Bills introduced: September 23-27, 2024
Child Care
H.R. 9810––Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA)/Education and the Workforce (09/25/24)––A bill to carry out an early childhood educator loan assistance program.
H.R. 9811––Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA)/Ways and Means (09/25/24)––A bill to provide assistance with respect to child care infrastructure.
Equal Pay
H. Con. Res.42––Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (09/25/24)––A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to White, non-Hispanic men.
H. Con. Res.131––Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM)/Education and the Workforce (09/25/24)––A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to White, non-Hispanic men.
Health
S. 5141––Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (09/23/24)––A bill to provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screening for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer.
H. Res. 1494––Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce (09/24/24)––A resolution recognizing the threat of air pollution and extreme heat to maternal and infant health, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that meaningful interventions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities of pregnancy in Latino communities.
S. 5202––Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (09/25/24)––A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on best practices for screening and treatment of congenital syphilis under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
H. Res. 1507––Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)/Oversight and Accountability (09/25/24)––A resolution recognizing the importance of diapers to infant health and family well-being, and expressing support for the designation of the week of September 23-29, 2024, as “National Diaper Need Awareness Week.”
H.R. 9866––Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)/Energy and Commerce (09/27/24)––A bill to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on contraceptive access at community health centers in health care deserts.
