Veronica Escobar

Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

To modify certain notice requirements, to study certain election requirements, to clarify certain election requirements, and for other purposes.

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the significance of Chicano Heritage Month in August as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Mexican Americans to the history of the United States.

To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.

To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

To create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage devices, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces.

To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify the program of the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense known as Project Spectrum, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities.

To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the importance of engagement with the Latino community to get into the outdoors and participate in activities to protect United States natural resources, and expressing support for the designation of the third week of July as Latino Conservation Week.

To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations.

Honoring the struggle, sacrifice, and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community and fight for equality in Texas.