Bill H.Con.Res.108 titled “Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams with Jamaal Bowman, Anthony Brown, Troy Carter, Yvette Clarke, Dwight Evans, Betty Mccollum, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8961 titled “To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with W. Steube as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8968 titled “To allow States and local educational agencies to use unspent COVID-19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists and to provide related training and education to students and teachers” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Doug Lamborn with Brian Babin, Jim Banks, Gus Bilirakis, Byron Donalds, Glenn Grothman, Vicky Hartzler, Darrell Issa, Ronny Jackson, Barry Moore, Joe Neguse, Ralph Norman, August Pfluger as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8970 titled “To provide funding to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and capabilities by expanding community colleges programs leading to the award of cybersecurity credentials that are in demand in government, critical infrastructure, nonprofit, and private sectors, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committees on Science Space and Technology and Appropriations 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. Lisa McClain with Yvette Clarke as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8971 titled “To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, 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. Kweisi Mfume with Karen Bass, Joyce Beatty, Jamaal Bowman, Anthony Brown, Shontel Brown, K. Butterfield G., Andre Carson, Troy Carter, Ed Case, Yvette Clarke, Steve Cohen, Danny Davis, Dwight Evans, Al Green, Jahana Hayes, Sheila Jackson Lee, Henry Johnson, Mondaire Jones, Al Lawson, Barbara Lee, Lucy Mcbath, Eleanor Norton, Donald Payne, Ayanna Pressley, Bobby Rush, Michael San Nicolas, Janice Schakowsky, Adam Schiff, David Scott, Terri Sewell, Bennie Thompson, Dina Titus, Ritchie Torres, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1383 titled “Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as National Workforce Development Month”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici with Tony Cárdenas, Troy Carter, Dwight Evans, Susie Lee, Kathy Manning, Lucy Mcbath, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Tom O'halleran, Adam Smith, Thomas Suozzi, Dina Titus, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1392 titled “Recognizing Banned Books Week and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jamie Raskin with Suzanne Bonamici, Jamaal Bowman, Veronica Escobar, Raúl Grijalva, Jared Huffman, Henry Johnson, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1394 titled “Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as National Voting Rights Month”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Marc Veasey with Nanette Barragan, Earl Blumenauer, Anthony Brown, Shontel Brown, K. Butterfield G., Tony Cárdenas, Andre Carson, Troy Carter, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Yvette Clarke, Gerald Connolly, Jim Costa, Danny Davis, Suzan Delbene, Debbie Dingell, Dwight Evans, Ruben Gallego, Al Green, Raúl Grijalva, Brian Higgins, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Henry Johnson, Ro Khanna, Daniel Kildee, Raja Krishnamoorthi, James Langevin, Barbara Lee, Ted Lieu, Carolyn Maloney, Betty Mccollum, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Grace Napolitano, Eleanor Norton, Stacey Plaskett, Jamie Raskin, Linda Sánchez, Janice Schakowsky, David Scott, Robert Scott, Terri Sewell, Adam Smith, Darren Soto, Haley Stevens, Thomas Suozzi, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Tonko, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams, Frederica Wilson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. | Rep. Adams, Alma S. | House of Representatives |
| To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. | Rep. Gohmert, Louie | House of Representatives |
| To allow States and local educational agencies to use unspent COVID-19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists and to provide related training and education to students and teachers. | Rep. Lamborn, Doug | House of Representatives |
| To provide funding to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and capabilities by expanding community colleges programs leading to the award of cybersecurity credentials that are in demand in government, critical infrastructure, nonprofit, and private sectors, and for other purposes. | Rep. McClain, Lisa C. | House of Representatives |
| To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes. | Rep. Mfume, Kweisi | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Workforce Development Month". | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne | |
| Recognizing "Banned Books Week" and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries. | Rep. Raskin, Jamie | |
| Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Rep. Veasey, Marc A. |
