Bill S.4862 titled “A bill to establish a commission on long-term care” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jacky Rosen with John Boozman as cosponsor.
Bill S.4866 titled “A bill to establish a program to address sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen with Cory Booker as cosponsor.
Bill S.4867 titled “A bill to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Ray Lujan Ben with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Bob Casey, Tammy Duckworth, Dianne Feinstein, Martin Heinrich, Mark Kelly, Edward Markey, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Alex Padilla, John Reed, Chris Van Hollen, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Bill S.4871 titled “A bill to establish an office to coordinate work relating to behavioral health crisis care and to improve the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program, 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 Susan Collins as cosponsor.
Bill S.4874 titled “A bill to establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by with Todd Young 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 establish a commission on long-term care. | Sen. Rosen, Jacky | Senate |
| A bill to establish a program to address sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies. | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris | Senate |
| A bill to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators. | Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray | Senate |
| A bill to establish an office to coordinate work relating to behavioral health crisis care and to improve the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program, and for other purposes. | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy | Senate |
| A bill to establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program. | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie | Senate |
