Jack Reed

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 16 through September 23, 2023, as National Estuaries Week.

Designating September 2023 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Designating September 25, 2023, as National Lobster Day.

Designating September 2023 as National Voting Rights Month.

To permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

Designating the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

Supporting the designation of September 17, 2023, as National Physician Suicide Awareness Day to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, physician suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health issues.

To increase child care options for working families and support child care providers.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

Designating 2024 as the Year of Democracy as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of Government of the United States to a more free and stable world.

Declaring racism a public health crisis.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes.

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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

Designating August 16, 2023, as National Airborne Day.

Commemorating the life, legacy, and entertainment career of Tony Bennett.

To direct the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen home and community living for individuals with disabilities.