Bill S.4358 titled “A bill to establish an awareness campaign related to the lethality of fentanyl and fentanyl-contaminated drugs, to establish a Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, and to provide community-based coalition enhancement grants to mitigate the effects of drug misuse” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski with Dianne Feinstein, Maggie Hassan, Dan Sullivan as cosponsors.
Bill S.4361 titled “A bill to require reports to Congress on reporting and disclosure requirements related to retirement plans, 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. Ray Lujan Ben.
Bill S.Res.664 titled “A resolution expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential healthcare, including the full range of sexual and reproductive healthcare such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes”. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Ben Cardin, Dianne Feinstein, Martin Heinrich, Mazie Hirono, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Alex Padilla, Gary Peters, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, 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 establish an awareness campaign related to the lethality of fentanyl and fentanyl-contaminated drugs, to establish a Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, and to provide community-based coalition enhancement grants to mitigate the effects of drug misuse. | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa | Senate |
| A bill to require reports to Congress on reporting and disclosure requirements related to retirement plans, and for other purposes. | Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray | Senate |
| A resolution expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential healthcare, including the full range of sexual and reproductive healthcare such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes. | Sen. Duckworth, Tammy |
