This Week:
Floor Action:
On Monday, the House will consider H.R. 4570, the 100 Years of Women in Congress Act.
Editor’s Note:
To amend the Department of Agriculture program for research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to redesignate the program as the “Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program”.
The bill’s title was written by its sponsor.
Sponsor: Grace Meng; Representative for New York’s 6th congressional district; Democrat
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Last Updated: Feb 12, 2016
Length: 3 pages
Prognosis:
3% chance of being enacted (details)
Mark-Ups:
Appropriations — On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2017 Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Rural Development and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). Also on Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will mark up the FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered). On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies spending bill.
Military — On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel will mark up H.R. 4909, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act.
Hearings:
Abortion — On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Select Investigative Panel will hold a hearing on the pricing of fetal tissue.
Bills Introduced
Abortion
H.R. 4924—Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)/Judiciary (4/13/16) — A bill to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes.
Crime
H.R. 4914—Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)/Judiciary (4/12/16) — A bill to place limitations on the possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children.
Employment
S. 2773—Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/11/16) — A bill to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
International
S. Res. 426— Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)/Foreign Relations (4/14/16) — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should support and protect the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.
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