Legislation

Recognizing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment

S.J.Res. 38 / H.J.Res. 80

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution is valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution, having been ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States.

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act

S. 2377 / H.R. 4611

To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.

The EACH Act, would reverse the 1976 Hyde Amendment, making insurance coverage for abortion available to all people regardless of income, zip code, type of insurance, or employer. The Act would prohibit federal, state, and local governments from passing laws that restrict private health insurance companies from offering abortion coverage, and restore abortion coverage to the millions who receive health insurance through the federal government, such as Medicaid, and are currently denied abortion coverage.

Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

S. 2150 / H.R. 12

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.

The Women’s Health Protection Act aims to reduce federal barriers to abortion access. It outlaws state’s targeted regulations on abortion providers (TRAP laws) and other medically unnecessary requirements that abridge the right to access abortion care, including mandatory waiting periods, two-trip requirements, biased counseling, and mandatory ultrasounds.

Paycheck Fairness Act

S.R. 1115 / H.R.17

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.

FAMILY Act

S. 2823 / H.R. 5390

To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

The FAMILY Act would create a national paid family and medical leave program. Employees would pay into the program, and it would provide workers with a portion of their earnings for a set period of time while on leave to deal with their own serious illness, the illness of a family member, to care for a new baby, or for specific military related caregiving needs. The program would provide employees with 60 working days, or 12 weeks of paid leave.

Raise the Wage Act of 2025

S. 1332 / H.R. 2743

To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

The Raise the Wage Act of 2025 would gradually increase the national minimum wage to $17/hour, and then tie future increases to median wage growth. The Act would also end the tipped wage and the practice of paying teenagers and people with disabilities a subminimum wage. Raising the federal minimum wage is an important tool in addressing racial and gender pay inequality and lifting workers out of poverty. The Raise the Wage Act has been introduced in both the House and the Senate.

Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

S. 852 / H.R. 20

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.

The PRO Act aims to expand various labor protections related to employees’ rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. It revises the definitions of employee, supervisor, and employer to broaden the scope of individuals covered by fair labor standards, permits labor organizations to encourage secondary strikes, and prohibits employers from bringing claims against unions that conduct secondary strikes.

/ H.R. 5361

To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies.

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025 addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding law enforcement accountability and policing practices. The Act would ban chokeholds, limit qualified immunity, lower the criminal intent standard to convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct, and authorizes the Department of Justice to issue subpoenas in investigations of police departments for a practice of discrimination. The Act would also establish a national registry to compile data on police misconduct records.

Assault Weapons Ban of 2025

S. 1531 / H.R. 3115

To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.

The Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 aims to ban assault weapons federally. The Federal Assault Weapons Ban passed in 1994 and was in effect for ten years, but had a sunset clause that ended the enforcement of the bill.

Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025

/ H.R. 18

​​To require a background check for every firearm sale.

Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2025

/ H.R. 3868

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.