[House Report 116-711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                Union Calendar No. 595


116th Congress  }                                       { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
   2d Session   }                                       { 116-711  
                                                      
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                        REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                         COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

                               AND LABOR

                                FOR THE

                             116TH CONGRESS

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]


 December 31, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


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                   U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

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                    COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

               ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT, Virginia, Chair

SUSAN A. DAVIS, California           VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina, 
RAUL M. GRIJALVA, Arizona                Minority Ranking Member
JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut            DAVID P. ROE, Tennessee
MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio                GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania
GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN,      TIM WALBERG, Michigan
    Northern Mariana Islands         BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky
FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida         BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama
SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon             GLENN GROTHMAN, Wisconsin
MARK TAKANO, California              ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York
ALMA S. ADAMS, North Carolina        RICK W. ALLEN, Georgia
MARK DeSAULNIER, California          LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania
DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey          JIM BANKS, Indiana
PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington          MARK WALKER, North Carolina
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York          JAMES COMER, Kentucky
SUSAN WILD, Pennsylvania             BEN CLINE, Virginia
JOSH HARDER, California              RUSS FULCHER, Idaho
LUCY McBATH, Georgia                 RON WRIGHT, Texas
KIM SCHRIER, Washington              DANIEL MEUSER, Pennsylvania
LAUREN UNDERWOOD, Illinois           DUSTY JOHNSON, South Dakota
JAHANA HAYES, Connecticut            FRED KELLER, Pennsylvania
DONNA E. SHALALA, Florida            GREGORY F. MURPHY, North Carolina
ANDY LEVIN, Michigan, Vice Chair     JEFFERSON VAN DREW, New Jersey
ILHAN OMAR, Minnesota                Vacancy
DAVID J. TRONE, Maryland
HALEY M. STEVENS, Michigan
SUSIE LEE, Nevada
LORI TRAHAN, Massachusetts
JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas

              VERONIQUE PLUVIOSE, Majority Staff Director
  
  CYRUS ARTZ, Minority Staff Director (appointed February 18, 2020)
   BRANDON RENZ, Minority Staff Director (resigned February 17, 2020)

----------
January 15, 2019--Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois, was appointed to the 
Committee.
January 15, 2019--Adriano Espaillat, New York, was appointed to the 
Committee.
January 23, 2019--Francis Rooney, Florida, was appointed to the 
Committee.
January 23, 2019--Van Taylor, Texas, was appointed to the Committee.
January 23, 2019--Steve Watkins, Kansas, was appointed to the 
Committee.
January 23, 2019--William R. Timmons, IV, South Carolina, was appointed 
to the Committee.
January 24, 2019--Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois, resigned from the 
Committee.
January 24, 2019--Adriano Espaillat, New York, resigned from the 
Committee.
January 24, 2019--Lori Trahan, Massachusetts, was appointed to the 
Committee.
January 24, 2019--Joaquin Castro, Texas, was appointed to the 
Committee.
July 10, 2019--Francis Rooney, Florida, resigned from the Committee.
July 10, 2019--Fred Keller, Pennsylvania, was appointed to the 
Committee.
September 26, 2019--William R. Timmons, IV, South Carolina, resigned 
from the Committee.
September 26, 2019--Gregory F. Murphy, North Carolina, was appointed to 
the Committee.
January 15, 2020--Van Taylor, Texas, resigned from the Committee.
January 16, 2020--Jefferson Van Drew, New Jersey, was appointed to the 
Committee.
July 20, 2020--Steve Watkins, Kansas, resigned from the Committee.


  SUBCOMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

    GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN, Northern Mariana Islands, Chair

KIM SCHRIER, Washington              RICK W. ALLEN, Georgia,
JAHANA HAYES, Connecticut              Minority Ranking Member
DONNA E. SHALALA, Florida            GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania
SUSAN A. DAVIS, California           GLENN GROTHMAN, Wisconsin
FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida         FRED KELLER, Pennsylvania
MARK DeSAULNIER, California          JEFFERSON VAN DREW, New Jersey
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York          VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina,
ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT,             Ex Officio
    Virginia,
  Ex Officio

----------
September 26, 2019--William R. Timmons, IV, South Carolina, resigned 
from the Subcommittee.
October 17, 2019--Fred Keller, Pennsylvania, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.
January 15, 2020--Van Taylor, Texas, resigned from the Subcommittee.
February 11, 2020--Jefferson Van Drew, New Jersey, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.


       SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT

                   SUSAN A. DAVIS, California, Chair

JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut            LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania,
MARK TAKANO, California                Minority Ranking Member
PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington          BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky
JOSH HARDER, California              GLENN GROTHMAN, Wisconsin
ANDY LEVIN, Michigan                 ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York
ILHAN OMAR, Minnesota                JIM BANKS, Indiana
DAVID J. TRONE, Maryland             MARK WALKER, North Carolina
SUSIE LEE, Nevada                    JAMES COMER, Kentucky
LORI TRAHAN, Massachusetts           BEN CLINE, Virginia
JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas                RUSS FULCHER, Idaho
RAUL M. GRIJALVA, Arizona            DANIEL MEUSER, Pennsylvania
GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN,      GREGORY F. MURPHY, North Carolina
    Northern Mariana Islands         VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina,
SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon               Ex Officio
ALMA S. ADAMS, North Carolina        Vacancy
DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey
ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT, 
    Virginia,
  Ex Officio

----------
January 24, 2019--Lori Trahan, Massachusetts, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.
January 24, 2019--Joaquin Castro, Texas, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.
September 26, 2019--William R. Timmons, IV, South Carolina, resigned 
from the Subcommittee.
October 17, 2019--Gregory F. Murphy, North Carolina, was appointed to 
the Subcommittee.
July 20, 2020--Steve Watkins, Kansas, resigned from the Subcommittee.


        SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

                  FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida, Chair

DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey          TIM WALBERG, Michigan,
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York            Minority Ranking Member
SUSAN WILD, Pennsylvania             DAVID P. ROE, Tennessee
LUCY McBATH, Georgia                 ELSIE STEFANIK, New York
LAUREN UNDERWOOD, Illinois           RICK W. ALLEN, Georgia
HALEY M. STEVENS, Michigan           JIM BANKS, Indiana
JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut            RUSS FULCHER, Idaho
MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio                RON WRIGHT, Texas
JOSH HARDER, California              DANIEL MEUSER, Pennsylvania
DONNA E. SHALALA, Florida            DUSTY JOHNSON, South Dakota
ANDY LEVIN, Michigan                 FRED KELLER, Pennsylvania
LORI TRAHAN, Massachusetts           JEFFERSON VAN DREW, New Jersey
ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT, Virginia  VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina,
                                       Ex Officio

----------
January 24, 2019--Lori Trahan, Massachusetts, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.
July 10, 2019--Francis Rooney, Florida, resigned from the Subcommittee.
September 18, 2019--Fred Keller, Pennsylvania, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.
January 15, 2020--Van Taylor, Texas, resigned from the Subcommittee.
February 11, 2020--Jefferson Van Drew, New Jersey, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.
July 20, 2020--Steve Watkins, Kansas, resigned from the Subcommittee.
September 10, 2020--Elise M. Stefanik, New York, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.


                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS

                  ALMA S. ADAMS, North Carolina, Chair

MARK DeSAULNIER, California          BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama,
MARK TAKANO, California                Minority Ranking Member
PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington          LLOYD K. SMUCKER, Pennsylvania
SUSAN WILD, Pennsylvania             MARK WALKER, North Carolina
LUCY McBATH, Georgia                 RON WRIGHT, Texas
ILHAN OMAR, Minnesota                GREGORY F. MURPHY, North Carolina
HALEY M. STEVENS, Michigan           VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina,
ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT,             Ex Officio
    Virginia,
  Ex Officio

----------
July 10, 2019--Francis Rooney, Florida, resigned from the Subcommittee.
September 18, 2019--Fred Keller, Pennsylvania, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee.
October 17, 2019--Fred Keller, Pennsylvania, resigned from the 
Subcommittee.
October 17, 2019--Gregory F. Murphy, North Carolina, was appointed to 
the Subcommittee.
September 10, 2019--Ben Cline, Virginia, resigned from the 
Subcommittee.
September 10, 2019--Lloyd K. Smucker, Pennsylvania, was appointed to 
the Subcommittee.


            SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN SERVICES

                    SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon, Chair

RAUL M. GRIJALVA, Arizona            BEN CLINE, Virginia,
MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio                  Minority Ranking Member
KIM SCHRIER, Washington              GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania
JAHANA HAYES, Connecticut            JAMES COMER, Kentucky
DAVID J. TRONE, Maryland             DUSTY JOHNSON, South Dakota
SUSIE LEE, Nevada                    VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina,
ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT,             Ex Officio
    Virginia,
  Ex Officio

----------
September 10, 2020--Elise M. Stefanik, New York, resigned from the 
Subcommittee.
September 10, 2020--James Comer, Kentucky, resigned from the Minority 
Ranking Member position.
September 10, 2020--Ben Cline, Virginia, was appointed to the 
Subcommittee and to the Minority Ranking Member position.



                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                  Committee on Education and Labor,
                                  House of Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, December 31, 2020.
Hon. Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk of the House,
The Capitol, Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Johnson: Pursuant to Rule XI, clause 1(d) of the 
Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I am hereby 
transmitting the Activities Report of the Committee on 
Education and Labor for the 116th Congress. This report 
summarizes the activities of the Committee and its 
Subcommittees with respect to its legislative and oversight 
responsibilities.
    I circulated this report to all Members of the Committee on 
December 18, 2020, and I received the Minority Views included 
in this report.
            Sincerely,
                                 Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott,
                                                          Chairman.




                            C O N T E N T S

                                                                   Page
Introduction.....................................................     1
Hearings Held by the Full Committee..............................     6
Markups and Other Business Meetings Held by the Full Committee...    10
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, 
  and Secondary Education........................................    13
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
  Workforce Investment...........................................    15
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, 
  and Pensions...................................................    18
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.......    21
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human 
  Services.......................................................    24
Legislation Referred to the Committee that Passed the House......    27
Legislation Referred to the Committee that Passed the House in 
  Another Measure................................................    30
Legislation Within Committee Jurisdiction Not Referred to the 
  Committee that Passed the House................................    47
Legislation Referred to the Committee Enacted Into Law...........    49
Legislation Referred to the Committee Enacted Into Law in Another 
  Measure........................................................    49
Legislation Within Committee Jurisdiction Not Referred to the 
  Committee Enacted Into Law.....................................    54
Oversight Plan Summary and Activity..............................    54
Committee Initiated Correspondence...............................    70
Official Committee Proceedings Conducted Entirely Remotely or 
  with Remote Participation......................................   105
Other Committee Activity (Briefings) Conducted Entirely Remotely 
  or with Remote Participation...................................   109
Conference Reports Filed with Committee Members Appointed as 
  Conferees......................................................   112
Issue Reports Written by the Committee...........................   112
Amicus Brief Written by the Committee............................   113
Committee Activity Statistics....................................   113
Minority Views...................................................   116



                                                Union Calendar No. 595


116th Congress  }                                       { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
   2d Session   }                                       { 116-711  

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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR DURING 
                           THE 116TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

 December 31, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

     Mr. Scott, from the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                              INTRODUCTION

