Bill H.J.Res.94 titled “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 referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. John Moolenaar with Virginia Foxx, Chris Jacobs, Burgess Owens, David Schweikert, Michelle Steel, Joe Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8784 titled “To establish the American Workforce Commission, 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. David Joyce with Shontel Brown as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8787 titled “ZZZ’s to A’s Act” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren.
Bill H.R.8791 titled “To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a special enrollment period under Medicare for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means 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 with Gus Bilirakis, Mikie Sherrill, Lloyd Smucker, Mike Thompson, Tim Walberg as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8792 titled “To prohibit group health plans, health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, State plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act, State child health plans under title XXI of such Act, and the TRICARE program from applying a deductible to outpatient pediatric services” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor Ways and Means and Armed Services 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. Kim Schrier with Lauren Underwood as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8793 titled “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 referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Brad Sherman with Brendan Boyle, Julia Brownley, Tony Cárdenas, Adriano Espaillat, John Garamendi, Pramila Jayapal, Marcy Kaptur, Daniel Kildee, Stephen Lynch, Gwen Moore, Seth Moulton, Jerrold Nadler, Eleanor Norton, Jimmy Panetta, Scott Peters, Jamie Raskin, Linda Sánchez, Janice Schakowsky, Albio Sires, Jackie Speier, Eric Swalwell, Marc Veasey as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1334 titled “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in their the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools so that the American people may never forget that fateful day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andrew Garbarino.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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)". | Rep. Moolenaar, John R. | House of Representatives |
| To establish the American Workforce Commission, and for other purposes. | Rep. Joyce, David P. | House of Representatives |
| ZZZ’s to A’s Act | Rep. Lofgren, Zoe | House of Representatives |
| To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a special enrollment period under Medicare for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes. | Rep. Schrader, Kurt | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit group health plans, health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, State plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act, State child health plans under title XXI of such Act, and the TRICARE program from applying a deductible to outpatient pediatric services. | Rep. Schrier, Kim | House of Representatives |
| 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. | Rep. Sherman, Brad | House of Representatives |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in their the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools so that the American people may never forget that fateful day. | Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. |
