Bill H.R.8427 titled “To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal the separate minimum wage for tipped employees, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means 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. Jahana Hayes with Nanette Barragan, Suzanne Bonamici, Jamaal Bowman, Judy Chu, Danny Davis, Jimmy Gomez, Pramila Jayapal, Brenda Lawrence, Barbara Lee, Andy Levin, Carolyn Maloney, James Mcgovern, Seth Moulton, Jerrold Nadler, Marie Newman, Janice Schakowsky, Mark Takano, Mike Thompson, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8429 titled “To create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joseph Morelle with John Katko as cosponsor.
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 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal the separate minimum wage for tipped employees, and for other purposes. | Rep. Hayes, Jahana | House of Representatives |
| To create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months. | Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. | House of Representatives |
