to tribes to improve law enforcement, tribal court personnel, and criminal codes, H3009, H3039 [3AP]
——— report to Congress of impact of provisions to strengthen background check procedures for transfer of Federal firearms on safety of victims of domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H2288 [28FE]
——— report to Congress on effects of Federal Government shutdown on efforts to disperse funding and services to victims to domestic violence, H3059 [3AP]
——— require a report from State and local governments that are DNA Backlog Grant Program recipients on best practices for reducing DNA evidence backlog, H3032, H3033 [3AP]
——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (H.R. 4289), H8178–H8184 [16OC], E1301 [17OC]
——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (H.R. 2733), H4921 [20JN], H8178–H8184 [16OC], E584 [14MY]
——— sexual assault kit processing funding, H4937 [20JN]
——— STOP (Services Training Officers Prosecutors) Program grant funding, H3073, H3074 [4AP]
Dept. of Labor: clarify workplace violence prevention plans adopted by health care and social service employers shall not limit existing protections or laws relative to domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, and sexual assault, H9148 [21NO]
——— ensure materials distributed to domestic violence victims are available in commonly encountered languages, H3029 [3AP]
——— include information on women and girls of color during research on gender pay gap, H2865, H2867, H2868 [27MR]
——— report to Congress on gender pay gap in teenage workforce and provide recommendations to address such gap, H2870, H2871 [27MR]
Dept. of State: female genital mutilation/cutting elimination funding, H4641–H4644 [13JN]
——— global health programs family planning/reproductive health funding, H4640, H4641 [13JN]
——— prohibit funding for Commission on Unalienable Rights, H4677 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior: certify that moratorium on certain offshore oil and gas leasing will not adversely effect employment for minorities and women, H7621, H7622, H7632, H7633 [11SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (H.R. 3082), H5205 [27JN]
Dept. of Transportation: require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (H.R. 3362), H10280–H10282 [16DE], E1620 [19DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans, H8773 [12NO]
——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (H.R. 2942), H7206, H7207 [23JY]
——— gender specific medical care for women veterans funding, H5013 [21JN]
——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (H.R. 3224), H8763–H8773 [12NO], H8793 [13NO]
——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans, H8793 [13NO]
——— veterans’ medical transportation programs modernization funding, E817 [21JN]
——— women-only inpatient mental health clinics funding, H5013 [21JN]
Depts. of HHS and Labor: analyze and report barriers that domestic violence survivors face to achieve economic security including financial empowerment, housing, transportation, healthcare access, and education and training opportunities, H3053 [3AP]
——— launch public information campaign to provide guidelines and best practices for employers to create employee assistance programs that address domestic violence issues, H3053 [3AP]
Depts. of Justice and HHS: Sexual Assault Services Program and Transitional Housing Assistance Program funding for U.S. territories, H3048, H3049 [3AP]
Discrimination: ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity does not violate freedom of religion, H3849 [16MY], H3938–H3940, H3943, H3944 [17MY]
——— ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity will not require biological females to face competition from biological males in any sporting event, H3934, H3937, H3941–H3943, H3950, H3951 [17MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, H2654, H2656, H2657 [12MR]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H2690 [13MR], H2733, H2735, H2736 [14MR], H3715 [10MY], H3799, H3827 [15MY], H3849, H3851, H3917–H3920 [16MY], H3930, H3931–H3953, H3954, H3955, H3956–H3961 [17MY], H3997 [20MY], H4280 [4JN], H4436 [12JN], H5026 [21JN], H7139 [18JY], E617 [16MY], E623 [17MY], E631, E633 [20MY], E666 [23MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 377), H3801–H3813 [15MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H3950, H3951 [17MY]
Dobrow, Joelle: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E435 [9AP]
Economy: importance of job creation, H7747 [17SE]
Education: increase participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs, H598 [17JY], H3348 [1MY]
EEOC: prohibit collection of pay information and other employment-related data disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees, H2863, H2864 [27MR]
Equal Pay Act: clarify that the ‘‘any other factor other than sex’’ defense means ‘‘a bona fide business-related reason other than sex’’, H2866, H2867 [27MR]
Equal Pay Day: observance, H2869 [27MR], H2975 [2AP]
Evans, Diane L.: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E422 [8AP]
Executive Office of the President: reauthorize Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise (H.R. 4569), E1220 [27SE]
Eyberg, Jo: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Lifetime Achievement in the Workplace Award recipient, E824 [24JN]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (H.R. 5041), H9155 [21NO]
FDA: treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (H.R. 2268), E448 [10AP]
Federal agencies and departments: protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (H.R. 136), H562, H563 [15JA]
——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 2576), E559 [8MY]
Fikhman, Sofiya: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E436 [9AP]
Filipino Ladies Association of Guam (FLAG): executive officers and board of directors induction, E1639 [23DE]
Firearms: allow a Federal firearms licensee to transfer a firearm to a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault who is protected under an order of protection issued by a court of law, H2123–H2127 [26FE]
——— allow victims of domestic abuse to take possession of firearm after initiation of background check procedures to allow transfer from Federal firearms licensee if system does not return response within 3 days, H2291, H2292 [28FE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, E408 [4AP]
Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H5081 [25JN]
Friesen, Anne: Moore County, NC, Community Foundation Moore County Woman of the Year award recipient, E1291 [16OC]
FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (H.R. 281), H7576–H7579 [10SE]
FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (H.R. 166), H3400 [1MY]
Gabrielian, Anita Quiñonez: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E438 [9AP]
GAO: submit a report on economic benefits of investments in legal services for domestic violence victims, H3029, H3030 [3AP]
Garcia, Rachel: American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year award recipient, E869 [2JY]
Gateway Domestic Violence Services (organization): anniversary, E1253 [4OC]
Gee, Jan: Women Grocers of America (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, H2677 [12MR]
Gilbert, Sheila: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Woman in Volunteerism Award recipient, E822 [24JN]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, H2657 [12MR]
Graham, Jennifer T.: Zonta Club of Savannah, GA, Centennial Women of Excellence Breakfast honoree, H9063 [20NO]
Grim, Jane: Bucks County, PA, Women’s History Month Award recipient, E396 [3AP]
Health: address high costs of health care, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage, H5925 [17JY]
——— impact of prenatal screening for Down syndrome, H2823, H2824 [26MR]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (H.R. 1882), E355 [26MR]
Heap, Meg: Zonta Club of Savannah, GA, Centennial Women of Excellence Breakfast honoree, H9063 [20NO]
Hicks, Susan: Chamber of Northwest Douglas County, CO, ‘‘Woman Who Soars’’ honoree, E481 [22AP]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (H. Res. 234), E313 [14MR]
House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9351 [9DE]
——— legislative priorities, H2692 [13MR], H8376 [22OC]
Housing: recognize contributions and importance of representation of women and minorities in housing, encourage increased participation, and countermand historic segregation perpetrated against women and minorities (H. Res. 397), H4075 [22MY]
Hubach, Cynthia: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E439 [9AP]
Human rights: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (H.R. 960), H1384 [6FE]
——— combat human trafficking, H3720 [10MY]
——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (H. Res. 106), H1383–H1386 [6FE], H3976–H3978 [20MY], H4151 [23MY], E645 [21MY]
——— denounce those who support or engage in sexual violence and strengthen efforts to prevent use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, H2350 [5MR]
Humphrey, Francine: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Tidewater, VA, chapter Outstanding Woman in the Community Service Award recipient, E1610 [18DE]
Immigration: provide for humanitarian treatment of those seeking asylum at U.S. southern border, H5206, H5207 [27JN], H5576–H5581 [10JY]
Indian Health Service: Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative funding, H4958 [20JN]
Indiana Fever (basketball team): anniversary, E731 [10JN]
Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession: anniversary, E1305 [18OC]
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: tribute to Women in Engineering AI Leadership Summit, E1189 [20SE]
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: observance, H1383–H1386 [6FE]
International law: improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (H.R. 4092), E1010 [30JY]
Jarecki, Riley M.: Napa County, CA, Public Safety Hero of the Year award recipient, E345 [25MR]
Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: designate (H.R. 1972), H8176 [16OC]
Jenkins, Kimberly: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Tidewater, VA, chapter Outstanding Woman in the Community Service Award recipient, E1608 [18DE]
Jones, Trazena (Kandie): Contra Costa County, CA, Woman of the Year award recipient, E337 [25MR]
Judah, Linda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Woman of Merit Award recipient, E827 [24JN]
Junior League of Buffalo, Inc.: anniversary, H4337 [5JN]
Kansas: Kansas Supreme Court ruling in Hodes & Nauser v. Schmidt relative to a women’s right to an abortion, H3345 [1MY]
Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc.: anniversary of Beta Rho Chapter, E195 [22FE]
Kew, Sarah: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Unsung Heroine Award recipient, E1308 [18OC]
Knapp, Karen: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E423 [8AP]
Korean Women’s Association of Guam: anniversary, E1501 [22NO]
Kramer, Kimberly: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Entrepreneur Award recipient, E1307 [18OC]
Kramer, Pat: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E425 [8AP]
Ladies Union Benevolent Association: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Employer of Excellence Award recipient, E820 [24JN]
Latina Equal Pay Day: observance, H9102 [20NO], H9155 [21NO]
Law enforcement officers: make it a criminal offense for Federal law enforcement officers to engage in sexual acts with individuals in their custody and encourage States to adopt similar laws, H3009 [3AP]
Lawyers and attorneys: limit hourly compensation for litigation attorneys in pay discrimination class action law suits, H2842 [27MR]
League of Women Voters of Jo Daviess County, IL: EPA Water Quality Challenge winner, E1078 [27AU], E1103 [6SE]
League of Women Voters of New York State: anniversary, E1170 [18SE]
League of Women Voters of Syracuse Metropolitan Area: anniversary, E1170 [18SE]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: recognize ongoing epidemic of violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people, H3055, H3056 [3AP]
LifeChoices Health Network: anniversary, E1209 [26SE]
Lucas-Burke, Lisa: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Tidewater, VA, chapter Outstanding Woman in the Community Service Award recipient, E1611 [18DE]
Macmillan, Leola Dublin: California 24th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E439 [9AP]
Marroquin, Yessenia: California 24th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E437 [9AP]
Martin, Amara: Chamber of Northwest Douglas County, CO, ‘‘Woman Who Soars’’ honoree, E481 [22AP]
Maternal Mental Health Awareness: observance, H3550 [9MY]
McMillian, Veronica: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Tidewater, VA, chapter Outstanding Woman in the Community Service Award recipient, E1609 [18DE]
Media, PA: tribute to South Media Fire Co., H3297 [29AP]
Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (H.R. 1897), H3551, H3669, H3670 [9MY]
