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Recognize May 28th as Menstrual Hygiene Day

I invite you to join me in cosponsoring my resolution recognizing Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28th. The goal of Menstrual Hygiene Day is to ensure that no woman or girl is limited by something as natural as her period, to promote good menstrual
hygiene management for all women and girls, and to work to change negative social norms around menstruation. You may ask, why is the day commemorated on the 28th of May? Because the average duration of a menstrual cycle is 28 days, and on average,
women and girls menstruate for 5 days per month. Hence 28-5 or May 28th.

TOMORROW: Briefing on The State of Puerto Rico Health Care

Please join me for a staff briefing on the state of health care in Puerto Rico. Experts will provide an overview of the Puerto Rico health care system and the unique challenges that the territory faces.

Briefing: Rewriting the Rules of Employment: How Misclassification of Workers Undermines Workers’ Rights

Sending Office: Committee on Education and Labor Sent By: Eli.Hovland@mail.house.gov Rewriting the Rules of Employment: How the Misclassification of Workers Undermines Workers’ Rights: 5/22/2019 2:00:00 PM – 5/22/2019 3:00:00 PM Rayburn 2175

TODAY! Infant-Toddler Court Teams: Supporting Foster Families in the Time of Opioids

Please join the Congressional Foster Youth Caucus and the Baby Caucus for a briefing on “Infant-Toddler Court Teams: Supporting Foster Families in the Time of Opioids”. We welcome Congressional staff, interns, and advocacy groups to engage with the following
speakers for a discussion of how innovations in infant-toddler court teams have addressed increased referrals to the foster care system on American families affected by the opioids epidemic.

Honor the Merchant Mariners of WWII with a Congressional Gold Medal

In honor of National Maritime Day Wednesday, May 22nd, we hope you will join us in honoring our merchant mariners by cosponsoring H.R. 550, the Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act. This bill would award a Congressional
Gold Medal, one of the highest honors in the United States, to Merchant Mariners who sustained our armed forces during World War II.

Breakfast Briefing: Improving our Military’s Energy Efficiency and Resiliency through Performance Contracting

By now, you should have received an invitation from the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC) inviting you to a breakfast briefing to discuss our military’s use of performance contracting.

End USPS’ Prefunding Mandate NOW – Cosponsor the Bipartisan USPS Fairness Act!

In 2006, Congress passed legislation requiring the United States Postal Service (USPS) to prefund decades’ worth of health benefits for its future retirees. Reps. DeFazio (D-OR), Reed (R-NY), Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Torres Small (D-NM) introduced H.R. 2382,
the USPS Fairness Act, to finally repeal this unfair government mandate.

LAST CALL Cosponsor the DISCLOSE Act of 2019

Each day more Americans are losing faith that their federal government actually works for them. More than 80% of Americans say they can’t trust Washington to do what’s right for them. They feel like they their seat at the table has been sold to of corporate
special interests and the wealthy. The new Democrat Congress has shown our commitment to delivering real reforms to our political system that will restore a government of, by, and for the people of this great country. That starts with fixing the way campaigns
are run in this country. We need to break the stranglehold that secret corporate spending has placed over our elections.

Sign Letter to CMS on CAR T-Cell Therapy Access

We urge you to join us in sending a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma regarding the CMS FY2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule – specifically, the Agency’s proposals related to reimbursement for Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)
T-cell therapies.

Cosponsor H.R. 2617, the Bipartisan “Occupational and Environmental Transparency Health (OATH) Act”

Please join Congressmen John Garamendi (CA-03) and Austin Scott (GA-08) in supporting H.R. 2617, the bipartisan Occupational and Environmental Transparency Health (OATH) Act.