Bill H.R.8055 titled “To require State educational agencies to hire and train school resource officers, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform Financial Services Transportation and Infrastructure and Foreign Affairs 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. Mike Garcia.
Bill H.R.8064 titled “To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish demonstration and pilot projects to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Norma Torres with Charles Fleischmann as cosponsor.
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 State educational agencies to hire and train school resource officers, and for other purposes. | Rep. Garcia, Mike | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish demonstration and pilot projects to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing. | Rep. Torres, Norma J. | House of Representatives |
