Bill H.R.7502 titled “Babies over Billionaires Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 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. Jamaal Bowman with Andre Carson, Yvette Clarke, Danny Davis, Eleanor Norton, William Pascrell, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Susan Wild as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7512 titled “Protecting Patients from Deceptive Health Plans Act” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means 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. Jahana Hayes with Janice Schakowsky as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7517 titled “Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin with Henry Johnson, Mondaire Jones, Eleanor Norton, Mark Pocan, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Jefferson Van Drew as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7525 titled “Protecting Charter Schools from Federal Overreach 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 Steel with Chris Jacobs, Debbie Lesko, Julia Letlow, Mariannette Miller-Meeks as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7530 titled “Student Loan Borrower Relief Act” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Frederica Wilson with Alma Adams, Brendan Boyle, Anthony Brown, Shontel Brown, K. Butterfield G., Salud Carbajal, Troy Carter, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Yvette Clarke, Emanuel Cleaver, Joe Courtney, Dwight Evans, Lois Frankel, Al Green, Jahana Hayes, Mondaire Jones, Al Lawson, Lucy Mcbath, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Marilyn Strickland 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Babies over Billionaires Act of 2022 | Rep. Bowman, Jamaal | House of Representatives |
| Protecting Patients from Deceptive Health Plans Act | Rep. Hayes, Jahana | House of Representatives |
| Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act | Rep. Levin, Andy | House of Representatives |
| Protecting Charter Schools from Federal Overreach Act of 2022 | Rep. Steel, Michelle | House of Representatives |
| Student Loan Borrower Relief Act | Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. | House of Representatives |
