Bill H.R.5407 titled “Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Susan Wild. This bill requires the Department of Education to encourage institutions of higher education to develop and implement comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans.
Bill H.R.6493 titled “Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez.
Bill S.4502 titled “A bill to reauthorize the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren for an additional 4 years, 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. Robert Casey with Susan Collins 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act | Rep. Wild, Susan | Senate |
| Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022 | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa | Senate |
| A bill to reauthorize the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren for an additional 4 years, and for other purposes. | Sen. Casey, Robert P. | Senate |
