Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Bills

There are 192 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

• H.R. 539: Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL3]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• H.R. 501: Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY16]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 192: Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Res. 33: A resolution supporting the contributions of Catholic schools.
  Sponsor: Sen. Patrick “Pat” Toomey [R-PA]
  Status: Agreed To (Simple Resolution)
• S. 1173: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program.
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 276: Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV1]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 184: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Edward “Ed” Markey [D-MA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1153: A bill to explicitly make unauthorized access to Department of Education information technology systems and the misuse of identification devices issued by the Department of Education a criminal act.
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1019: Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 118: Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Chris Coons [D-DE]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 976: Campus Accountability and Safety Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 851: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1198: A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today’s global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the De
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1170: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer under section 3(5) o
  Sponsor: Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1125: A bill to amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
  Sponsor: Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Res. 162: A resolution supporting the designation of April 2019 as “National Donate Life Month”.
  Sponsor: Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Res. 149: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 8 through April 12, 2019, as “National Assistant Principals Week”.
  Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Res. 116: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 19, 2019.
  Sponsor: Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1130: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life.
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1191: A bill to reauthorize section 340H of the Public Health Service Act to continue to encourage the expansion, maintenance, and establishment of approved graduate medical residency programs at qualified teaching health centers, and for other purpos
  Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1219: A bill to provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes disabled.
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Rob” Portman [R-OH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1169: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1059: Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1181: A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system.
  Sponsor: Sen. Margaret “Maggie” Hassan [D-NH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1176: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote the matriculation, and increase in the graduation rates, of individuals with disabilities within higher education.
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1160: A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to increase support for mental health.
  Sponsor: Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1146: A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Assistant Secretary for Aging to identify and disseminate best practices for the National Family Caregiver Support program, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1140: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the treatment under section 351(k)(7) of such Act (relating to exclusivity for reference products) of certain products deemed to have a biological product license pursuant to section
  Sponsor: Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1073: Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Timothy “Tim” Kaine [D-VA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1070: Child Welfare Workforce Support Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Timothy “Tim” Kaine [D-VA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 468: Teachers and School LEADERS Act
  Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 709: Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 85: A bill to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.
  Sponsor: Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 9: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Res. 154: A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019, as “Black Maternal Health Week” to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbi
  Sponsor: Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 427: Autism CARES Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez [D-NJ]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1082: Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 655: SAFE Kids Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1203: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1159: A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1067: Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 975: Women’s Retirement Protection Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 923: Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 706: REACH Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1117: Gateway to Careers Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Margaret “Maggie” Hassan [D-NH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1175: A bill to improve the public service loan forgiveness program.
  Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1157: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide prof
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1199: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the poison center network program.
  Sponsor: Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1017: Supporting America’s Caregivers and Families Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 117: Disability Integration Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Charles “Chuck” Schumer [D-NY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 830: Classroom to Careers Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 760: Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 718: Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 720: CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 560: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 616: E-Cigarette Youth Protection Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 579: Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 575: EMPOWER Act-Part 1
  Sponsor: Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 901: Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1013: School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1086: Access to Birth Control Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1168: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
  Sponsor: Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1209: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to approval of abbreviated new drug applications.
  Sponsor: Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1045: Nursing Where It’s Needed Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1016: Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 924: Jenna Quinn Law
  Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 939: CONFUCIUS Act
  Sponsor: Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 905: Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 913: True Price Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 664: Protecting Workers’ Freedom to Organize Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 657: A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 658: ADAPT Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1204: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1122: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.
  Sponsor: Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 867: PROTECT Students Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Margaret “Maggie” Hassan [D-NH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1009: Early Detection to Stop Infant Abuse and Prevent Fatalities Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 158: A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
  Sponsor: Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 124: Freedom to Compete Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 702: Senior and Disability Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 11: Strengthening the National Disaster Medical System Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 792: DAIRY PRIDE Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 260: Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1172: A bill to require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
  Sponsor: Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 844: Short on Competition Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 808: ALERT Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 839: JOBS Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Timothy “Tim” Kaine [D-VA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1048: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 637: CURE High Drug Prices Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 541: Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 516: Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 366: FLAT Prices Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1107: Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1043: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 887: Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 888: Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019
  Sponsor: Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 833: Pension Accountability Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Rob” Portman [R-OH]
  Status: Introduced

Reports

Subcommittees

• Children and Families
• Employment and Workplace Safety
• Primary Health and Retirement Security