The Office of Compliance joins the Legislative Branch community in recognizing Women’s History Month and celebrating the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. In 1987, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9, designating the month of March 1987 as Women’s History Month, and since 1995, presidents have issued proclamations declaring the theme each year.
This year’s National Women’s History Month has been designated as “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.”
Senator Barbara Mikulski (MD)
Maryland’s Senator Barbara Mikulski was nominated as the 2016 National Women’s History Month Honoree. She is being honored for her advocacy of critical issues such as equal pay and increased funding for medical research in the area of women’s health care. As part of her legislative successes, Senator Mikulski introduced legislation that reauthorized the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, providing grants to states to help low-income parents find child care for their children. She also introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act that proposed to strengthen the Fair Labor Standards Act’s protections against pay inequalities based on gender.
Maryland’s Senator Barbara Mikulski was nominated as the 2016 National Women’s History Month Honoree. She is being honored for her advocacy of critical issues such as equal pay and increased funding for medical research in the area of women’s health care. As part of her legislative successes, Senator Mikulski introduced legislation that reauthorized the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, providing grants to states to help low-income parents find child care for their children. She also introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act that proposed to strengthen the Fair Labor Standards Act’s protections against pay inequalities based on gender.
Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10)
Congresswoman Candice Miller has served Michigan’s 10th Congressional District since 2003. As the Chair for the Committee on House Administration, she is the only woman chair of a committee in the House of Representatives. She serves as the Chair for the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security and Vice Chair of the powerful Committee on Homeland Security. In Congress, Representative Miller has been a leader in protecting the Great Lakes and in promoting Michigan’s industries. Like Senator Mikulski, Representative Miller is not seeking reelection this fall.
