Sheila Jackson Lee

Expressing support for the designation of May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to increase early detection of and intervention for uterine fibroids, and for other purposes.

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to simplify supplemental nutrition assistance program access for elderly and disabled individuals.

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide the Congressional Budget Office with necessary authorities to expedite the sharing of data from executive branch agencies, and for other purposes.

To prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair.

To establish in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as therapy dogs, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting and honoring the memories of the victims, survivors, and their families.

Condemning the Iranian regime’s terrorism, regional proxy war, internal suppression, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable credit for qualified child care startup expenses.

Recognizing the Tenth Anniversary of the Chibok Girls Kidnapping by the Boko Haram Terrorist Organization and calling on the Government of Nigeria to redouble efforts to bring an end to the conflict in northeast and central Nigeria and to provide assistance to the victims.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support graduate programs in mental and behavioral health professions at minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes.

To prohibit States from imposing a tax on the retail sale of menstrual products.

To amend section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 1115 and 1120 of title 31, United States Code, to improve the equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals, and for other purposes.

To amend section 1124 of title 31, United States Code, to establish an Agency Equity Advisory Team, to amend sections 3520 and 3520A of title 44, United States Code, to ensure the use of equity, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the historic Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913 and honoring the courageous suffragists who fought tirelessly for women’s right to vote.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to expand and improve maternal health care services, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the House of Representatives to work alongside the Congressional Black Caucus to build the Black Wealth Agenda and outline the legislative priorities to achieve the Black Wealth Agenda.

Supporting the designation of March 2024 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

To amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to establish a Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program within the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.