Bills addressed by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on April 27

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Bills addressed by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on April 27

The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee handled S.4092, S.4094, S.4097 bills on April 27, according to the US Congress.

Bill S.4092 titled “A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from maximum hours requirements” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Steve Sen. Daines with Kyrsten Sinema as cosponsor.

Bill S.4094 titled “Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2191-2192) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by John Sen. Thune with Mike Braun, Richard Burr, Bill Cassidy, Roger Marshall as cosponsors.

Bill S.4097 titled “Too Narrow to Succeed Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Tim Sen. Kaine with Cory Booker, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Mark Warner 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.

Bills Addressed by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on April 27
Bill NameSponsorAction
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from maximum hours requirements.Sen. Daines, SteveSenate
Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022Sen. Thune, JohnSenate
Too Narrow to Succeed ActSen. Kaine, TimSenate