Bill H.R.7956 titled “To require the President to submit a report to Congress on the actions Executive agencies are taking to make school security improvements at public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Buddy Carter Earl.
Bill H.R.7964 titled “To require disclosure of the total amount of interest that would be paid over the life of a loan for certain Federal student loans” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Randy Feenstra.
Bill H.R.7966 titled “To provide for increased authorization of funding to secure schools, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Oversight and Reform 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. Richard Hudson with Kelly Armstrong, Don Bacon, Jack Bergman, Mike Bost, Jerry Carl, John Curtis, Rodney Davis, Sam Graves, Kevin Hern, Ashley Hinson, Darrell Issa, Mike Johnson, David Joyce, John Joyce, Barry Moore, Markwayne Mullin, Gregory Murphy, David Rouzer, Austin Scott, Elise Stefanik, Michael Waltz, Brad Wenstrup, Bruce Westerman, Steve Womack as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1154 titled “Expressing support for the designation of June 2022 as National Cybersecurity Education Month”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andrew Garbarino with Yvette Clarke as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1157 titled “Supporting the designation of June 6, 2022, as CASA/GAL Volunteers' Day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Katie Porter with Don Bacon, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Mark Desaulnier, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzales, Raúl Grijalva, Ashley Hinson, Lucy Mcbath, Eleanor Norton, Michael San Nicolas, Janice Schakowsky, David Scott, Juan Vargas, Bonnie Watson Coleman, John Yarmuth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| To require the President to submit a report to Congress on the actions Executive agencies are taking to make school security improvements at public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. | Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" | House of Representatives |
| To require disclosure of the total amount of interest that would be paid over the life of a loan for certain Federal student loans. | Rep. Feenstra, Randy | House of Representatives |
| To provide for increased authorization of funding to secure schools, and for other purposes. | Rep. Hudson, Richard | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of June 2022 as "National Cybersecurity Education Month". | Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. | |
| Supporting the designation of June 6, 2022, as "CASA/GAL Volunteers' Day". | Rep. Porter, Katie |
