Voter Empowerment Act of 2013
2013-04-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
2013-04-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
2014-09-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
2014-04-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
2013-09-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
2013-06-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
2014-03-12: Ms. Speier asked unanimous consent that she be considered the first sponsor of H.J. Res. 43, removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, a bill originally introduced by Representative Robert Andrews of New Jersey, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting re-printings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12.
Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.
2014-09-18: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.
2014-09-08: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Welcoming African leaders to the first United States-Africa Leaders' Summit and African trade ministers to the 13th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
2014-08-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.
2014-07-24: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the life of Maya Angelou.
2014-07-24: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
2014-07-16: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Recognizing that cardiovascular disease continues to be an overwhelming threat to women's health and the importance of providing basic, preventive heart screenings to women wherever they seek primary care.
2014-06-13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
2014-05-08: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Condemning the abduction of female students by armed militants from the terrorist group known as Boko Haram in northeastern provinces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
2014-05-20: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4535-4536)
Expressing support for designation of May 2014 as "Health and Fitness Month".
2014-05-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
2014-03-26: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week.
2014-02-11: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
2014-02-11: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.