Medical Women’s International Association: anniversary, E1030 [2AU]
Medicare: protect coverage for screening mammography, H10593 [17DE]
Mendoza, Anahi: California 24th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E433 [9AP]
Menstrual Hygiene Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 406), E677 [28MY]
Meyers, Carol: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Lifetime Achievement in Volunteerism Award recipient, E825 [24JN]
Minnesota: tribute to 6th Congressional District Young Women’s Leadership Program, H5310 [10JY]
Miss New Jersey Education Foundation, Inc.: tribute to Miss New Jersey competition, H7225 [23JY]
Monacelli, Shirley: Amherst, NY, Women’s Interclub Council honoree, E548 [7MY]
Monuments and memorials: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 473), E659 [23MY]
Mustico, Verna: Solano County, CA, Woman of the Year award recipient, E342 [25MR]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (H.R. 1396), H2975 [2AP], H7812–H7814 [19SE], E284 [11MR], E1192 [20SE]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8149 [16OC]
National Commission To Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment: establish (H.R. 4660), E1273 [11OC]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H8283 [21OC], H8606, H8665 [30OC], H8708 [31OC], E1253 [4OC], E1374 [30OC]
National Domestic Violence Hotline (organization): expand to include texting features via telephone, H3061 [3AP]
National Institute of Justice: submit a report on status of women in Federal incarceration, develop a reentry plan and services for incarcerated women, and establish a national standard for domestic and sexual violence prevention, H3030, H3031 [3AP]
National security: improve diversity and inclusion in the workforce of national security agencies, H7435 [25JY]
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: observance, H1250, H1254 [29JA]
National Stalking Awareness Month: observance, H610 [16JA]
National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance, H555 [15JA]
National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (H. Res. 166), H2512 [7MR]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (H. Res. 213), H2629 [11MR]
National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary, H2839 [27MR]
National Women’s History Month: observance, H2373 [6MR], H2508 [7MR], H2630, H2635–H2638 [11MR], H2688, H2703 [13MR], H2785, H2786 [25MR], H2801 [26MR], H2834 [27MR], E215 [27FE], E252, E253, E255 [6MR], E297 [13MR], E347 [25MR]
——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 171), E361 [27MR]
Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, E1301 [17OC], E1307 [18OC]
——— include Maine and Alaska in protections provided by granting tribal jurisdiction over domestic, dating, and stalking violence, H2996 [3AP]
——— recognize crisis of violence against Native women, H5981 [17JY], H8178–H8184 [16OC], H9953 [10DE]
New York: passage of Reproductive Health Act that revises abortion laws, H1273, H1279 [29JA], H1353, H1354 [5FE]
New York, NY: renaming of section of West 136th Street as Madam C.J. Walker Way, E928 [16JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Nadia Murad for peace, H2350 [5MR]
North Carolina Courage (soccer team): tribute, H8465 [28OC]
Nurse-Family Partnership (organization): tribute to support of vulnerable expectant mothers, E577 [10MY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit intelligence assessment on relationship between women and violent extremism and terrorism, H5896 [16JY]
100 Ladies of Deering (organization): tribute, E359 [27MR]
Onoye, Kathy J.: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E426 [8AP]
Orange County, CA: tribute to Orange County Health Care Agency California Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, E1445 [14NO]
Pakistan: condemn abduction of Hindu girls and young women and forced marriage and conversion to Islam, E521 [1MY]
Parrish, Gracie: Chamber of Northwest Douglas County, CO, ‘‘Woman Who Soars’’ honoree, E482 [22AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect coverage for women’s health care as an essential health benefit, H3533, H3534 [9MY]
Philipson, Daphne and Bob: Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc., Legacy Award recipients, E1226 [27SE]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H612, H613 [16JA], H1176 [24JA]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (H.R. 369), H616 [16JA]
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: observance, H8152 [16OC]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (H.R. 677), H5332–H5334 [10JY]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 866), H1371 [6FE], E111 [30JA]
Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State, H4019 [21MY]
Purdie, Natalie: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Tidewater, VA, chapter Outstanding Woman in the Community Service Award recipient, E1612 [18DE]
Refugees: provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (H.R. 615), H3970 [20MY], H4151 [23MY]
Richmond, VA: dedication of Virginia Women’s Monument, E1273 [11OC]
Rocky Mountain Reagents, Inc.: West Metro Chamber (organization) Minority and Woman-Owned Business of the Year Award recipient, E134 [5FE]
Rudisill, Ann: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Inspiring Achievement Award recipient, E1304 [18OC]
Rumler, Paul: Quad-Cities ATHENA Male Champion of Change Award recipient, E484 [25AP]
Running Start (nonprofit organization): tribute, H1999 [14FE]
Salanky, Hilary: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Woman in the Workplace Award recipient, E823 [24JN]
Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (H. Res. 129), H5800–H5802 [15JY], E301 [13MR]
——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable, E1250 [4OC]
——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable (H.R. 2037), H5796–H5800 [15JY]
SBA: improve women’s business center program (H.R. 4405), H8268–H8274 [21OC]
SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (H.R. 5084), H8927–H8929 [18NO]
Servicewomen and Women Veterans Congressional Caucus: launch, H3836 [15MY]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (H.R. 36), H7173–H7176 [23JY], E2 [3JA], E976 [24JY]
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Founders’ Day, H8814 [13NO]
Sigurdson, Sandi: California 24th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E434 [9AP]
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh: National Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, H2839 [27MR]