    In January 2018, Representative Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott 
(VA), the new Chair of the House Committee on Education and 
Labor (Committee), promised to work towards an America where 
everyone can succeed, not just the wealthy few.
    During the 116th Congress, the Committee--with the 
leadership of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 
Education Subcommittee Chair Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan 
(Northern Mariana Islands), Higher Education and Workforce 
Investment Subcommittee Chair Susan A. Davis (CA), Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chair Frederica S. 
Wilson (FL), Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Alma S. 
Adams (NC), and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee 
Chair Suzanne Bonamici (OR)--delivered on that promise by 
restoring regular order and following research and evidence to 
improve the lives of children, students, workers, and retirees.
    In total, the Committee held 62 hearings and 14 virtual 
briefings and passed 41 evidence-based bills--through regular 
order, on the suspension calendar, or by unanimous consent--to 
realize equity in education, achieve safe and inclusive 
workplaces where workers can earn a livable wage and 
collectively bargain, and expand access to affordable health 
care.

Equity in Education

    After eight years of Republican leadership, the Committee 
rededicated itself to addressing equity in public education. 
The Committee held its first hearing on school desegregation in 
nearly three decades and passed legislation to confront the 
racial and economic resegregation of public schools. The 
Committee also reported out legislation to ensure every student 
has access to a college degree or certificate.
    The Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2020 (H.R. 
2) invests in repairing crumbling school infrastructure at 
high-poverty public schools and creates 1.9 million jobs. 
Today, the average school building is 44 years old. The 
legislation addresses dangerous building systems--such as 
outdated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems--so 
that classrooms can safely reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
[Reported out of Committee on February 26, 2019, and passed by 
the House on July 1, 2020, as part of the Moving Forward Act]
    The School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act (H.R. 4301) 
creates federal definitions for mass shootings and school 
shootings and authorizes the collection of data to better 
understand and prevent school shootings. [Reported out of 
Committee on September 18, 2019]
    The College Affordability Act (H.R. 4674) reauthorizes the 
Higher Education Act and overhauls our higher education system 
based on findings from the Committee's series of five 
bipartisan hearings on the state of higher education. The 
legislation lowers the cost of college and workforce 
development programs, holds institutions and programs 
accountable for students' success, and expands opportunities 
for students of all backgrounds. [Reported out of Committee on 
October 31, 2019]
    The FUTURE Act (H.R. 5363) preserves critical funding for 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally 
Controlled Colleges or Universities, and Minority Serving 
Institutions to ensure that these critical institutions can 
continue their legacy of expanding access to higher education 
for underserved students. [Enacted on December 19, 2019]
    The Strength in Diversity Act (H.R. 2639) reestablishes the 
Obama Administration's Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities 
grant program by providing funding for communities that 
voluntarily implement strategies to address segregation in 
their schools. The bill also helps shape best practices for 
developing plans to promote school diversity that can withstand 
constitutional challenges. [Passed by the House on September 
15, 2020]
    The Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act (H.R. 2574) 
restores the private right of action for students and parents 
to bring Title VI discrimination claims against policies and 
practices that have a racially disparate impact. The 
legislation will help community members hold school districts 
and states accountable for discriminatory education policies. 
[Passed by the House on September 16, 2020]

