Bill H.R.7767 titled “To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney with Donald Norcross as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7770 titled “To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit additional leave for bone marrow or blood stem cell donation, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform 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. Dean Phillips.
Bill H.Res.1117 titled “Expressing support for the designation of 2022 as the Year of the Parents”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements, and for other purposes. | Rep. Courtney, Joe | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit additional leave for bone marrow or blood stem cell donation, and for other purposes. | Rep. Phillips, Dean | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of 2022 as the "Year of the Parents". | Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. |