Smith, C. Elaine: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Tidewater, VA, chapter Outstanding Woman in the Community Service Award recipient, E1613 [18DE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum, H2786 [25MR]
——— establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (H.R. 1980), H4052 [21MY]
Spokane, WA: tribute to Hope House women’s shelter, H5086 [25JN]
State University of New York, Plattsburgh: tribute to women’s ice hockey team, E467 [15AP]
Stephen F. Austin State University: tribute to women’s bowling team, E944 [18JY]
Strough, Kylee: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Workplace Leadership Award recipient, E825 [24JN]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H613, H663 [16JA], H705–H708, H710 [17JA], H983 [22JA], H1010 [23JA], H1176 [24JA], E64, E65 [17JA], E69 [22JA]
Sutkin, Carrie Ann: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E440 [9AP]
Taxation: provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of deduction for medical expenses (H.R. 2742), H3852 [16MY]
Thomas, Cathy: Connecticut Democratic Party Ella T. Grasso Women’s Leadership Award recipient, E1551 [6DE]
Tombergs, Gwen: Quad-Cities ATHENA Leadership Award recipient, E549 [7MY]
Transportation Security Administration: implement training for frontline personnel on screening of pregnant women and families with young children at passenger screening checkpoints (H.R. 3694), H8021, H8022 [26SE]
Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (H. Res. 490), H5850 [16JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, H5816 [15JY], H5981 [17JY], H7093 [18JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and call for celebration of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the U.S. (H. Res. 494), H5834 [16JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5833 [16JY], H7252 [24JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5845–H5857 [16JY], H5915 [17JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5835–H5845 [16JY]
——— evaluation of administration, H2711–H2714 [13MR], H10236 [12DE]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5829 [16JY], H5915, H5973 [17JY], E938 [17JY]
Twardesky, Anita: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Leadership Award recipient, E1306 [18OC]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: amend standards of Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to ensure diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity, H8890 [15NO]
——— clarify for the purpose of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, ‘‘minority’’ is understood to include Native Hawaiians and Alaska Natives, H8866, H8867 [14NO]
——— develop and make available paid internships for minorities and women, H8886 [15NO]
——— prohibit from financing individuals engaged in sanctionable human rights abuses, including human trafficking and sex trafficking, H8893–H8895 [15NO]
——— require inclusion and diversity training to ensure employees understand specific challenges facing minority- and women-owned businesses, H8887, H8888 [15NO]
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute, H4376, H4377 [10JN], H5308, H5313 [10JY], H5733 [12JY], E923 [15JY]
University of California, Davis: tribute to Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program Women’s Heart Care Forum, E126 [4FE]
Utah Valley University: tribute to Utah International Mountain Forum efforts to advance sustainable mountain development particularly for women and girls, E453 [12AP]
Violence Against Women Act: clarify treatment of transgender individuals relative to access to female-only shelters, H2995–H2997 [3AP], E408 [4AP]
——— ensure all provisions comply with immigration laws, H3074, H3075 [4AP]
——— integrate the term ‘‘economic abuse’’ throughout the legislation, wherever ‘‘domestic violence’’ occurs, H3060 [3AP]
——— reauthorize, H2739–H2741 [14MR]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1239), H2010, H2014 [14FE], H2995 [3AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H2630 [11MR], H2732 [14MR], H2901 [28MR], H2936 [1AP], H2944, H2975 [2AP], H3003–H3061 [3AP], H3071, H3072, H3073–H3075, H3083–H3087, H3091, H3092, H3093 [4AP], H4280 [4JN], H5087 [25JN], H9049, H9050 [19NO], E408, E413 [4AP], E417, E418 [8AP], E444 [10AP], E457, E458 [12AP], E1301 [17OC], E1307 [18OC]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 281), H2993–H3002 [3AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), corrections in engrossment, H3087 [4AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), motion to recommit, H3085 [4AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1741), H3000 [3AP]
Virginia: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, H511 [11JA]
Voting: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, H3998, H3999 [20MY], H4111 [22MY], H4149, H4150 [23MY], H5173 [26JN], E634 [20MY], E678 [28MY], E683 [30MY], E769 [13JN], E1028 [2AU]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (H. Res. 354), H4014, H4015, H4016, H4019, H4020, H4021, H4022, H4023, H4024, H4052, H4053, H4054, H4060 [21MY], H8508 [28OC], E639, E643, E648, E649 [21MY]
West Pittston, PA: anniversary of Women’s Club of West Pittston, E517 [1MY]
Wicker, Bec: Purdue University Extension Women in Agriculture Achievement award recipient, H7996 [26SE]
Williams, Mary: inclusion in Mississippi Business Journal ‘‘Top 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi’’ list, E341 [25MR]
Women & Hi Tech (organization): anniversary, E1024 [2AU]
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act: expand issuance of grants to at least one in each State or territory and allow reimbursement to help pay for transportation and childcare costs (H.R. 4933), H8789 [13NO]
Women Veterans Appreciation Day: observance, H4443 [12JN], H4632 [13JN], E756 [12JN]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (H.R. 5068), E1434 [13NO]
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day: observance, E1472 [19NO]
Women’s Equality Day: observance, E1028 [2AU]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (H.R. 1773), H8789, H8809–H8811 [13NO], E345 [25MR]
Wyoming: tribute American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State, E734 [10JN]
Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day: anniversary, E1572 [10DE]
Yeretsian, Lara: California 28th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E429 [9AP]
Remarks in Senate
Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (S. 1645), S3078 [23MY]
——— pro choice versus right to life, S195, S202–S204 [15JA], S2752 [9MY], S3814 [19JN], S4153 [20JN]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S6799 [3DE]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), S146 [10JA], S149 [11JA], S196 [15JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S251–S253, S261, S263, S275 [16JA], S287, S290 [17JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 160), S196 [15JA], S253, S263, S275 [16JA], S2299–S2301 [9AP]
——— repeal Mexico City policy relative to limiting U.S. foreign assistance from being spent on the promotion or provision of abortion services, S263 [16JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 130), S196 [15JA], S263, S275 [16JA], S290 [17JA], S793 [31JA], S817, S822, S823, S837–S839 [4FE], S843 [5FE]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 130), unanimous-consent request, S837 [4FE]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), S793, S794 [31JA], S2718 [8MY], S4153 [20JN]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1410, S1414–S1425, S1427 [25FE], S1447, S1450, S1456, S1458, S1471 [26FE], S1578, S1579 [28FE]
——— State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, S1418 [25FE], S1579 [28FE], S2848, S2851 [15MY], S2897, S2898 [16MY], S2953 [20MY], S2986, S2989–S2991, S2993 [21MY], S3018, S3026–S3028 [22MY], S3068, S3069, S3078 [23MY], S3189 [4JN], S3814 [19JN]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1766), S3288 [10JN]
——— improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment, S1839 [13MR]
Arkansas: tribute to Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame inductees, S5244 [31JY]
Armed Forces: reform procedures for determinations on disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1789), S3807 [19JN]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (S. Res. 67), S2395, S2396 [10AP]
Burlington, VT: tribute to Burlington High School girls’ soccer team actions to express support for equal pay for U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team members, S6883 [5DE]
Camden, SC: tribute to Pink Stable (business), S6390 [5NO]
Charities: apply cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services to mothers and children (S. 2913), S6720 [20NO]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), S2177, S2178, S2203 [2AP], S2209 [3AP], S3028 [22MY], S3301 [11JN], S4708 [9JY]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), unanimous-consent request, S2177 [2AP]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 270), S792 [31JA]
Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (S. 868), S1989–S1991 [26MR]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), S6358 [31OC], S6913 [10DE]
——— mint in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), S6586 [14NO]
——— mint in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (S. 1235), S2597 [2MY], S3192, S3197 [4JN]
Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S13–S17 [3JA]
——— legislative priorities, S2503 [30AP], S3177 [4JN]
Constitutional amendments: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, S3314 [11JN]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 79), S6589 [14NO]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 6), S1778 [12MR], S1839 [13MR], S3191, S3195 [4JN], S4760 [10JY], S6588, S6589 [14NO]
Courts: Senate approval of judges who oppose legal access to abortion, S2986, S2993 [21MY], S3026 [22MY]
Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking, S1666 [5MR]
——— combat sex trafficking, S1666 [5MR]
——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 119), S196 [15JA], S263 [16JA]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 627), S5346–S5349 [9SE]
——— provide sexual assault survivors with certain rights and services and establish a working group to more effectively implement best practices on the care and treatment of such survivors, S6543, S6544 [13NO]
Dept. of Defense: establish a civilian advisory committee to advise on prevention of sexual assault in the Armed Forces, inform victims about their case status, and pay for certain enlisted members to attend law school (S. 1526), S2859 [15MY]
——— increase oversight of prosecution of sexual misconduct and domestic violence cases involving Armed Forces members, expand victims’ services, and correct certain military records and discharges of victims (S. 1500), S2859 [15MY]
——— prevent and provide training, support victims, and enhance investigation and prosecution relative to sexual assault and related offenses in the Armed Forces, S3834 [19JN]
Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (S. 976), S2305 [9AP], S2804 [14MY]
——— proposed rule relative to Title IX protections for sexual assault and harassment victims on college campuses, S826 [4FE]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (S. 1483), S2889 [15MY]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (S. 1964), S4507 [25JN]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 105), S196 [15JA], S263 [16JA], S6799 [3DE]
——— proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S1721 [7MR], S1815 [13MR], S2581 [2MY], S2709, S2717, S2718, S2720, S2724 [8MY], S2804 [14MY]
——— rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S6799 [3DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities funding, S5378 [10SE]
Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 1246), S2519 [30AP]
——— improve transitional housing services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, S6692 [20NO]
——— improve transitional housing services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families (S. 1624), S3022 [22MY]
Dept. of Justice: federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce, S6694 [20NO]
——— make grants to States that have in place a law providing for the rights of sexual assault survivors (S. 2770), S6543, S6544 [13NO]
——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, S1301 [13FE], S3465 [13JN]
——— release review of plea agreement with Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges by Sec. of Labor Acosta while serving as U.S. Attorney, S4708 [9JY]
——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans, S6693 [20NO]
——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (S. 227), S2673–S2676 [7MY], S6358–S6361 [31OC]
