Bill H.R.7419 titled “Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jim Costa with Brian Fitzpatrick, Debbie Lesko, Ann Wagner as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7421 titled “Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michelle Fischbach with Clay Higgins, Pete Stauber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7423 titled “America Reopens Act” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Carlos Gimenez with Kat Cammack, Byron Donalds, Maria Salazar as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1034 titled “Supporting the goals and ideals of Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jerry McNerney with Lisa Blunt Rochester, Ed Case, Sean Casten, David Cicilline, Bill Foster, Ruben Gallego, Raúl Grijalva, Chrissy Houlahan, Derek Kilmer, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Eleanor Norton, Jay Obernolte, Deborah Ross, Bobby Rush, Adam Schiff, Darren Soto, Haley Stevens, Dina Titus, Paul Tonko, Bruce Westerman as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1036 titled “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all young children and families should have access to high-quality, affordable childcare and early education”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici with Alma Adams, Sanford Bishop, Jamaal Bowman, Tony Cárdenas, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Katherine Clark, Yvette Clarke, Lois Frankel, Jahana Hayes, Sara Jacobs, Mondaire Jones, Lucy Mcbath, Seth Moulton, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Mark Pocan, A. Ruppersberger C., Jackie Speier, Nydia Velazquez, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
The Education and Labor Committee moves forward in some way on two bills per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 | Rep. Costa, Jim | House of Representatives |
| Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act of 2022 | Rep. Fischbach, Michelle | House of Representatives |
| America Reopens Act | Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. | House of Representatives |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. | Rep. McNerney, Jerry | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all young children and families should have access to high-quality, affordable childcare and early education. | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne |
