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The House approved Senate-passed bipartisan legislation prohibiting non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual assault or harassment. The Senate unanimously passed the bill by voice vote…

The House debated legislation to provide relief to borrowers who consolidated federal student loan debt with a spouse and need to separate it due to divorce or domestic violence. Members…

Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) and members of the Democratic Women’s and Pro-Choice Caucuses held a news conference on the impact of legislation limiting women’s access to abortion and reproductive…

The House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the…

The House approved the rules for two bills. One would end forced arbitration in employer, consumer, and civil rights cases, meaning that plaintiffs would have a right to sue in court rather than…

The House approved several suspension bills, including post office-naming bills for the late Representative Ben Gilman (R-NY) and country singer Patsy Cline.

The House continued work on the dozen bills that make up federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year. In this session, members approved two bills: legislative branch spending,…

The House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a…

The House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House leaders held a news conference on the potential for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

The House voted 222-204  to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. Members then voted 244-172 to reauthorize and update the Violence Against…

The House began debate on two Iran-related bills. The first would repeal the 2002 congressional authorization for the use of military force against Iraq. The second aims to block federal funding from…

The House passed the rule for three bills restricting oil and natural gas drilling for much of U.S. offshore waters. Members also voted on a bill debated earlier under suspension of the…

The House considered the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which expired in February 2019. The legislation contains funding for grants and programs to help domestic…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was joined by other House Democrats and equal pay activists to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act, ten years after the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay…

The Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues held a hearing on combating sexual harassment in the hotel, service, and airline industries. Employees and advocates from those industries shared…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and members of the Democratic Women’s Working Group held a news conference to push for reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program…

Democratic Representatives Lois Frankel (FL), Brenda Lawrence (MI), and Jackie Speier (CA), who lead the Democratic Women’s Working Group, held a press conference calling for an…

The House debated and passed a resolution requiring all members and staff to complete mandatory anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training during each session of Congress. Lawmakers…

The House passed a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks with the exceptions of rape, incest against minors, and saving the life of the mother. Members also considered several other measures,…