Will You Know about This Before It Becomes Law?

Laws and resolutions generally need support to be passed. Express your support/opposition to the following current resolutions to your legislators. It's far harder to dismantle laws once passed.

I spent the afternoon finding current US resolutions that are of interest to me (all listed are hyperlinked in grey text). There’s MANY more than I listed! I encourage you to share a personal message with your senators and Congress representatives as appropriate to express your support or opposition to these resolutions. My listing these resolutions does not imply my support/opposition to them.

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Some Current US Resolutions: Here’s the source where I found them

Food Security

• H.R. 9111: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners as WIC-eligible foods.

• H.R. 9069: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income for purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program the basic allowance for housing received by members of the uniformed services.

General Health

• H.R. 9054: To end COVID-19 lockdowns and COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

• H.R. 8542: Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 Passed House, Senate next

Reproductive Health & Justice

• H.R. 9090: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to treat certain multi-marker testing relating to ovarian cancer as reasonable and necessary for coverage under the Medicare program.

• H.R. 9099: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for establishment of an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion within each covered agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

• H.Res. 1419: Recognizing the roles and the contributions of United States certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives in providing high-quality, evidence-based, and cost-effective health care services to women and childbearing families.

• H.Res. 1415: Recognizing the need for diapers and expressing support for donating generously to diaper banks, diaper drives, and organizations that distribute diapers to families in need.

• H.R. 3183: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

• H.R. 619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 200+ Sponsors

• H.R. 8373: Right to Contraception Act Passed House, Senate next

• H.R. 1065: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Passed house going to senate

• H.R. 3488: John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act 200+ Sponsors

• H.R. 7910: Protecting Our Kids Act Passed House, Senate next – Increase age limit on certain firearms

Education

• H.R. 9036: To establish a grant program to facilitate peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for middle school and high school students, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 9056: To ensure that children in schools have a right to read, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 9085: To establish a grant program carried out by the Department of Homeland Security to fund university-based cybersecurity clinics at junior or community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions

• H.R. 3294: IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act 200+ Sponsors

LGBTQ+

• H.R. 8404: Respect for Marriage Act Passed House, Senate next

• H.R. 9070: To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture, and for other purposes.

• H.R. 9071: To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture, and for other purposes.

Equal Rights

• H.R. 5: Equality Act Passed house going to senate

• H.J.Res. 17: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. Passed house going to senate

Voting, Lobbying

• S. 4254: Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act Passed Senate, House Next

• H.R. 4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 200+ Sponsors

Environmental

• S. 3742: Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Passed Senate, House Next

• S. 3743: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Passed Senate, House Next

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