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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Legislation in this Committee

Below are the bills that are assigned to this committee in this legislative session. These bills and resolutions have been proposed by Members of Congress but may not have had any action taken on them on their path to becoming law. In fact, the vast majority of proposed legislation never becomes law.

Introduced Measures Pending Committee Consideration

S. 21: Prevention First Act
S. 45: MCAP Act
S. 57: Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act of 2009
S. 59: Strengthen the Public Health Service Act
S. 80: Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2009
S. 85: Title X Family Planning Act
S. 87: A bill to amend the procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information.
S. 88: IDEA Full Funding Act
S. 92: Imported Seafood Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
S. 93: Small Business Empowerment Act
S. 96: Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
S. 98: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act
S. 102: A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
S. 113: Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act of 2009
S. 114: National Center for Social Work Research Act
S. 166: Title VII Fairness Act
S. 175: Skills Standards Certification Evaluation Act of 2009
S. 178: Connecting Education and Emerging Professions Act of 2009
S. 206: Early Education Act of 2009
S. 211: Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009
S. 236: Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2009
S. 240: Ready to Learn Act
S. 242: Title I Education Funding Integrity Act of 2009
S. 244: Education Begins at Home Act
S. 245: Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009
S. 259: Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
S. 267: Summer and Year-Round Jobs for Youth Stimulus Act of 2009
S. 268: Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act
S. 269: Retooling America's Workers for a Green Economy Act
S. 270: Pregnant Women Support Act
S. 281: Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act
S. 305: National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of 2009
S. 310: Affordable Care for Women Act
S. 319: Community Health Workers Act of 2009
S. 324: Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act
S. 332: Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009
S. 341: Main Street Manufacturing Communities Reinvestment Act of 2009
S. 353: Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act
S. 401: Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009
S. 408: Wakefield Act
S. 413: Graduate for a Better Future Act
S. 422: Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act
S. 441: Quality Reform Expansion and Savings Act of 2009
S. 442: Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act
S. 444: National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2009
S. 450: Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act
S. 456: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009
S. 464: ACTION Act
S. 465: Semester of Service Act
S. 466: Summer of Service Act of 2009
S. 467: Encore Service Act of 2009
S. 471: High School Sports Information Collection Act of 2009
S. 473: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009
S. 485: Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009
S. 486: Access for All America Act
S. 487: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009
S. 488: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009
S. 497: Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009
S. 501: Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act
S. 525: Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
S. 538: Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act
S. 540: Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
S. 545: Mentoring for All Act of 2009
S. 558: Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009
S. 560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
S. 571: Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009
S. 579: Federal Tobacco Act of 2009
S. 586: National Neurotechnology Initiative Act
S. 593: Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2009
S. 606: A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Veterans Corps program.
S. 609: Nonprofit Capacity Building Act of 2009
S. 611: Responsible Education About Life Act
S. 613: A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to approve certain biologics license applications by the Food and Drug Administration.
S. 616: Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009
S. 618: Every Student Counts Act
S. 619: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009
S. 621: Congenital Heart Futures Act
S. 623: Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009
S. 627: Fast Track to College Act of 2009
S. 634: FIT Kids Act
S. 638: Financial and Economic Literacy Improvement Act of 2009
S. 643: Children's Health Protection Act of 2009
S. 646: Medical Economic Deferment for Students Act
S. 652: Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009
S. 659: Improving the Teaching and Learning of American History and Civics Act of 2009
S. 660: National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
S. 682: Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act
S. 686: Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act
S. 688: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009
S. 693: Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act
S. 694: Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009
S. 698: State-Based Health Care Reform Act
S. 706: Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2009
S. 709: Santa Susana Fair Compensation Act
S. 717: 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) Act
S. 718: Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009
S. 726: Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act
S. 733: National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009
S. 749: Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act
S. 750: Caring for an Aging America Act of 2009
S. 754: Methadone Treatment and Protection Act of 2009
S. 755: Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2009
S. 756: PRIME Act
S. 757: Charlie Wolf Nuclear Workers Compensation Act
S. 767: Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009
S. 777: SECTORS Act of 2009
S. 792: Improvement of the National Program of Cancer Registries Act
S. 804: School Day Factor Act of 2009
S. 809: Assistance for Workforce Recovery Program Act
S. 811: Graduate Psychology Education Act of 2009
S. 813: Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act
S. 818: A bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 819: Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
S. 830: Children's Hospitals Education Equity Act
S. 839: Prepare All Kids Act of 2009
S. 844: Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009
S. 866: No Child Left Inside Act of 2009
S. 882: Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2009
S. 890: Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009
S. 892: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out programs about the Holocaust.
S. 904: Fair Pay Act of 2009
S. 914: Cures Acceleration Network and National Institutes of Health Reauthorization Act of 2009
S. 916: Ed Walker Memorial Act for Improvements to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
S. 925: Safe Baby Products Act of 2009
S. 938: White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act
S. 953: Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2009
S. 957: Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2009
S. 968: Secondary School Innovation Fund Act
S. 969: Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009
S. 981: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Awareness Act
S. 984: Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2009
S. 994: Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009
S. 999: Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2009
S. 1000: Starting Early Starting Right Act
S. 1001: Health Promotion FIRST Act
S. 1002: Child Care Facilities Financing Act of 2009
S. 1003: Immunization Improvement Act of 2009
S. 1010: National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2009
S. 1020: Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act
S. 1022: Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009
S. 1025: Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act
S. 1028: Strengthening America's Public Health System Act
S. 1031: National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act
S. 1032: Pregnant Women Support Act
S. 1048: Howard M. Metzenbaum MEAL Act
S. 1050: Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009
S. 1052: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
S. 1057: Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009
S. 1060: Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act of 2009
S. 1101: Food Protection Training Institute Act of 2009
S. 1104: Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009
S. 1112: SUN Act
S. 1121: School Building Fairness Act of 2009
S. 1129: Pathways to College Act
S. 1137: Teachers at the Table Act
S. 1142: Informed Health Care Decision Making Act
S. 1143: Public Health Workforce Development Act of 2009
S. 1149: Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act of 2009
S. 1152: Healthy Families Act
S. 1154: Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act
S. 1158: SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
S. 1161: Nurse Faculty and Physical Therapist Education Act of 2009
S. 1164: Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Reauthorization Act
S. 1165: Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act
S. 1173: Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act
S. 1176: Allied Health Reinvestment Act
S. 1184: RAISE Act
S. 1188: Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act
S. 1197: Josh Miller HEARTS Act
S. 1206: Pediatric Workforce Investment Act
S. 1227: Truth in Employment Act of 2009
S. 1231: SPEAK Act
S. 1235: Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2009
S. 1238: Green Jobs Improvement Act
S. 1239: 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009
S. 1258: Family Building Act of 2009
S. 1259: PATIENTS Act of 2009
S. 1269: Food Safety Rapid Response Act
S. 1273: National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act
S. 1275: National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports Establishment Act
S. 1281: Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2009
S. 1299: Worker Infection Protection Act
S. 1305: MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act
S. 1306: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2009
S. 1315: Drug Price Competition Act of 2009
S. 1334: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009
S. 1339: Financial Literacy for Students Act of 2009
S. 1345: Prescribe A Book Act
S. 1351: A PLUS Act
S. 1352: Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2009
S. 1362: Success in the Middle Act of 2009
S. 1374: Forewarn Act
S. 1403: Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2009
S. 1404: Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009
S. 1410: Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act of 2009
S. 1411: Keeping PACE Act
S. 1430: School Accountability Improvements Act
S. 1441: Military Family Leave Act of 2009
S. 1445: Stillbirth and SUID Prevention, Education, and Awareness Act of 2009
S. 1459: Health Care Choice Act of 2009
S. 1460: Building Student Success Act of 2009
S. 1463: Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2009
S. 1465: Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act
S. 1473: Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009
S. 1477: A bill to establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
S. 1488: COBRA Coverage Extension Act of 2009
S. 1492: Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2009
S. 1503: IMPACT Act
S. 1512: Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2009
S. 1523: Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act
S. 1532: Promoting Innovations to 21st Century Careers Act
S. 1541: Private Student Loan Debt Swap Act of 2009
S. 1543: Supporting Military Families Act of 2009
S. 1544: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Governance Improvement Act of 2009
S. 1545: Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act
S. 1548: Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009
S. 1555: Office of the National Alzheimer's Project Act
S. 1565: Better Health in the Arctic Act
S. 1577: Asthma Act
S. 1580: Protecting America's Workers Act
S. 1581: Enhancing Flexibility for Effective Schools Act
S. 1584: Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
S. 1586: Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2009
S. 1603: Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009
S. 1608: Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act
S. 1611: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009
S. 1614: Community College Technology Access Act
S. 1625: Measuring American Poverty Act of 2009
S. 1626: Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2009
S. 1628: Rural Physician Pipeline Act of 2009
S. 1636: Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 2009
S. 1652: IDEA Full Funding Act
S. 1655: Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2009
S. 1698: Graduation Promise Act of 2009
S. 1708: Student Attendance Success Act of 2009
S. 1714: Open College Textbook Act of 2009
S. 1720: Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act
S. 1730: Fairness in Health Insurance Act
S. 1740: Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act
S. 1742: Women's Hospitals Education Equity Act
S. 1756: Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
S. 1760: Family Asthma Act
S. 1762: 21 Act
S. 1771: Medical Education Development Act of 2009
S. 1775: Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act
S. 1778: Access to Affordable Medicines Act
S. 1788: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009
S. 1791: Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act
S. 1800: A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Feed Materials Production Center (commonly referred to as "Fernald") or the Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor in Ohio.
S. 1810: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2009
S. 1857: ENHANCED Act of 2009
S. 1932: Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act
S. 2128: Prevent Health Care Fraud Act of 2009
S. 2730: COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act of 2009
S. 2733: A bill to provide for the establishment of a Private Education Loan Ombudsman.
S. 2734: Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009
S. 2735: Gulf Oyster Protection Act of 2009
S. 2740: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act
S. 2742: American Worker Transition and Community Assistance Act
S. 2750: Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2009
S. 2752: Gulf Oyster Industry Jobs Protection Act
S. 2781: A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and to change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability.
S. 2785: After-School Partnerships Improve Results in Education (ASPIRE) Act
S. 2790: A bill to allow Americans to receive paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs, and the health needs of their families, related to a contagious illness.
S. 2796: A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.
S. 2800: A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes.
S. 2801: A bill to provide children in foster care with school stability and equal access to educational opportunities.
S. 2803: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes.
S. 2806: A bill to codify and enhance existing regulations designed to encourage individuals to adopt healthy behaviors through voluntary participation in programs of health promotion and disease prevention.
S. 2809: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's patients and their families.
S.Con.Res. 6: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that national health care reform should ensure that the health care needs of women and of all individuals in the United States are met.
S.Con.Res. 21: A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day.
S.Con.Res. 32: A bill expressing the sense of Congress on health care reform legislation.
S.Con.Res. 37: A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability.
S.Con.Res. 38: A concurrent resolution expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month to enhance public awareness of the need for screening for breast cancer and all other forms of cancer.
S.Res. 5: A resolution expressing the support for prayer at school board meetings.
S.Res. 36: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.Res. 114: A resolution expressing support for designation of April 27, 2009, as "National Healthy Schools Day".
S.Res. 141: A resolution recognizing June 2009 as the first National Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month, established to increase awareness of HHT, which is a complex genetic blood vessel disorder that affects approximately 70,000 people in the United States.
S.Res. 156: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.
S.Res. 173: A resolution supporting National Men's Health Week.
S.Res. 185: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Memory Screening Day, including the development of a national health policy on dementia screening and care.
S.Res. 191: A resolution recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men.
S.Res. 220: A resolution supporting the designation of September as "National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month" and encouraging efforts to educate the public about atrial fibrillation.
S.Res. 256: A resolution recognizing the importance of "National Drug Facts Chat Day" on November 10, 2009.
S.Res. 348: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