Safe and Inclusive Workplaces

    In the 116th Congress, the Committee made significant 
progress towards building an economy that works for our 
nation's workers, not just wealthy corporations. The Committee 
passed and reported out legislation to increase wages, promote 
the right to collectively bargain, protect workers from injury 
and discrimination, and strengthen workplace protections.
    The Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582) gradually increases the 
federal minimum wage over a five-year period and eliminates 
sub-minimum wages for tipped workers, youth, and persons with 
disabilities. [Passed by the House on July 18, 2019]
    The Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) addresses pay inequity 
by holding companies accountable for gender-based wage 
disparities, strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and 
protecting the rights of workers to challenge systemic pay 
discrimination. [Passed by the House on March 27, 2019]
    The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions (Butch Lewis) 
Act (H.R. 397) prevents the imminent collapse of the 
multiemployer pension system while protecting retirees' 
benefits and saving taxpayers billions of dollars. The 
legislation addresses the multiemployer pension crisis now to 
avoid more than one million retirees and workers losing their 
hard-earned pensions. [Passed by the House on July 24, 2019]
    The National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (H.R. 8294) 
comprehensively reauthorizes the National Apprenticeship Act 
for the first time since 1937 and strengthens our Registered 
Apprenticeship system. The legislation draws from the 
Committee's multiple bipartisan hearings and roundtable on 
apprenticeships. [Passed by the House on November 20, 2020]
    The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474) 
creates civil penalties for companies that violate their 
workers' collective bargaining rights and ensures that workers 
can decide whether to form a union without employer 
interference. The legislation is the most comprehensive 
proposal in recent history to strengthen workers' right to 
organize and negotiate for higher pay, better benefits, and 
safer workplaces. [Passed by the House on February 6, 2020]
    The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and 
Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1309) compels the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to expedite a standard 
requiring employers to protect health care and social services 
workers from workplace violence. These workers, particularly 
those in the public sector, are more likely to face workplace 
violence compared to other workers. [Passed by the House on 
November 21, 2019]
    The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694) guarantees 
all pregnant workers the right to reasonable workplace 
accommodations such as water breaks and seating. The 
legislation will help ensure that pregnant workers can have 
healthy pregnancies without risking their financial security. 
[Passed by the House on September 17, 2020]
    The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act 
(H.R. 1230) restores workplace protections for older workers by 
re-establishing a consistent burden of proof for discrimination 
claims. [Passed by the House on January 15, 2020]

Access to Affordable Healthcare

    The Committee's first hearing in the 116th Congress 
examined threats to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and workers 
with pre-existing conditions. This hearing kicked off the 
Committee's work to report out and pass legislation that 
protects and expands access to affordable health care.
    The Undo the ``Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance'' 
Rule (H.R. 1010) protects consumers from junk health plans by 
undoing the Trump Administration's ``Short-Term, Limited 
Duration Insurance'' rule. These junk plans pull healthy 
consumers out of the risk pool, raising costs for those without 
insurance, and then abandon consumers when they actually need 
care. [Reported out of Committee on April 24, 2019]
    The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(CAPTA) (H.R. 2480) strengthens federal tools to address child 
abuse and neglect by investing in prevention strategies, 
improving the quality of child protective services, and 
streamlining communication between agencies nationwide. The 
bipartisan legislation responds to the rising rates of child 
abuse and neglect across the country. [Passed by the House on 
May 20, 2019]
    The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) 
allows Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices 
for individual and employer-sponsored health plans. The 
legislation responds to skyrocketing drug prices that can be up 
to ten times higher than prices for the same drugs in other 
countries. [Passed by the House on December 12, 2019]
    The Dignity in Aging Act (H.R. 4334) reauthorizes the Older 
Americans Act (OAA) to help older Americans live independently 
and with dignity. The bipartisan legislation increases funding 
for all OAA programs, strengthens services to support 
caregivers, combats social isolation, and improves data 
collection. [Enacted on March 25, 2020]
    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act 
(H.R. 1425) builds on the ACA by incentivizing states to expand 
Medicaid, strengthening protections for patients with pre-
existing conditions, and shielding consumers from short-term 
health care plans. The legislation also includes the Elijah E. 
Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) to lower the cost of 
prescription drugs. [Passed by the House on June 29, 2020]

Oversight and Accountability

    The Committee rigorously exercised its Article I oversight 
authority over the Trump Administration through dozens of 
letters, meetings, public hearings, and even subpoenas.

Education

Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Education

    In February 2019, the Committee successfully pressured the 
U.S. Department of Education (ED) to reinstate its acting 
inspector general after attempting to replace the independent 
watchdog with a senior official from within ED.

Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers

    In December 2019, the Committee held Secretary of Education 
Betsy DeVos accountable for ED's failure to properly implement 
the Borrower Defense rule and provide debt relief for students 
who were defrauded by for-profit colleges.

Equitable Services Rule

    In May 2020, the Committee called on ED to rescind its 
equitable services rule, which would improperly distribute 
COVID-19 relief funding intended for high-poverty public 
schools under the CARES Act toward services for students in 
private schools. Three federal courts also found the rule 
unlawful. Eventually, ED conceded and withdrew the rule.