Dept. of State: global health programs family planning/reproductive health funding, S7007 [12DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: request Inspector General to investigate decision to delay redesign of $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, S4134 [20JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for women veterans (S. 514), S2026 [27MR]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, S1766 [11MR]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), S4602 [27JN]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 788), S3333–S3335 [12JN]
Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (S. 1438), S2819 [14MY]
Epstein, Jeffrey: indictment on sex trafficking charges, S4708 [9JY]
Families and domestic relations: provide for safe, reliable, and affordable child care, S2718 [8MY]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity (S. Res. 291), S5200 [30JY], S6883 [5DE]
Firearms: protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, S5519 [17SE]
First Step Act: anniversary, S7135, S7140 [18DE]
Foreign countries: support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (S. 2766), S6338 [31OC]
Friedman, Elizabeth Smith: tribute (S. Res. 133), S2159, S2160 [1AP]
GirlForward (organization): tribute, S4621 [27JN]
Health: access to contraceptives and certain medical procedures, S2842 [14MY]
——— reduce maternal deaths and pregnancy complications, S2718, S2735 [8MY]
——— require health insurance policies to provide prenatal and maternity care coverage, S2719 [8MY]
Immigration: provide for humanitarian treatment of those seeking asylum at U.S. southern border, S3331, S3339–S3341 [12JN], S4528–S4557 [26JN], S4752 [10JY], S4784 [11JY]
International Women’s Day: support goals, S1759 [11MR], S1839 [13MR]
——— support goals (S. Res. 101), S1746 [7MR]
Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: designate (H.R. 1972), S6767 [21NO]
Johnson, Katherine: redesignate NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, WV, in honor, S2025 [27MR]
Kacsmaryk, Matthew J.: suitability to be district judge relative to views on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, S3643–S3649 [18JN], S3812, S3829 [19JN]
Khashoggi, Jamal: anniversary of death, S5740 [26SE]
Koch, Christina H.: tribute (S. Res. 451), S6956 [10DE]
McGuire, Colleen: U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame inductee, S1702 [6MR]
Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage after women give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (S. 916), unanimous-consent request, S6235 [29OC]
——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (S. 916), S2074 [28MR], S2714 [8MY], S6234, S6235 [29OC]
Meir, Jessica U.: tribute (S. Res. 451), S6956 [10DE]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (S. Res. 219), S3113 [23MY]
Moore, Stephen: suitability to be FRS Board of Governors member relative to comments regarding women, S2538 [1MY]
Mother’s Day: observance, S2714, S2717–S2720, S2728, S2729 [8MY]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (H.R. 1396), S5904 [17OC]
——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (S. 590), S2061 [27MR]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (S. Res. 144), S2623 [2MY], S2663, S2672, S2673, S2676 [7MY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S6359 [31OC]
National Freedom Day: observance (S. Res. 36), S811 [31JA], S1282 [12FE]
National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (S. Res. 114), S1911 [14MR]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, S2305 [9AP]
——— support goals and ideals (S. Res. 178), S2877 [15MY]
National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 44), S874 [5FE]
National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (S. Res. 36), S811 [31JA], S1282 [12FE]
National Wear Red Day: designate (S. Res. 83), S1546 [27FE]
National Women Veterans United (organization): tribute, S6662 [19NO]
National Women’s History Month: designate (S. Res. 125), S2056, S2062 [27MR]
——— observance, S1778 [12MR], S2024–S2028 [27MR], S2075, S2079, S2085 [28MR]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance, S6261 [30OC]
——— observance (S. Res. 400), S6357 [31OC]
Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2671–S2676, S2679 [7MY]
——— increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians, S6692 [20NO]
——— increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (S. 982), S2673, S2676 [7MY], S6360 [31OC]
——— missing and murdered Native American women resources funding, S6359 [31OC]
——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (S. Res. 100), S2099, S2100 [28MR]
New York: passage of Reproductive Health Act that revises abortion laws, S839 [4FE]
Northam, Ralph: condemn comments relative to late-term abortion, S793 [31JA], S837–S839 [4FE], S1415 [25FE]
Oasis House (organization): tribute, S1665 [5MR]
Ohio: Federal appeals court ruling upholding decision in Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio v. Hodges relative to denying State funding to organizations providing abortion services, S2205 [2AP]
Patent and Trademark Office: require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (S. 2281), S5110 [25JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S2724 [8MY]
Pitlyk, Sarah E.: suitability to be district judge relative to views on women’s reproductive rights and healthcare, S6800 [3DE]
Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Inc.: hosting of forum on reproductive rights in Columbia, SC, for Democrats seeking Presidential nomination, S4153 [20JN]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: impact of closure of Cincinnati, OH, locations on availability of affordable women’s health care services, S5489 [16SE]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (S. 141), S196 [15JA], S253, S263, S275 [16JA]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 866), S4585 [26JN]
——— provide a lactation room in public buildings (S. 528), S4584 [26JN]
Rao, Neomi J.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to views on sexual assault, S1508 [27FE], S1779, S1803 [12MR], S1810, S1816, S1818 [13MR]
Religion: allegations of misconduct and abuse by members of the clergy of the Catholic Church, S81 [9JA]
Saudi Arabia: call for release of political prisoners, S1838 [13MR]
——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable, S2367 [10AP], S2586, S2587, S2591 [2MY]
SBA: establish Office of Emerging Markets (S. 2360), S5252 [31JY]
Senate: legislative priorities, S4926 [18JY], S5778 [15OC], S6590 [14NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (S. 959), S2092 [28MR]
Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S1578 [28FE], S2315 [9AP]
Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (S. 2083), S4775 [10JY]
