Bill H.R.8343 titled “To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Federal work-study program, 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. Suzanne Bonamici with Jahana Hayes, Derek Kilmer, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8345 titled “To prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employer is engaged in a lock-out, 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. Cynthia Axne with Sheila Jackson Lee, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Mark Pocan, Dina Titus, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8363 titled “To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Derek Kilmer with Suzanne Bonamici, Jahana Hayes, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8364 titled “To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from establishing or enforcing certain requirements related to spaces reserved for biological males and biological females in schools that participate in the 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. Debbie Lesko with Louie Gohmert, Paul Gosar, Ralph Norman 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 Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Federal work-study program, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employer is engaged in a lock-out, and for other purposes. | Rep. Axne, Cynthia | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program. | Rep. Kilmer, Derek | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from establishing or enforcing certain requirements related to spaces reserved for biological males and biological females in schools that participate in the school meal programs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Lesko, Debbie | House of Representatives |
