Voting on employment rights, veteran benefits, environmental standards, and lending data.
The House is setting the stage for votes on several critical measures impacting civil rights, finance, and healthcare. Citizens face potential changes clarifying federal employment discrimination standards, reducing contraception costs for veterans, and requiring new data collection on small business loans for LGBTQ-owned enterprises. The resolution also allows for votes aiming to overturn key rules regarding environmental emissions and banking practices.
Key points
Clarifying standards for age discrimination and retaliation claims in federal employment, potentially strengthening worker protections.
Limiting copayments for contraception provided to veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), reducing healthcare expenses for veterans.
Mandating the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQ-owned businesses to ensure fair credit access and transparency.
Considering the disapproval of federal rules concerning oil and gas emissions and bank lending practices, which could affect environmental protection and financial regulation.
2021-06-23
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218
Against
205
Abstain
0
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Additional Information
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2062) to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 239) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1443) to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQ- owned businesses; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 14) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 15) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders"; and for other purposes.
Print number: HRES 486
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Process start date: 2021-06-22
Voting date: 2021-06-23
Meeting no: 1
Voting no: 176