Congressional Weekly Legislative Update March 14, 2022, Bills Introduced and Passed: Benefits of Gender Diversity in Boards of Directors & Other Senior Management Positions, Disparate Impact of Climate Change on Women

Bills Introduced: March 7-11, 2022

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Abortion

S. Con. Res. 32 — Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/8/22) — A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2022, as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.” 

H. Con. Res. 78 — Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce (3/8/22) — A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2022, as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.”

S. 3790 — Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3/10/22) — A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion. 

Employment

H. Res. 971 — Rep. Don Beyer, Jr. (D-VA)/Education and Labor (3/8/22) — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that corporations should commit to utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management positions. 

Family Support

S. 3781 — Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)/Agriculture, Nutrition, Forestry (3/8/22) — A bill to exclude a basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 

H.R. 7026 — Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI)/Agriculture (3/9/22) — A bill to require states to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. 

Health

H.R. 7011 — Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)/Energy and Commerce (3/9/22) — A bill to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. 

H. Res. 974 — Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce; Foreign Affairs (3/9/22) — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

S. 3797 — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Finance (3/10/22) — A bill to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.

International

S. 3774 — Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)/Foreign Relations (3/8/22) — A bill to address the disparate impact of climate change on women and support the efforts of women globally to address climate change, and for other purposes.

S. Res. 540 — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)/Foreign Relations (3/8/22) — A resolution supporting the goals of International Women’s Day.

Veterans

H.R. 6961 — Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN)/Veteran’s Affairs (3/7/22) — A bill to improve hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma.