Bill S.4410 titled “A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mitt Romney with John Barrasso, John Hickenlooper as cosponsors.
Bill S.4412 titled “A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals performing services placing such individuals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations, 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. Kyrsten Sinema with Lisa Murkowski as cosponsor.
Bill S.4414 titled “A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish a list of hospitals found to be non-compliance with the hospital price transparency rule” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mike Braun.
Bill S.Res.676 titled “A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 23, 2022, as National Pell Grant Day”. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray with Roy Blunt 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 amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information. | Sen. Romney, Mitt | Senate |
| A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals performing services placing such individuals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations, and for other purposes. | Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten | Senate |
| A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish a list of hospitals found to be non-compliance with the hospital price transparency rule. | Sen. Braun, Mike | Senate |
| A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 23, 2022, as "National Pell Grant Day". | Sen. Murray, Patty |
