Bill H.R.7594 titled “Too Narrow to Succeed Act” was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor Financial Services Transportation and Infrastructure Armed Services and House Administration 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. Joyce Beatty.
Bill H.R.7603 titled “WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath with Andy Levin, Lisa Mcclain, Mariannette Miller-Meeks as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7607 titled “HARVARD Act Helping Applicants Receive Valid and Reasonable Decisions Act” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michelle Steel.
Bill H.R.7610 titled “21st Century Dyslexia Act” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman with Julia Brownley, Larry Bucshon, James Mcgovern, Steven Palazzo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Too Narrow to Succeed Act | Rep. Beatty, Joyce | House of Representatives |
| WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022 | Rep. McBath, Lucy | House of Representatives |
| HARVARD Act Helping Applicants Receive Valid and Reasonable Decisions Act | Rep. Steel, Michelle | House of Representatives |
| 21st Century Dyslexia Act | Rep. Westerman, Bruce | House of Representatives |
