Bennie G. Thompson

COVER Now Act

Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025

ARC Act of 2025

To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.

To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the designation of May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

To prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence.

To provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes.

To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.

To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement a comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in public elementary schools and secondary schools.

Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

To establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

To address the history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future discrimination, and for other purposes.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Norman Christopher Francis, in recognition of his contributions to the United States through his lifelong dedication to education, justice, and public service.