Suzanne Bonamici

To require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have an office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the recognition of October 26, 2024, as Intersex Awareness Day, and supporting the goals and ideals of Intersex Awareness Day.

To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Italian American History and Culture, and for other purposes.

Thanking and promoting the professions of perinatal nurses by encouraging participation in National Perinatal Nurses Week.

To require the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to establish the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon, require the Interagency Working Group to produce a national map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out pilot programs to protect intact and restore degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems, require the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to establish the Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse, require the Administrator to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct an assessment regarding geologic stores of carbon dioxide, require the Administrator to establish the Coastal Blue Carbon Inventory Program, and require the Administrator to conduct a national assessment to quantify the carbon sequestration potential of coastal blue carbon ecosystems.

To provide assistance with respect to child care infrastructure.

Commending Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America, the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States, on its 120th anniversary and the role it has played in empowering millions of young people on a path to graduate with a plan for their future through mentorship that will last a lifetime.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out an early childhood educator loan assistance program, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services.

Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

Expressing support for the recognition of September 23, 2024, to September 29, 2024, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men.

Supporting the designation of the week of September 16 through September 20, 2024, as Malnutrition Awareness Week.

To provide guidance for and investment in the research and development activities of artificial intelligence at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

To provide incentives for the purchase of water-efficient products, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure area career and technical education schools are eligible for mental health and substance use disorder service grants.

To restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Expressing support for the designation of September 2024 as National Workforce Development Month.