MORALITY AND ETHICS

Amendments

Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1369, H1375, H1376, H1377, H1378, H1381, H1382, H1383, H1389, H1390, H1391, H1392, H1393, H1394, H1395 [23MR], H1415, H1417, H1418, H1419 [24MR]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 241), H1345 [23MR]

Articles and editorials

Duval Schools To Keep 73 ‘Diverse, Inclusive’ Books Out of Classrooms, H1341 [23MR]

Facts About Library Books in Duval County Public Schools, H1343 [23MR]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure women seeking abortion are notified, before giving informed consent, of medical risks associated with abortion procedure, and major developmental characteristics of unborn child (see H.R. 6636), H6208 [6DE]

——— preempt State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion (see H.R. 2573), H1717 [10AP]

——— prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see S. 16), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 435), H250 [20JA]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 862), H737 [7FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 372), H242 [17JA]

——— prohibit health centers from providing abortions (see S. 750), S742 [9MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 62), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 7), H97 [9JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 431), H250 [20JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 204), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 26), H98 [9JA]

Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 1788), H1437 [24MR]

——— increase protections by reforming licensing process for dealers and exhibitors (see H.R. 3859), H2762 [6JN]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4241), H3070 [21JN]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H1292 [17MR]

——— repeal extension of prohibition on animal fighting to territories (see H.R. 5650), H4455 [21SE]

——— urge all countries to outlaw dog and cat meat trade and enforce existing laws against such trade (see S. Con. Res. 16), S3460 [20JY] (see H. Con. Res. 59), H3888 [20JY]

Artificial intelligence: ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy (see H. Res. 66), H428 [26JA]

Bureau of Prisons: expand eligibility and provide for judicial review under Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and make compassionate release technical corrections (see S. 1248), S1293 [20AP]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 1124), H865 [21FE]

——— prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2299), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 4633), H3574 [13JY]

Children and youth: acknowledge that unborn children are legal and constitutional persons who are entitled to equal protection of laws (see H. Res. 464), H2741 [5JN]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H4262 [12SE]

Courts: establish judicial ethics (see S. 1908), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 3973), H2787 [9JN]

Crime: call on media to engage in responsible and voluntary journalistic practices to deny mass public murderers attention they desire and minimize any possible ‘‘media contagion effect’’ (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2985 [18JY] (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3700 [18JY]

——— prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from abortion (see H.R. 428), H250 [20JA]

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 519), H2959 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for adult cabaret performances (see S. 1503), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3825), H2741 [5JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to elementary schools that do not require teachers to obtain parental consent prior to teaching lessons on gender identity, sexual orientation, or transgender studies (see H.R. 216), H106 [9JA]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (see H.R. 5), H1046 [1MR]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 241), H1325 [22MR]

Dept. of HHS: ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see S. 2191), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4275), H3107 [22JN]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to abortion (see H.R. 398), H248 [20JA] (see H.R. 1466), H1206 [8MR]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access (see H.R. 73), H100 [9JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see S. 2864), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 5605), H4437 [20SE]

El Salvador: condemn criminalization of abortion, affirm that people deserve access to health care without fear of reprisal, and and urge El Salvador to meet human rights obligations (see H. Con. Res. 39), H2126 [2MY]

Employment: ensure religious freedom and rights of conscience for health care workers and other government employees, and protect such individuals from various forms of compelled speech (see S. 2797), S4441 [13SE]

——— prohibit, or require disclosure of, surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employees (see S. 262), S230 [2FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 4893), H3950 [25JY]

Federal employees: prohibit investments under Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds that make investment decisions based primarily on environmental, social, or governance criteria (see S. 2147), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 3612), H2545 [23MY]

Fetal remains: protect dignity (see S. 1102), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 4345), H3141 [23JN]

Fidelity Month: designate (see H.R. 4294), H3108 [22JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 2492), H1707 [6AP]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as fundamental human right and observe anniversary of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (see S. Con. Res. 3), S204 [1FE]

FTC: submit report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 1737), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3502), H2454 [18MY]

GAO: submit to congressional defense committees report on honor codes and related adjudicatory processes of service academies (see H.R. 5730), H4498 [26SE]

Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family: support and urge U.S. be added as signatory (see S. Con. Res. 22), S5144 [24OC] (see H. Con. Res. 74), H5043 [24OC]

Government: prohibit from promoting, supporting, or contracting with abortion entities, or otherwise expanding access to abortions on Federal lands or in Federal facilities (see S. 186), S172 [31JA]

Greene, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 610), H3950 [25JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5217), H4187 [15AU]

