Legislative Update: SNAP, Breast Health Education, Gender-Based Violence & Humanitarian Emergencies, Oversight of Board of the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee; Diversity of Ownership in Broadcasting Industry

This Week: The House and Senate are in recess until September 9. 

Bills Introduced, July 29 — August 2, 2019

S. 2401 — Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)/Judiciary (7/31/19) — A bill to prohibit the importation or transportation of child sex dolls, and for other purposes. 

 

H.R. 4150 — Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)/Judiciary (8/2/19) — A bill to prohibit the importation or transportation of child sex dolls, and for other purposes. 

 

S. 2312 — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)/Finance (7/30/19) — A bill to impose a surtax on corporations with significant disparities in employee wages. 

 

S. Res. 291 — Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/30/19) — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federation Internationale de Football Association should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity. 

 

S. 2433 — Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)/Finance (8/1/19) — A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry, and for other purposes. 

 

S. 2358 — Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (7/31/19) — A bill to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children [WIC], and for other purposes. 

 

S. 2359 — Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)/Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (7/31/19) — A bill to require consideration of the assets of a household for broad-based categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP]. 

 

S. 2416 — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)/Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (8/1/19) — A bill to provide states with the option of applying for and receiving temporary waivers for the states to experiment with new approaches that integrate federal programs in order to provide more coordinated and holistic solutions to families in need, and for other purposes.