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- Democrats including Pressley, Omar, Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib arrested at abortion rights rally outside Shttps://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/in-the-news/democrats-including-pressley-omar-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-arrested-abortion-rights...In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Pressley said the congresswoman participated in a protest against the “cruel and callous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and strip away abortion rights for everyone who calls America home.” Grassroots advocates were also present at the demonstration, according to Pressley’s spokesperson. ...
- https://pressley.house.gov/2023/01/25/rep-pressley-50-years-after-roe-its-time-to-expand-abortion-access-for-all/...Since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — the Supreme Court decision last summer that overturned Roe — abortion has been banned or severely restricted in at least 14 states , and the consequences have been dire. ...
- Ross, Trahan Lead Members in Calling on NCAA to Promote Gender Pay Equity Following NIL Settlement |https://ross.house.gov/2025/8/ross-trahan-lead-members-in-calling-on-ncaa-to-promote-gender-pay-equity-following-nil-settlement...How will the NCAA commit to ensuring damages are distributed in an equitable manner?” The members concluded: “As the House v. NCAA settlement is finalized and implemented, we stand ready to work with you to promote equitable opportunity in college athletics for women. We thank you for your attention and look forward to your response.” ...
- https://ross.house.gov/_cache/files/9/c/9c439370-5b90-41fb-bccc-704a68a5fca6/BC286D9D5200F1360B0AB0CD810E9EBF8FBF7E00C7F5D14FC7D5D29E8B283300.rossnc-015-xml.pdf...SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defend our Coast 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Nov 24 2008 18:12 Apr 03, 2025 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\BMSENGER\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\11.0\GEN\C\ROSSNC_ April 3, 2025 (6:12 p.m.) G:\M\19\ROSSNC\ROSSNC_015.XML g:\V\G\040325\G040325.018.xml (982419|1) 2 SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPOSITION OF MID-ATLAN-1 TIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. 2 Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 3 (43 U.S.C. 1341) is amended by adding at the end the 4 following: 5 ‘‘(g) WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPOSITION OF MID-AT-6 LANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF....
- https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ending-Qualified-Immunity-Act-2023-Bill-Text.pdf...FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds the following: 7 (1) Congress passed the Act of April 20, 1871 8 (commonly known as the ‘‘Ku Klux Klan Act’’; 17 9 Stat. 13, chapter 22) to enforce the 14th Amend-10 2 SIL23050 PWR S.L.C. ment to the Constitution of the United States and 1 combat rampant violations of civil and constitu-2 tionally secured rights across the United States, par-3 ticularly those of newly freed slaves and other Black 4 people in the post-Civil War South. 5 (2) Included in that Act was a provision, now 6 codified at section 1979 of the Revised Statues (in 7 this section referred to as ‘‘section 1983’’), which 8 provides a cause of action for individuals to file law-9 suits against persons acting under color of law, in-10 cluding State and local officials, who violate their 11 Federal legal and constitutionally secured rights. 12 (3) Under section 1983 a person may be held 13 liable for acting under color of State law, even if 14 they are not acting in accordance with State law. 15 (4) Section 1983 has never included a defense 16 or immunity for government officials who act in 17 good faith when violating rights, nor has it ever had 18 a defense or immunity based on whether the right 19 was ‘‘clearly established’’ at the time of the viola-20 tion. 21 (5) From 1871 through the 1960s, government 22 actors were not afforded qualified immunity for vio-23 lating rights. 24 3 SIL23050 PWR S.L.C. (6) The Supreme Court of the United States in 1 Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547 (1967), found that 2 government actors had a good-faith defense for mak-3 ing arrests under unconstitutional statutes based on 4 a common-law defense for the tort of false arrest. 5 (7) The Supreme Court of the United States 6 later extended the good-faith defense beyond false 7 arrests, turning it into a general good-faith defense 8 for government officials. 9 (8) Finally, in Harlow v. ...
- https://pressley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Single-Parent-Penalty-Elimnation-Act-2024.pdf...SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Single Parent Penalty 4 Elimination Act of 2024’’. 5 VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:38 Aug 02, 2024 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\DBIRCH\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\11.0\GEN\C\PORTCA_218 August 2, 2024 (12:38 p.m.) G:\M\18\PORTCA\PORTCA_218.XML g:\V\H\080224\H080224.008.xml (927009|8) 2 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CHILD TAX CREDIT. 1 (a) AMOUNT OF CREDIT INCREASED.—Section 24(a) 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-3 ing ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’. 4 (b) REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS....
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- https://sykes.house.gov/imo/media/doc/guard_act.pdf...Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 October 31, 2025 (11:31 a.m.) G:\M\19\SYKES\SYKES_082.XML g:\V\F\103125\F103125.009.xml (1027620|3) 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guaranteed Uninter-2 rupted Access to Retiree Disbursements Act’’ or the 3 ‘‘GUARD Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. ...
- https://sykes.house.gov/imo/media/doc/wise_act.pdf...G:\M\19\WILLGA\WILLGA_121.XML g:\V\H\040326\H040326.030.xml (1053426|1) H040326.030.doc .................................................... (Original Signature of Member) 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. ...
- Rep. Sykes on House Floor: Dobbs Decision Set Wave of Chaos, Cruelty, and Control in Motion | U.S. Chttps://sykes.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-sykes-on-house-floor-dobbs-decision-set-wave-of-chaos-cruelty-and-control-in-motion...Sykes Full Remarks from the House Floor WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) delivered a floor speech condemning the senseless ruling and committing to re-establishing reproductive rights in Ohio and across the country. ...