——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (S. 2253), S5064 [24JY]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S202 [15JA]
Taxation: provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce, S3355 [12JN], S6964 [11DE]
——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 223), S1192 [12FE]
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, S4926 [18JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), S4814 [15JY]
——— evaluation of administration, S4800 [11JY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to health care, S6589 [14NO]
——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominations, S2953 [20MY], S3093 [23MY], S4890 [17JY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to women’s issues, S1839 [13MR], S2717–S2720, S2724, S2728, S2729, S2731, S2734 [8MY], S2804 [14MY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to women’s issues and human trafficking, S1584 [28FE]
U.N. Population Fund: funding, S6799 [3DE]
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute, S4683, S4684 [8JY], S4708 [9JY], S4760 [10JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, S1348, S1362 [14FE]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), S2348 [9AP], S2349, S2354 [10AP], S2671–S2676, S2679 [7MY], S2953 [20MY], S3018, S3022, S3028, S3038 [22MY], S3837 [19JN], S5515 [17SE], S6368, S6369 [5NO], S6467 [7NO], S6934 [10DE]
——— reauthorize (S. 2843), S6569 [13NO], S6586 [14NO], S6690–S6694 [20NO], S6743 [21NO]
——— reauthorize (S. 2843), unanimous-consent request, S6690 [20NO]
——— reauthorize (S. 2920), S6691–S6694, S6724 [20NO], S6726 [21NO]
Voting: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, S3181–S3185 [4JN], S3247 [5JN], S3314 [11JN], S3459 [13JN]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), S3172, S3173, S3188–S3197 [4JN]
——— observe anniversary of ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [3JN]
Washington Mystics (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 364), S5905 [17OC]
Weaver, Karen: Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana Kentucky Female Veteran of the Year award recipient, S6947 [10DE]
White River Junction, VT: tribute to female entrepreneurs, S5185 [30JY]
Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 415), S6614 [14NO]
Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 235), S3804 [18JN]
Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act: implementation, S695 [28JA]
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission: establish, S3194 [4JN]
World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (S. 206), S2598 [2MY]
Wyoming: anniversary of women’s suffrage, S1321 [13FE]
Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day: designate (S. Res. 430), S6899 [9DE], S6912 [10DE]
Reports filed
Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 36) (H. Rept. 116–153), H5773 [12JY]
Consideration of H. Res. 489, Condemn President Trump’s Racist Comments Directed at Certain Members of Congress and Support Immigrants, New Citizens, and Legal Immigration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 116–154), H5824 [15JY]
Consideration of H.R. 5, Equality Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 116–61), H3787 [14MY]
Consideration of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 116–19), H2795 [25MR]
Consideration of H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 116–32), H2985 [2AP]
Dept. of HHS Healthy Start Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2619), S6391 [5NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Improvement of Access to Gender Specific Medical Care for Women Veterans: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3224) (H. Rept. 116–281), H8782 [12NO]
Equality Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 116–56), H3726 [10MY]
Every Word We Utter Monument Authorization To Establish a Commemorative Work in the District of Columbia and Its Environs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 473) (H. Rept. 116–229), H8110 [11OC]
Express Importance and Vitality of U.S. Alliances With Japan and the Republic of Korea, and Our Trilateral Cooperation in the Pursuit of Shared Interests: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 67), S2269 [4AP]
Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2942) (H. Rept. 116–166), H7239 [23JY]
Helping Families Fly Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 116–192), H7527 [30AU]
Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1972), S6474 [7NO]
Nomination of Kelley Eckels Currie To Be Dept. of State Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6716 [20NO]
Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 116–18), H2754 [18MR]
Recognize Importance of U.S. Leadership To Accelerate Global Progress Against Maternal and Child Malnutrition and Support AID Commitment to Global Nutrition: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 260), S7155 [18DE]
Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3362) (H. Rept. 116–221), H8094 [4OC]
Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1980) (H. Rept. 116–286), H8825 [13NO]
21st Century President Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 677) (H. Rept. 116–139), H5301 [9JY]
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1585) (H. Rept. 116–21), H2883 [27MR]
Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4405) (H. Rept. 116–239), H8226 [17OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day: Wyoming Legislature, S1322 [13FE]
Rulings of the Chair
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5852 [16JY]
Statements
19th Amendment to the Constitutions on Women’s Suffrage (1918) (excerpt): Jeannette Rankin, S3460 [13JN]
Notes on Sex Trafficking—Sex Trafficking Is an Extension of Human Trafficking: Polaris (organization), H3036 [3AP]
Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7): Several Organizations, H2855 [27MR]
Reauthorizing HEA—Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2602 [2MY]
State Laws and Court Cases Impacting Women’s Reproductive Health Care and Access to Abortion: Representative Jackson Lee, E639 [21MY]
U.S. Government Working Together for the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Dept. of State and AID, H4642–H4644 [13JN]
Tables
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8536 [28OC]
Testimonies
Hawaiian Legislation on Protecting Children Who Survive an Attempted Abortion (excerpt): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (organization), Hawaii Section, S1418 [25FE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 72, correction in enrollment of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8811 [13NO]
