Grace Meng

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the improvement of the Department of Veterans Affairs loan guarantee for purchase of residential cooperative housing units, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2024.

To reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxins, phthalates, pesticides, chemical fragrances, and other components of menstrual products and intimate care products.

To require the USAID Youth Coordinator, in their role as defined by the USAID Youth Policy, to coordinate cross-sectoral international development efforts related to youth, inclusive of youth, peace, and security, and for other purposes.

To authorize an Action Plan for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to increase access to sustainable safe water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities, promote stronger health systems and sustainable health infrastructure, build capacity of health workers, and promote the safety of health workers and patients, especially women and girls, and for other purposes.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Lewis Howard Latimer, in recognition of his distinctive life, scientific achievements, and his civic contributions to technological advancement, to commemorate the 175th year anniversary of his birth and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

To establish the National Office of New Americans within the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

To require the USAID Youth Coordinator, in their role as defined by the USAID Youth Policy, to coordinate cross-sectoral international development efforts related to youth, inclusive of youth, peace, and security, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on security threats in Lebanon, and for other purposes.

Recognizing that the United States needs to support and strengthen mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy.

To direct the Secretary of the Army to ensure that a member of the reserve components of the Army may access the Army Training Requirements and Resources System using a personal internet-enabled device.

To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

To increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers, and for other purposes.

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

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Diwali, also known as Deepavali, as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions.

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.