Restrictions on COVID-19 Relief for Higher Education

    In July 2020, the Committee pushed back on ED's attempts to 
limit eligibility for higher education students to access CARES 
Act funding under Title I, which would have excluded some of 
our most vulnerable students from accessing the aid they need. 
A federal court also found this rule unlawful and issued an 
injunction.

Misleading Students and Taxpayers

    In July 2020, the Committee released a report outlining how 
an ED official aided Dream Center Holdings, a for-profit higher 
education company, in misleading thousands of students.

Labor

Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers

    In June 2019, the Committee successfully pressured the U.S. 
Department of Labor (DOL) to abandon its plan to arbitrarily 
close 25 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers in rural 
communities.

Beryllium Standard

    In September 2019, the Committee successfully pressured DOL 
to reverse its plans to rollback safety standards that protect 
construction and shipyard workers from exposure to beryllium, a 
toxic, carcinogenic element.

Child Labor Protections

    In November 2019, the Committee successfully pressured DOL 
to rescind a proposal that would have allowed 16- and 17-year-
olds to operate dangerous patient lifts in health care 
settings.

Joint Employer Rule

    In January 2020, the Committee opposed DOL's interpretative 
rule narrowing joint employment liability under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act, which holds employers accountable for basic 
labor standards. In September 2020, a federal judge invalidated 
the rule.

Emergency Temporary Standard

    Since January 2020, the Committee has repeatedly pressed 
OSHA to establish an Emergency Temporary Standard that would 
require employers to protect workers from COVID-19 while on the 
job.

Protecting Meatpacking Workers

    In September 2020, the Committee demanded answers from 
White House political appointees who watered down CDC-issued 
workplace safety guidance for a South Dakota meatpacking plant 
that experienced one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the 
country.

Health and Human Services

Access to Free School Meals

    In October 2019, the Committee persuaded the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publicly admit that its 
proposal to cut SNAP benefits for low-income families would 
jeopardize access to free school meals for nearly 1 million 
children.

Special Enrollment Period during COVID-19 Pandemic

    Since April 2020, the Committee has repeatedly called on 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to 
reverse its refusal to establish a Special Enrollment Period so 
that people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can sign up for 
health coverage through HealthCare.gov.

School Meals during COVID-19 Pandemic

    In August 2020, the Committee pressured USDA to extend 
critical waivers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure 
kids maintain access to school meals during the 2020-2021 
school year.
    In the 117th Congress, the Committee will continue to 
deliver on its promise to the American people. The Committee 
will work with the Biden Administration to execute a robust 
agenda that addresses longstanding inequities and achievement 
gaps in education, promotes safe and inclusionary workplaces 
where workers can earn a livable wage and engage in collective 
bargaining, and expands access to affordable health care. The 
Committee will also continue to use its oversight authority to 
ensure that the federal government and its partners are 
delivering for the people.

                  Hearings Held by the Full Committee


February 6, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining Threats to Workers with 
        Preexisting Conditions.''

    Purpose: To examine executive, judicial, and legislative 
threats to Americans with preexisting medical conditions, 
including the Administration's expansion of short-term limited 
duration insurance through the final rule of the U.S. 
Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services.
    Witnesses: Ms. Sabrina Corlette, Research Professor, Center 
on Health Insurance Reforms, Georgetown University, Washington, 
DC (testifying on own behalf); Mr. Chad Riedy, patient advocate 
living with Cystic Fibrosis, Alexandria, VA (testifying on own 
behalf); Dr. Rahul Gupta, Chief Medical Officer and Chief 
Health Officer, March of Dimes, Arlington, VA; and Ms. Grace-
Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute, Paeonian Springs, VA.

February 7, 2019--Hearing titled ``Gradually Raising the Minimum Wage 
        to $15: Good for Workers, Good for Businesses, and Good for the 
        Economy.''

