Committee on Women and Gender Equity meeting minutes — March 4, 2026
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On March 4, 2026 the Committee on Women and Gender Equity, chaired by Amanda C. Farías, met jointly with the Committee on Veterans to hold an oversight hearing on serving women veterans and to consider two resolutions. The oversight was held and filed; both resolutions were heard and laid over.
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- Oversight T2026-1265 (Oversight - Serving Women Veterans) was hearing held by the committee and filed, by committee.
- Res. 0014-2026 (calling on the New York City Housing Authority to include an admission preference for veterans in its next proposed agency plan) was hearing held by the committee and laid over.
- Res. 0131-2026 (calling on the New York City Department of Education to observe Veterans Day on an adjacent weekday when November 11 falls on a weekend) was hearing held by the committee and laid over.
- Roll call recorded members Farías, Aldebol, Gutiérrez, Santosuosso and Schulman as present; other Council Members Morano, Wong, Paladino, and De La Rosa attended.
- Meeting was held jointly with the Committee on Veterans.
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Committee on Women and Gender Equity
Jointly with the Committee on Veterans
Agenda
- Oversight - Serving Women Veterans.
- Resolution calling upon the New York City Housing Authority to include an admission preference for public housing in its next proposed agency plan for all veterans of the U.S. military
- Resolution calling on the New York City Department of Education to observe Veterans Day the Friday before November 11th if it falls on a Saturday and the Monday after the 11th if it falls on a Sunday
- Jointly with the Committee on Veterans
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- Oversight - Serving Women Veterans.
- Resolution calling upon the New York City Housing Authority to include an admission preference for public housing in its next proposed agency plan for all veterans of the U.S. military
- Resolution calling on the New York City Department of Education to observe Veterans Day the Friday before November 11th if it falls on a Saturday and the Monday after the 11th if it falls on a Sunday
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