Barbara Lee

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 amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to legacy students or donors.

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas, and for other purposes.

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

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes.

To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.

Recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students and supporting the designation of June 2023 as African-American Music Appreciation Month.

To provide public awareness and outreach regarding the dangers of fentanyl, to expand the grants authorized under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, to expand treatment and recovery services for people with opioid addictions, and to increase and to provide enhanced penalties for certain offenses involving counterfeit pills.

To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.

To establish a United States Commission on Hate Crimes to study and make recommendations on the prevention of the commission of hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the rights of youth in the foster care system.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for All.

To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility.

To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.

To establish judicial ethics.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable child tax credit with monthly advance payment.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.

To increase the availability and affordability of menstrual products for individuals with limited access, and for other purposes.