Nikema Williams

To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to establish the Interagency Task Force on Coerced Debt, and for other purposes.

Condemning the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and calling for Hamas and its leaders to immediately and unconditionally surrender and to release the hostages, including Americans.

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nonviolence Week to raise awareness of youth violence in the United States.

To make supplemental appropriations for disaster relief in response to Hurricane Helene, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the life, achievements, and public service of former President James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr., on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta, Georgia.

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require mandatory certification for certain students and reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration.

Commending Big Brothers-Big Sisters of America, the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States, on its 120th anniversary and the role it has played in empowering millions of young people on a path to graduate with a plan for their future through mentorship that will last a lifetime.

Censuring Representative Glen Clay Higgins of the 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to provide surge capacity for providers faced with increased unmet need for contraceptive care.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 23 through September 29, 2024, as See Tracks? Think Train! Week in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of reducing highway-rail grade crossing-related incidents, fatalities, and injuries.

Expressing support for the designation of September 2024 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report on the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer, particularly among women of color.

Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to former members of the Armed Forces, discharged on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, certain benefits furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

To amend the National Apprenticeship Act in order to increase and expand the national apprenticeship system to include the immediate recruitment, employment, and on-the-job earn as you learn training of young African Americans, and to promote the development of equitable hiring standards necessary to safeguard the diversity of apprentices, and for other purposes.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to former President Jimmy Carter in recognition of his service to the Nation.

Supporting the designation of September 2024 as National Voting Rights Month.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes.