Bill S.4419 titled “A bill to require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey with Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Jeff Merkley, Christopher Murphy, Alex Padilla, Bernard Sanders, Charles Schumer, Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren as cosponsors.
Bill S.4432 titled “A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey with John Cornyn as cosponsor.
Bill S.4433 titled “A bill to authorize amounts to be made available for improvements to the Coast Guard Yard, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen with Ben Cardin as cosponsor.
Bill S.4434 titled “A bill to protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mazie Hirono with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, Tammy Duckworth, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
The Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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 require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes. | Sen. Markey, Edward J. | Senate |
| A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. | Sen. Markey, Edward J. | Senate |
| A bill to authorize amounts to be made available for improvements to the Coast Guard Yard, and for other purposes. | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris | Senate |
| A bill to protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes. | Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. | Senate |
