Nydia M. Velázquez

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

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

To authorize the Director of the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution to support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs, and for other purposes.

To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

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.

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

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 authorize certain grants (for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies) to be used for school personnel in elementary and secondary schools and students in secondary schools to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training, and for other purposes.

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

Supporting the goals and ideals of the month of May as Sex Ed For All Month: Equity and Access for All.

To grow and diversify the perinatal workforce, and for other purposes.

To prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.

To establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes.

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.

To protect Moms and babies against climate change, and for other purposes.

To authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies, and for other purposes.

To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project to test various payment models with respect to maternity care provided to pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with Long COVID through a multidisciplinary approach.