Bill S.4803 titled “A bill to repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, 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. Elizabeth Warren with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, Ben Cardin, Tammy Duckworth, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maggie Hassan, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar, Ben Lujan, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Alex Padilla, Bernard Sanders, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Bill S.4804 titled “A bill to provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Christopher Murphy with Ben Lujan, Tina Smith as cosponsors.
Bill S.J.Res.60 titled “A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott with Marsha Blackburn, Mike Braun, Richard Burr, Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, Kevin Cramer, Mike Crapo, Steve Daines, Lindsey Graham, Bill Hagerty, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ron Johnson, James Lankford, Rand Paul, James Risch, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, Thomas Tillis, Roger Wicker, Todd Young 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 repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes. | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth | Senate |
| A bill to provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements. | Sen. Murphy, Christopher | Senate |
| A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants). | Sen. Scott, Tim | Senate |
