Bill H.Con.Res.106 titled “Supporting the designation of the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as Malnutrition Awareness Week” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture Education and Labor and Ways and Means 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. Suzanne Bonamici with Don Bacon, Sanford Bishop, Earl Blumenauer, Salud Carbajal, J. Correa, Jim Costa, Theodore Deutch, Brian Fitzpatrick, Raúl Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Sheila Jackson Lee, John Katko, Susie Lee, Carolyn Maloney, James Mcgovern, Grace Meng, Eleanor Norton, Darren Soto, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8909 titled “To establish a process for separating joint consolidation loans to ensure timely relief for borrowers” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx with Jim Banks, Mike Bost, Earl Carter, Ben Cline, Tom Cole, Mayra Flores, Diana Harshbarger, Darrell Issa, Dusty Johnson, Fred Keller, Julia Letlow, Lisa Mcclain, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, John Moolenaar, Gregory Murphy, Joseph Sempolinski, Victoria Spartz, Bruce Westerman, Joe Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8914 titled “To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education to make awards to increase or improve access to comprehensive mental and behavioral health services for individuals exposed to violent encounters involving law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and the Judiciary 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. Cori Bush.
Bill H.R.8923 titled “To revise counseling requirements for certain borrowers of student loans, 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. Mariannette Miller-Meeks with Brian Fitzpatrick, Bob Gibbs, Richard Hudson as cosponsors.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting the designation of the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week". | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne | House of Representatives |
| To establish a process for separating joint consolidation loans to ensure timely relief for borrowers. | Rep. Foxx, Virginia | House of Representatives |
| To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education to make awards to increase or improve access to comprehensive mental and behavioral health services for individuals exposed to violent encounters involving law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| To revise counseling requirements for certain borrowers of student loans, and for other purposes. | Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette | House of Representatives |