Investments: authorize exclusion of shareholder proposals from proxy or consent solicitation material if subject matter of shareholder proposal is environmental, social, or political (see H.R. 4640), H3611 [14JY]

Kindness: remember kindness in U.S. and affirm commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness (see H. Res. 566), H3159 [30JN]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 471), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 1074), H852 [17FE]

National Center for Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing: establish (see H.R. 1024), H838 [14FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 391), S4892 [30SE]

National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 356), H2126 [2MY]

NIH: ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1024), H838 [14FE]

——— prohibit Federal funds to conduct biological, medical, or behavioral research involving testing of dogs (see H.R. 574), H428 [26JA]

——— prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (see H.R. 416), H249 [20JA]

——— prohibit support for activity or program that uses live animals in research outside U.S. (see H.R. 4757), H3857 [19JY]

Ogles, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 626), H4142 [27JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 13), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 6176), H5361 [2NO]

——— provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 128), H102 [9JA] (see H.R. 371), H242 [17JA]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 3344), S5597 [27NO] (see H.R. 6485), H5936 [28NO]

Science: prohibit human-animal chimeras (see S. 751), S742 [9MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of conduct and ethics for Justices (see H. Res. 402), H2347 [15MY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 (see S. 359), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 926, 927), H824 [9FE]

——— require to issue code of conduct for Justices (see S. 1290), S1381 [26AP]

Women: guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (see S. 317), S310 [9FE]

Letters

Alleged ethics violations by Justice Alito: Ethan V. Torrey, Supreme Court Legal Office, S379 [14FE]

Parents Bill of Rights Act: Alan S. Inouye, American Library Association, H1339, H1355 [23MR]

——— Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children Inc., H1359, H1365 [23MR], E251–E253 [24MR]

——— Kathleen Minke, National Association of School Psychologists, H1362–H1364 [23MR]

——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H1353 [23MR]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H1351 [23MR]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H1352 [23MR]

——— Raymond Hart, Council of the Great City Schools, H1368 [23MR]

——— Sasha Pudelski, School Superintendents Association, H1361 [23MR]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 5, Parents Bill of Rights Act, H1370 [23MR]

Motions

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 26), H187 [11JA]

Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1424 [24MR]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure women seeking abortion are notified, before giving informed consent, of medical risks associated with abortion procedure, and major developmental characteristics of unborn child (H.R. 6636), H6825 [12DE]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (H.R. 372), H269 [24JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 431), H271 [24JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 26), H119, H121 [10JA], H156, H165, H166, H167, H178–H192 [11JA], H222 [12JA], H255, H271, H272 [24JA], H291 [25JA], E21 [11JA], E24 [12JA]

Artificial intelligence: ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy, H2112 [28AP]

——— ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy (H. Res. 66), H4038 [27JY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H2877–H2879 [13JN]

Children and youth: prohibit gender reassignment medical interventions on minors, H1305 [22MR]

Crime: address nationwide increase in violent crime, H4259 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to purchase certain books in schools operated by Dept. of Defense Education Activity, H3537, H3538 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: add private right of action for parents to hold schools accountable, H1381, H1382 [23MR]

——— align Parents’ Bill of Rights to required actions by school districts, affirm parents’ rights to direct education of children, and encourage courts to use strict scrutiny test to evaluate laws involving such rights, H1376 [23MR]

——— include in Parents’ Bill of Rights notice if child’s school allows biological males to use restrooms or changing rooms designated for biological females, H1377, H1378 [23MR]

——— include in Parents’ Bill of Rights notice if school operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities that permit biological males to participate in programs designated for biological females, H1376, H1377 [23MR]

——— prohibit Federal funds from going to local educational agencies unless they hold open enrollment period, H1382, H1383 [23MR]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights, H255 [24JA]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1303, H1305, H1307 [22MR], H1332, H1335, H1336, H1348–H1383, H1386–H1396, H1397 [23MR], H1414, H1415–H1426, H1427, H1428, H1429, H1436 [24MR], H1473 [28MR], H1540 [29MR], H1776, H1777 [18AP], H1883 [19AP], H2044 [26AP], E253 [24MR]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 241), H1337–H1347 [23MR]

——— require local educational agencies provide notice to parents of knowledge of any videos or recordings of violent activity involving their child, H1418 [24MR]

Education: prohibit parents from denying access of students not their own from any books or other reading materials otherwise available in school libraries under Parents’ Bill of Rights, H1389 [23MR]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: observance, H1538 [29MR], E289 [3AP]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as fundamental human right and observe anniversary of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, H267 [24JA]

