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337 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
PA HB 1564 would amend the Human Services Code in public assistance, further providing for copayments for subsidized child care; latest action 2025-06-26: re-referred to Human Services.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA HB 506, amending the Human Services Code and providing for a Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program, was referred to Health & Human Services.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
H.R. 999, the Right to Contraception Act, was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 2025-02-05.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
S. 2150, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025, was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-06-24.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov)
H.R. 9420, the Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026, was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 2026-06-24.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HB 2009, prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman and providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement, died in committee on 2026-04-10.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
El Diario NY says proposed changes to Head Start put more than a federal program at risk.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
Los Angeles County 26-6624, a Call to Order with a Land Acknowledgement that recognizes the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples, is on the Commission for Women agenda.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1051 (Foster care: childcare) was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1002, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1200 on family daycare homes was held in committee and placed under submission following its August 13 hearing.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SCR 89, relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion, was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-08-11.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Transgender Education Network of Texas heads to court over fake election mailers addressed to Texas children; a Tuesday hearing could help identify who is behind the materials.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The Advocate reports Democrats are increasingly confident an economic message can help them win control of Congress but are divided over how to approach transgender rights.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Capital B reports a new nationwide election dashboard from the NAACP and the Memphis, Tennessee-based Black environmental organization about where candidates stand on data centers.
Source: Capital B (capitalbnews.org)
Truthout reports Mike Rogers received a last-minute donation from an anti-abortion PAC and, while in office, sponsored four fetal personhood bills that aimed to ban nearly all abortions nationwide.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
A city resolution would increase the professional services agreement with Childcare Careers, LLC by $800,000, to a total of $2,050,000, for as-needed substitute teacher staffing services.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek has released an anti-transgender ad days before the midterm elections, drawing criticism from fellow Democrats and his Republican opponent.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
A Kansas megachurch pastor running for the U.S. Senate has a message for Republicans: stop bullying trans people.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
El Diario NY reports: los cambios propuestos para Head Start ponen en riesgo mucho más que un programa federal.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
A Baltimore City Council resolution in committee invites representatives to update the Council on services provided to and the general well being of lesbian women in Baltimore.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com)