WASHINGTON, DC – Following yesterday’s hearing in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee with United States Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen, Rep. Maloney requested a written response from Chief Christiansen on how the USFS will change and make better its system for handling workplace sexual assault and harassment.
Small Business
H. Res. 1134—Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)/Small Business (10/26/18)—A resolution expressing support for the recognition of October as National Women’s Small Business Month as a time to celebrate the growth and accomplishments of women entrepreneurs and small business owners, and to support efforts to increase awareness of the value of women-owned small businesses.
S. Res. 693—Sen. James Risch (R-ID)/Considered and agreed to (11/15/18)—A resolution celebrating October 25, 2018, as the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988, while commending the unique entrepreneurial spirit shared by women small business owners of the United States.
STEM
H.R. 7092—Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX)/Science, Space, and Technology (10/26/18)—A bill to direct the administrators of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation to produce a report to Congress regarding the efforts to support minority women involvement in STEM fields.
Editor's Note: Thanks are due to the Women's Congressional Policy Institute for the congressional actions (above)
*REP. MALONEY DEMANDS REINSTATEMENT OF USFS EMPLOYEE FIRED IN RETRIBUTION FOR REPORTING SEXUAL ASSAULT
Nov 16, 2018 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), author of the Campus SaVE Act and the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA), released the following statement in reaction to the proposed rule changes to Title IX from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
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Nov 8, 2018 Press Release
New York, NY -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), sponsor of eight gun safety measures introduced in the House of Representatives, released the following statement following the deadly shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Oct 31, 2018 Press Release
In the wake of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Dan Donovan (R-NY) formally requested that the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hold a hearing on their bipartisan bill to bolster Holocaust education across the country. The Never Again Education Act (H.R. 5460) was introduced in April 2018.
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