Bill H.R.8634 titled “To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development 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 .
Bill H.R.8636 titled “To counter the military-civil fusion strategy of the Chinese Communist Party and prevent United States contributions to the development of dual-use technology in China” was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and in addition to the Committees on Science Space and Technology Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor 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. Jim Banks.
Bill H.R.8643 titled “To establish a grant program for States to fund community-based nonprofit student loan consumer assistance 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. Hakeem Jeffries with Jahana Hayes 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 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development programs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Allen, Rick W. | House of Representatives |
| To counter the military-civil fusion strategy of the Chinese Communist Party and prevent United States contributions to the development of dual-use technology in China. | Rep. Banks, Jim | House of Representatives |
| To establish a grant program for States to fund community-based nonprofit student loan consumer assistance programs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. | House of Representatives |
