Bill S.4823 titled “A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for certain employees, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4577) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla with Richard Blumenthal, Edward Markey, Bernard Sanders, Elizabeth Warren as cosponsors.
Bill S.4827 titled “A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national sepsis data trust, and to fund State-based pilots and programs to establish interoperable State-based sepsis data trusts” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy with Bob Casey as cosponsor.
Bill S.4839 titled “A bill to reauthorize and expand a grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid and stimulant use and misuse, 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. Tammy Baldwin with Jeanne Shaheen as cosponsor.
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 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for certain employees, and for other purposes. | Sen. Padilla, Alex | Senate |
| A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national sepsis data trust, and to fund State-based pilots and programs to establish interoperable State-based sepsis data trusts. | Sen. Cassidy, Bill | Senate |
| A bill to reauthorize and expand a grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid and stimulant use and misuse, and for other purposes. | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy | Senate |
