Bill H.R.8818 titled “To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from wind-related injuries” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Cori Bush with Earl Blumenauer, Jamaal Bowman, Andre Carson, Yvette Clarke, Al Green, Raúl Grijalva, Barbara Lee, Eleanor Norton as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8819 titled “To provide employment protection and paid emergency leave to workers impacted by certain climate disasters, 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. Cori Bush with Jamaal Bowman, Yvette Clarke, Adriano Espaillat, Jesus Garcia, Raúl Grijalva, Barbara Lee, Carolyn Maloney, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8822 titled “To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries, 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. Sylvia Garcia with Karen Bass, J. Correa, Madeleine Dean, Val Demings, Barbara Lee, Eleanor Norton, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8826 titled “To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand working hours for employees between the ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in which schools are in session, 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. Dusty Johnson.
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 direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from wind-related injuries. | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| To provide employment protection and paid emergency leave to workers impacted by certain climate disasters, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries, and for other purposes. | Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand working hours for employees between the ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in which schools are in session, and for other purposes. | Rep. Johnson, Dusty | House of Representatives |
