NDC Member Bill Action
Bustos Bill to End Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment Passes House
Rep. Cheri Bustos’ (IL-17) bill, H.R. 4445 the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, passed the House on Monday. This bipartisan legislation will void forced arbitration agreements, allowing survivors of sexual assault and harassment the freedom to decide what legal path works for them. This legislation subsequently passed the Senate on Thursday and is now headed to the President’s desk to become law.
Manning Introduces Bill to Expand Access to Maternal Health Care
NDC Leadership Member Kathy Manning (NC-06) introduced H.R. 6612, the Advancing Maternal Health Equity Under Medicaid Act. This legislation will expand access to vital health services during and after pregnancy for people with Medicaid coverage, to advance reproductive and maternal health justice, and to save lives.
Trahan Introduces Bill to Protect Americans’ Online Privacy and Data
Rep. Lori Trahan (MA-03) introduced the bicameral Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange (DELETE) Act. This bipartisan legislation would create a system for individuals to request all data brokers, companies that collect personal data for commercial use, delete any personal data the broker may have collected and to not collect it in the future.
Costa Introduces Bill to Make Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue the Official Group of US Congress-European Parliament Relations
Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) introduced the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue Act, legislation that would give official status to the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue and expand the group’s U.S. delegation to include members of the U.S. Senate. The Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue supports relationships between members of the U.S. House of Representatives and European Parliament. Rep. Costa co-chairs the group with Radosław Sikorski, Member of the European Parliament.
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