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in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 14, 2022

HR 9293: To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

This bill authorizes the deposit of specified interest payments for water rights settlements into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund.

passed · New Mexico · House Nov 14, 2022

HR 1931: Japanese American Confinement Education ActNorman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act

Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program, which supports the preservation of U.S. confinement sites that were used to detain Japanese Americans during World War II (i.e., internment camps). It also establishes a program within JACS to provide grants to Japanese American nonprofits to educate individuals about the historical significance of these events.

Topics ✓ Education

Doris O. Matsui (D) · 70 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 7, 2022

HR 2193: Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022

Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022 This bill directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate a standard that requires employers to implement certain measures for protecting workers from heat stress and related illnesses or injuries. Heat stress refers to the load of heat that a person experiences due to sources of heat or heat retention (including metabolic heat, environmental factors, and clothing or personal protective equipment) or the presence of heat in a work setting. Further, if an employer cannot reduce exposure to heat stress below hazardous levels through engineering controls (e.g., heat shields and insulation) or personal protective equipment (e.g., heat reflective clothing), the employer must implement a program that mitigates such exposure through access to appropriate hydration and cool-down spaces, acclimatization policies, and periodic paid rest breaks. Additionally, the bill establishes requirements concerning judicial review, implementation, enforcement, recordkeeping, and whistle-blower protections related to the standard. The bill also requires the Department of Labor to include questions about heat-related illness and injury in the National Agricultural Workers Survey (an employment-based, random-sample survey of U.S. crop workers that collects demographic, employment, and health information).

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

Judy Chu (D) · 116 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HCONRES 101: Calling an Article V Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States and stipulating the ratification of such amendments by State conventions, a vote of We the People, and for other purposes.

This concurrent resolution calls for a convention for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution, with any proposed amendment to be ratified by a vote in three-quarters of the states via state convention delegates.

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HCONRES 89: Expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential health care, including the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes.

This concurrent resolution expresses opposition to the application of criminal laws to pregnancy outcomes and affirms that people deserve access to high-quality health care without fear of reprisal or punishment.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Nikema Williams (D) · 139 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HCONRES 84: Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.

This concurrent resolution supports the goals and ideals of the International Transgender Day of Visibility. It celebrates the accomplishments and leadership of transgender, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and gender-diverse people.

Jennifer Wexton (D) · 38 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HJRES 82: Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".

This joint resolution nullifies the interim final rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security and published on March 29, 2022, concerning procedures for the consideration of asylum claims and other related issues. (Among other changes, the interim final rule requires an asylum seeker subject to expedited removal to be screened by an asylum officer for a credible fear of persecution or torture, rather than a credible fear of persecution, reasonable possibility of persecution, or reasonable possibility of torture.)

Topics ✗ Immigration

Andy Biggs (R) · 43 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HJRES 53: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.

HJRES 53 proposes a constitutional amendment to ban slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment. Currently, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution permits such punishments for crimes, creating a legal loophole. If ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures, this amendment would eliminate that exception nationwide, making it unconstitutional to impose forced labor or slavery as part of criminal sentences. The change would directly affect all states' criminal justice systems, particularly prison labor practices, by prohibiting these punishments for any offense.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Labor & Employment

Nikema Williams (D) · 193 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HJRES 48: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. Artificial entities, such as corporations, shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation. The amendment requires federal, state, and local government to (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed. The judiciary is prohibited from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment, and the amendment shall not be construed to abridge the freedom of the press.

Pramila Jayapal (D) · 94 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HRES 1209: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.

This resolution expresses support for implementing a Transgender Bill of Rights that guarantees certain rights for transgender and nonbinary people with respect to public services and accommodations, employment, housing, health care, and other specified areas.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Housing

Pramila Jayapal (D) · 98 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HRES 1198: Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) rights are human rights and protected by the U.S. Constitution; (2) LGBTQIA+ Pride Month should be celebrated; and (3) all Americans should be treated equally regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Al Green (D) · 110 co-sponsors

in committee · New Mexico · House Nov 1, 2022

HRES 1155: Expressing support for contraceptive rights and access in the United States and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding comprehensive reproductive health care.

This resolution supports access to contraception and related reproductive health services, including by affirming the substantive due process rights that protect such access.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Kathy E. Manning (D) · 76 co-sponsors