Ritchie Torres

Condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war against Israel.

To amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to provide parity with respect to access to the mortgage insurance for hospitals program for licensed hospitals, and for other purposes.

To establish within the Department of Justice an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls.

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes.

To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to continuously identify, monitor, and address factors and capability gaps that hinder the execution and completion of recovery activities relating to major disasters by eligible entities located in the territories of the United States.

Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.

To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to veterans service organizations for facility and technology improvements, and for other purposes.

Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization.

To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Culture, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the recognition of October 26, 2023, as Intersex Awareness Day, and supporting the goals and ideals of Intersex Awareness Day.

To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Culture, and for other purposes.

To ensure that the United States diplomatic workforce at all levels reflects the diverse composition of the United States, and for other purposes.

To address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to restore a national minimum standard of protection for the water resources of the United States while providing certainty to regulated entities.

Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel.

To establish a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative in the National Institutes of Health for purposes of encouraging collaborative research to improve youth mental health.

Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists.