Bill S.4316 titled “A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update and clarify its rule on substances generally recognized as safe and to establish within the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration the Office of Food Chemical Safety Reassessment, 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. Edward Markey with Richard Blumenthal, Elizabeth Warren as cosponsors.
Bill S.4330 titled “A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, 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. Jacky Rosen with Roger Wicker as cosponsor.
Bill S.4332 titled “A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to support research and programmatic efforts that will build on previous research on the effects of adverse childhood experiences” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Angus King with Lisa Murkowski as cosponsor.
Bill S.4333 titled “A bill to deem certain products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration as drugs” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Tina Smith with Roger Marshall as cosponsor.
Bill S.4336 titled “A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to annually review and as appropriate update guidance for industry and Food and Drug Administration staff on medical device cybersecurity, 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. Jacky Rosen with Todd Young as cosponsor.
Bill S.4338 titled “A bill to provide for increased transparency in generic drug applications” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Wood Hassan Margaret with Rand Paul as cosponsor.
Bill S.4340 titled “A bill to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny approval of a new drug application for an opioid analgesic drug on the basis of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available drugs” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin with Mike Braun as cosponsor.
Bill S.4341 titled “A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to issue a report on nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jacky Rosen with Mitt Romney as cosponsor.
Bill S.4342 titled “A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize a new student loan forgiveness program” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
Bill S.4344 titled “A bill to establish a temporary program for the refinancing of certain Federal and private student loans, 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. Sheldon Whitehouse.
Bill S.4345 titled “A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to amend the public service loan forgiveness program” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse with Jeff Merkley as cosponsor.
Bill S.4347 titled “A bill to require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives” 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, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tammy Duckworth, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maggie Hassan, Martin Heinrich, Mazie Hirono, Timothy Kaine, Amy Klobuchar, Edward Markey, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, John Reed, Jacklyn Rosen, Bernard Sanders, Brian Schatz, Jeanne Shaheen, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Bill S.4348 titled “A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, 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 Richard Burr as cosponsor.
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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update and clarify its rule on substances generally recognized as safe and to establish within the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration the Office of Food Chemical Safety Reassessment, and for other purposes. | Sen. Markey, Edward J. | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, and for other purposes. | Sen. Rosen, Jacky | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to support research and programmatic efforts that will build on previous research on the effects of adverse childhood experiences. | Sen. King, Angus S. | Senate |
| A bill to deem certain products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration as drugs. | Sen. Smith, Tina | Senate |
| A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to annually review and as appropriate update guidance for industry and Food and Drug Administration staff on medical device cybersecurity, and for other purposes. | Sen. Rosen, Jacky | Senate |
| A bill to provide for increased transparency in generic drug applications. | Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood | Senate |
| A bill to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny approval of a new drug application for an opioid analgesic drug on the basis of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available drugs. | Sen. Manchin, Joe | Senate |
| A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to issue a report on nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations. | Sen. Rosen, Jacky | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize a new student loan forgiveness program. | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon | Senate |
| A bill to establish a temporary program for the refinancing of certain Federal and private student loans, and for other purposes. | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to amend the public service loan forgiveness program. | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon | Senate |
| A bill to require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives. | Sen. Murray, Patty | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. | Sen. Murray, Patty | Senate |
