Bill H.R.8195 titled “To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to raise public awareness for skilled trade programs, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson with Derek Kilmer as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8204 titled “To amend section 262 of the Museum and Library Services Act to authorize the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Service to award grants to institutions of higher education for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bill Foster.
Bill H.R.8206 titled “To repeal Executive Order 13988 and prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from carrying out certain requirements relating to sexual orientation and gender identity for participation in school meal programs, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman with Andy Biggs, Kat Cammack, Louie Gohmert, Diana Harshbarger, Clay Higgins, Mary Miller, Ralph Norman, Matthew Rosendale, Thomas Tiffany as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8212 titled “To rescind the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce Foreign Affairs Ways and Means Oversight and Reform and Financial Services 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. Troy Nehls with Brian Babin, Earl Carter, Madison Cawthorn, Jeff Duncan, Paul Gosar, Glenn Grothman, Fred Keller, Markwayne Mullin, David Rouzer, William Timmons, Jefferson Van Drew as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8216 titled “To promote digital citizenship and media literacy” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Elissa Slotkin.
Bill H.R.8220 titled “To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to assist local educational agencies with ensuring that each elementary and secondary school has at least one registered nurse on staff” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Frederica Wilson with Alma Adams, Jamaal Bowman as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1202 titled “Affirming, commemorating, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to all individuals, regardless of sex or gender, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Elissa Slotkin with Ann Kuster, Ayanna Pressley, Jackie Speier as cosponsors.
The Education and Labor 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 |
|---|---|---|
| To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to raise public awareness for skilled trade programs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Thompson, Glenn | House of Representatives |
| To amend section 262 of the Museum and Library Services Act to authorize the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Service to award grants to institutions of higher education for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments, and for other purposes. | Rep. Foster, Bill | House of Representatives |
| To repeal Executive Order 13988 and prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from carrying out certain requirements relating to sexual orientation and gender identity for participation in school meal programs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Grothman, Glenn | House of Representatives |
| To rescind the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, and for other purposes. | Rep. Nehls, Troy E. | House of Representatives |
| To promote digital citizenship and media literacy. | Rep. Slotkin, Elissa | House of Representatives |
| To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to assist local educational agencies with ensuring that each elementary and secondary school has at least one registered nurse on staff. | Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. | House of Representatives |
| Affirming, commemorating, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to all individuals, regardless of sex or gender, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities. | Rep. Slotkin, Elissa |