H. Res. 106, denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts, H3976 [20MY]
H. Res. 127, express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests, H7885 [24SE]
H. Res. 129, condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable in Saudi Arabia, H5800 [15JY]
H. Res. 281, consideration of H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H2993 [3AP]
H. Res. 354, observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment, H4024 [21MY]
H. Res. 377, consideration of H.R. 5, Equality Act, H.R. 312, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, and H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, H3801 [15MY]
H. Res. 489, condemn President Trump for racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5845 [16JY]
H. Res. 491, consideration of H. Res. 489, condemn President Trump for racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5835 [16JY]
H. Res. 498, President Trump impeachment, H5973 [17JY]
H.R. 5, Equality Act, H3931–H3934 [17MY]
H.R. 36, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act, H7173–H7175 [23JY]
H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act, H562 [15JA]
H.R. 281, Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act, H7576 [10SE]
H.R. 615, Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act, H3970 [20MY]
H.R. 677, 21st Century President Act, H5332 [10JY]
H.R. 866, Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act, H1371 [6FE]
H.R. 1396, Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act, H7812 [19SE]
H.R. 1773, Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act, H8809 [13NO]
H.R. 1972, Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT, H8176 [16OC]
H.R. 2037, Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act, H5796 [15JY]
H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8507 [28OC]
H.R. 2942, Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans (HEALTH) Act, H7206 [23JY]
H.R. 3224, improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs access to gender specific medical care for women veterans, H8763–H8769 [12NO]
H.R. 3362, Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act, H10280 [16DE]
H.R. 3694, Helping Families Fly Act, H8021 [26SE]
H.R. 4405, Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act, H8268–H8272 [21OC]
H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act, H8927 [18NO]
S. 223, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S589 [24JA]
S. 528, Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act, S4584 [26JN]
S. 590, Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act, S2061 [27MR]
S. 916, Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMA’s) Act, S2050–S2054 [27MR]
S. 1235, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, S3197 [4JN]
S. 3071, Family and Medical Leave Modernization Act, S7117–S7119 [17DE]
S. Con. Res. 18, ensure women’s access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services, S3012 [21MY]
S. Res. 20, call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions, S295 [17JA]
S. Res. 29, Women’s Health Research Day, S681 [25JA]
S. Res. 36, National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month and National Freedom Day, S810 [31JA]
S. Res. 44, National Stalking Awareness Month, S870 [5FE]
S. Res. 61, tribute to Rosemary A. Mariner, S1142 [7FE]
S. Res. 67, express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests, S1279 [12FE], S2396 [10AP]
S. Res. 73, condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates in Saudi Arabia, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable, S1388 [14FE]
S. Res. 83, American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day, S1544 [27FE]
S. Res. 100, tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women, S1743 [7MR]
S. Res. 101, support goals of International Women’s Day, S1744 [7MR]
S. Res. 111, recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S., S1906 [14MR]
S. Res. 114, National Rosie the Riveter Day, S1908 [14MR]
S. Res. 125, National Women’s History Month, S2056 [27MR]
S. Res. 130, Endometriosis Awareness Month, S2093 [28MR]
S. Res. 133, tribute to Elizabeth Smith Friedman, S2121 [1AP]
S. Res. 144, National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls, S2279 [4AP]
S. Res. 154, Black Maternal Health Week, S2390 [10AP]
S. Res. 170, recognize anniversary of Chibok girls’ kidnapping by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, and support Nigerian efforts to defeat Boko Haram, S2444 [11AP]
S. Res. 178, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, S2524 [30AP]
S. Res. 212, observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment, S2928 [16MY]
S. Res. 219, tribute to Patsy T. Mink, S3113 [23MY]
S. Res. 235, Women Veterans Appreciation Day, S3263 [5JN], S3804 [18JN]
S. Res. 260, recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy, S4460 [24JN]
S. Res. 262, affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities, S4461 [24JN]
S. Res. 272, tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, S4732 [9JY]
S. Res. 273, support the right to affordable, quality health care, S4732 [9JY]
S. Res. 281, elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, S5016 [23JY]
S. Res. 291, eliminate Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity, S5200 [30JY]
S. Res. 296, tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, S5257 [31JY]
S. Res. 299, National Breastfeeding Month, S5258 [31JY]
S. Res. 299, World Breastfeeding Week, S5258 [31JY]
S. Res. 317, support goals and ideals of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month, S5580 [18SE]
S. Res. 341, National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, S5711 [25SE]
S. Res. 364, tribute to Washington Mystics (basketball team), S5902 [17OC]
S. Res. 387, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S6304 [30OC]
S. Res. 400, National Women’s Small Business Month, S6342 [31OC]
S. Res. 415, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring women veterans, S6482 [7NO]
S. Res. 430, Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day, S6674 [19NO]
S. Res. 436, Prematurity Awareness Month, S6759 [21NO]
S. Res. 451, tribute to Christina H. Koch, S6954 [10DE]
S. Res. 451, tribute to Jessica U. Meir, S6954 [10DE]
Tributes
Albright, Madeleine Korbel, H2786 [25MR]
Caraway, Hattie W., H4021 [21MY]
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, H2733 [14MR]