Bill S.4530 titled “A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish an Office of Civic Bridgebuilding within the Corporation for National and Community Service, 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. Christopher Coons with Ben Sasse as cosponsor.
Bill S.4535 titled “A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, 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. Richard Burr.
Bill S.4541 titled “A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish tailored information to expecting mothers, 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. Marco Rubio with Ted Cruz, Deb Fischer, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Jim Inhofe, Roger Marshall, Rick Scott, John Thune, Roger Wicker as cosponsors.
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 National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish an Office of Civic Bridgebuilding within the Corporation for National and Community Service, and for other purposes. | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. | Sen. Burr, Richard | Senate |
| A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish tailored information to expecting mothers, and for other purposes. | Sen. Rubio, Marco | Senate |