Bills and Resolutions Referred to this Committee on the Legislative Calendar

S. 277: Serve America Act
S. 510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
S. 982: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
S. 1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Bills and Resolutions Voted on in One Chamber, or Failed Passage

H.R. 11: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
H.R. 20: Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act
H.R. 479: Wakefield Act
H.R. 577: Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
H.R. 729: Phylicia's Law
H.R. 756: National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
H.R. 780: Student Internet Safety Act of 2009
H.R. 911: Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009
H.R. 912: Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act
H.R. 1246: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009
H.R. 1253: Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009
H.R. 1259: Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2009
H.R. 1380: Josh Miller HEARTS Act
H.R. 1662: Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act
H.R. 1824: Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009
H.R. 2187: 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
H.R. 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
H.R. 3221: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
H.Con.Res. 14: Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
H.Con.Res. 59: Supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability.
H.Con.Res. 60: Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
H.Con.Res. 99: Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day.
H.Con.Res. 120: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes.
H.Con.Res. 142: Supporting National Men's Health Week.
H.Con.Res. 163: Expressing support for designation of September 23, 2009, as "National Job Corps Day".
H.J.Res. 12: Expressing support for designation of September 2009 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States.
S. 681: Greensburg, Kansas Recovery Extension Act
S. 1422: Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act
S.Con.Res. 46: A concurrent resolution recognizing the benefits of service-learning and expressing support for the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.
S.Res. 190: A resolution supporting National Men's Health Week.
S.Res. 291: A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging Americans to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
S.Res. 353: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "American Education Week".

Bills Considered by this Committee that have been Enacted

H.R. 1777: To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
S. 1793: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009