Greene, Representative: censure (H. Res. 610), H5152 [26OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H5737 [14NO]

——— provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (H.R. 371), H269 [24JA]

Religion: historical importance of Christian values, H1798–H1801 [18AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of conduct and ethics for Justices, H5556 [8NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices, H2385 [17MY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (H.R. 926), H3002 [21JN]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H2443 [18MY], H3076 [22JN], H3536, H3538 [13JY], H6843 [12DE]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 26), S58 [23JA], S63, S68, S70 [24JA], S80 [25JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (S. 204), S205 [1FE]

Artificial intelligence: ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy, S1522 [4MY], S1715 [18MY], S2089 [14JN], S2131 [20JN], S2197 [22JN], S2264 [10JY], S2291 [11JY], S2332 [12JY], S2445 [13JY], S2971, S2972 [18JY], S3503 [25JY], S3563 [26JY], S3714 [27JY], S4212 [6SE], S4244 [7SE], S4338 [11SE], S4359 [12SE], S4501 [14SE], S4549 [18SE], S5056 [18OC], S5126, S5127 [24OC], S5156 [25OC], S5222 [30OC], S5270 [1NO], S5407 [8NO], S5438 [9NO], S5682 [30NO], S5768 [6DE]

Biden, President: Executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, S5236 [31OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on Federal Courts oversight investigation relative to gifts received by Supreme Court justices, S5238 [31OC], S5386, S5394–S5397 [7NO], S5438 [9NO]

——— Supreme Court Ethics Reform hearing, S1474 [3MY]

——— Supreme Court ethics reform hearing, S1966–S1969 [6JN]

Crime: address nationwide increase in violent crime, S5348 [6NO]

Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), S917 [23MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to failure to obtain DNA from detained illegal immigrants, S5888 [11DE]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: observance, S1338 [25AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 391), S4895 [30SE]

National objectives: importance of Constitution, human institutions, and respect for universal dignity to repairing decline of U.S. politics and society, S14–S16 [3JA]

Supreme Court: adoption of Code of Conduct for Justices, S5467 [13NO], S5682 [30NO]

——— introduction of code of ethics for Justices, S5518 [15NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices, S1152 [18AP], S1354 [26AP], S1446 [2MY], S1779 [30MY], S1966 [6JN], S2264 [10JY], S2292 [11JY], S4712 [27SE], S5078–S5080 [18OC], S5238 [31OC], S5386, S5394–S5397 [7NO], S5482 [14NO]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (S. 359), S377–S379 [14FE], S1159–S1161 [18AP], S1474 [3MY], S2342, S2352–S2354 [12JY], S3131 [19JY], S3438 [20JY], S3504 [25JY], S3743 [27JY]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, S5939 [13DE]

——— guarantee freedom to make certain reproductive decisions without undue government interference (S. 317), S314 [9FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5, Parents Bill of Rights Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 118–12), H1325 [22MR]

Parents Bill of Rights Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 118–9), H1284 [14MR]

Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 359), S3894 [5SE]

Statements

How the Abortion Ban Debate Became My Story: Audrey Eisen, ACLU, H182 [11JA]

Parents Bill of Rights Act: National Parent Teacher Association, H1350 [23MR]

——— National Parents Union, H1355 [23MR]

——— several organizations, H1367 [23MR]

——— Third Way (organization), H1367 [23MR]

So-Called ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ Is All Wrong for America’s Moms, Families—A Toxic Plan That Will Create More Division, Damage to Our Kids and Communities: Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising (organization), H1350 [23MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 241, consideration of H.R. 5, Parents Bill of Rights Act, H1337 [23MR]

H.R. 5, Parents Bill of Rights Act, H1372–H1374 [23MR]

H.R. 26, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H178 [11JA]

S. 204, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, S206 [1FE]

S. 1248, Safer Detention Act, S1296 [20AP]

S. 2299, Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act, S2463 [13JY]

S. Con. Res. 3, affirm importance of religious freedom as fundamental human right and observe anniversary of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, S211 [1FE]

S. Con. Res. 15, call on media to engage in responsible and voluntary journalistic practices to deny mass public murderers attention they desire and minimize any possible ‘‘media contagion effect’’, S2992 [18JY]

S. Con. Res. 16, urge all countries to outlaw dog and cat meat trade and enforce existing laws against such trade, S3463 [20JY]

S. Con. Res. 22, support Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family and urge U.S. be added as signatory, S5149 [24OC]

S. Res. 391, National Character Counts Week, S4892 [30SE]