Bill S.4026 titled “Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Tina Sen. Smith with Debbie Stabenow as cosponsor.
Bill S.4036 titled “Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by James Sen. Lankford with Shelley Capito, John Cornyn, Maggie Hassan, Mark Kelly, Joseph Manchin, Rob Portman, Kyrsten Sinema, Jon Tester, John Thune, Thomas Tillis as cosponsors.
Bill S.4037 titled “Pharmaceutical Research Transparency Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Debbie Sen. Stabenow with Tina Smith as cosponsor.
Bill S.4041 titled “No Child Left Inside Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2095-2096) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Jack Sen. Reed with Susan Collins, Jeff Merkley as cosponsors.
Bill S.4043 titled “Delivering Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Now Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Elizabeth Sen. Warren with Marsha Blackburn, Charles Grassley, Maggie Hassan as cosponsors.
Bill S.4052 titled “Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rob Sen. Portman with Bill Cassidy, Maggie Hassan, John Hickenlooper as cosponsors.
Bill S.4053 titled “Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Debbie Sen. Stabenow with Tina Smith as cosponsor.
Bill S.4056 titled “SAFE PLAY Act Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Robert Sen. Menendez.
Bill S.4058 titled “C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals Act Compacts, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Mental Health Professionals Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by .
Bill S.4068 titled “Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2096-2097) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Alex Sen. Padilla with Catherine Cortez Masto, Richard Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Martin Heinrich, Robert Menendez, Christopher Murphy, Jacklyn Rosen as cosponsors.
Bill S.4071 titled “Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by with Tim Scott as cosponsor.
Bill S.Res.586 titled “A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 4 through April 8, 2022, as National Assistant Principals Week”. The bill is sponsored by Thomas Sen. Carper. This resolution supports the designation of National Assistant Principals Week.
Bill S.Res.590 titled “A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual Black Maternal Health Week to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons”. The bill is sponsored by Cory Sen. Booker with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Sherrod Brown, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tammy Duckworth, Richard Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Edward Markey, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Gary Peters, Jacklyn Rosen, Bernard Sanders, Debbie Stabenow, Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren as cosponsors.
The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act | Sen. Smith, Tina | Senate |
| Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 | Sen. Lankford, James | Senate |
| Pharmaceutical Research Transparency Act of 2022 | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie | Senate |
| No Child Left Inside Act of 2022 | Sen. Reed, Jack | Senate |
| Delivering Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Now Act | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth | Senate |
| Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022 | Sen. Portman, Rob | Senate |
| Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie | Senate |
| SAFE PLAY Act Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act | Sen. Menendez, Robert | Senate |
| C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals Act Compacts, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Mental Health Professionals Act | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. | Senate |
| Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022 | Sen. Padilla, Alex | Senate |
| Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments Act of 2022 | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. | Senate |
| A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 4 through April 8, 2022, as National Assistant Principals Week. | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. | |
| A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. | Sen. Booker, Cory A. |
