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FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE BILLS TO WATCH

VOTING & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
S.4 JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 2024
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

H.R.239 SAME DAY REGISTRATION ACT OF 2023
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide same-day registration.

EDUCATION
H.R.703 BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of African descent in the settling and founding of America.

H.R.6592 FIGHT BOOK BANS ACT
To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to cover the costs of challenges to determinations not to discontinue the use of specific instructional materials or the availability of specific school library materials in public elementary and secondary schools and for other purposes.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
H.R.1230 FOOD DESERTS ACT
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to States to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities and for other purposes.

HEALTH EQUITY
H.RES.185 DECLARING RACISM A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
This resolution declares racism a public health crisis and supports efforts to address health disparities and inequities across all sectors.

H.R.982 PREGNANT WOMEN IN CUSTODY ACT
To address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth and for other purposes.

H.R.6716 HEALTHY MATERNITY AND OBSTETRIC MEDICINE ACT OR HEALTHY MOM ACT
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women and for other purposes.

REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY
H.R.6828 BRITTANY CLARDY MISSING AND MURDERED BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS ACT
To establish within the Department of Justice an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls.

H.R. 698 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties.