Bill H.R.8999 titled “To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for the expiration of emergency temporary standards after 6 months” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by .
Bill H.R.9001 titled “To secure schools, to increase access to mental health resources, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committees on 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. Mayra Flores.
Bill H.R.9014 titled “To provide for supplemental appropriations to increase the number of Americorps members and to increase the living allowances of such members, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor 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 .
Bill H.R.9021 titled “To establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-management committees, public entities, public accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committee on 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. John Sarbanes.
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 amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for the expiration of emergency temporary standards after 6 months. | Rep. Cawthorn, Madison | House of Representatives |
| To secure schools, to increase access to mental health resources, and for other purposes. | Rep. Flores, Mayra | House of Representatives |
| To provide for supplemental appropriations to increase the number of Americorps members and to increase the living allowances of such members, and for other purposes. | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes | House of Representatives |
| To establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, joint labor-management committees, public entities, public accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers, and for other purposes. | Rep. Sarbanes, John P. | House of Representatives |
