Bill S.4170 titled “A bill to reauthorize programs for mental health, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy with Christopher Murphy as cosponsor.
Bill S.4174 titled “A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Bob Casey, Tammy Duckworth, Richard Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Hickenlooper, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar, Ben Lujan, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Christopher Murphy, Alex Padilla, John Reed, Bernard Sanders, Brian Schatz, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to reauthorize programs for mental health, and for other purposes. | Sen. Cassidy, Bill | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes. | Sen. Murray, Patty | Senate |