    Purpose: To explore the benefits to workers, businesses, 
and the economy of gradually raising the federal minimum wage 
to $15 by 2024 in six steps.
    Witnesses: Panel I--Dr. William E. Spriggs, Professor, 
Department of Economics, Howard University, and Chief 
Economist, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC; Mr. Terrence Wise, Shift 
Manager, McDonald's, Independence, MO; Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, 
President, American Action Forum, Washington, DC; and Dr. Ben 
Zipperer, Economist, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC. 
Panel II--Ms. Vanita Gupta, President and CEO, The Leadership 
Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Washington, DC; Ms. 
Simone Barron, Seattle, WA; Ms. Kathy Eckhouse, Owner, La 
Quercia, Norwalk, IA; Dr. Michael Strain, Resident Scholar and 
Director of Economic Policy Studies, American Enterprise 
Institute, Washington, DC; Dr. Michael Reich, Professor, 
University of California, Berkeley, CA; and Mr. Paul A. 
Brodeur, State Representative 32nd Middlesex District, 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, Boston, 
MA.

February 12, 2019--Hearing titled ``Underpaid Teachers and Crumbling 
        Schools: How Underfunding Public Education Shortchanges 
        America's Students.''

    Purpose: To discuss the negative impact of persistent 
underinvestment in public education on students and school 
staff, with focus on the need to increase investment in Title 
I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Part B of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and federal 
funds to improve the condition of public school facilities, and 
to discuss inequitable distribution of state and local funding 
to support public schools.
    Witnesses: Dr. Sharon L. Contreras, Superintendent, 
Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC; Ms. Anna King, Board 
Member, National PTA, and Past President, Oklahoma PTA, 
Alexandria, VA; Dr. Ben Scafidi, Professor of Economics and 
Director, Education Economics Center, Kennesaw State 
University, Kennesaw, GA; and Ms. Randi Weingarten, President, 
American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC.

March 13, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Cost of College: Student Centered 
        Reforms to Bring Higher Education Within Reach.''

    Purpose: To examine trends in college costs, state 
investment in postsecondary education, federal financial aid 
(including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, 
federal grants, and the Direct Loan program), and 
recommendations to reform the higher education system to reduce 
student costs.
    Witnesses: Dr. Douglas Webber, Associate Professor and 
Director of Graduate Studies, Economics Department, Temple 
University, Philadelphia, PA; Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar, 
Interim Chancellor, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC; 
Ms. Jenae Parker, Student, Franklin University, Columbus, OH; 
Dr. Elizabeth Akers, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute, New 
York, NY; and Mr. James Kvaal, President, The Institute for 
College Access and Success, Washington, DC.

March 14, 2019--Hearing titled ``Members Day Hearing: Committee on 
        Education and Labor.''

    Purpose: To hear from Members of Congress about their 
priorities for addressing our nation's education system, 
workforce, health care system, and economy.
    Witnesses: The Honorable Paul Mitchell (MI), Member of 
Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC; the 
Honorable Darren Soto (FL), Member of Congress, U.S. House of 
Representatives, Washington, DC; the Honorable Glenn Thompson 
(PA), Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, 
Washington, DC; and the Honorable Maxine Waters (CA), Member of 
Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

April 10, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities 
        of the U.S. Department of Education.''

    Purpose: To examine the policies and priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Education for Fiscal Year 2020.
    Witness: The Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Education, Washington, DC.

April 30, 2019--Hearing titled ``Brown v. Board of Education at 65: A 
        Promise Unfulfilled.''

    Purpose: To examine racial and socioeconomic isolation in 
public schools, desegregation, and the federal government's 
enforcement of federal civil rights statutes affecting public 
schools and public school students.
    Witnesses: Mr. John Brittain, Professor of Law, University 
of the District of Columbia Law School, Washington, DC; Ms. 
Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy 
Institute. Palo Alto, CA; Ms. Maritza White, Washington, DC; 
Mr. Daniel Losen, Director, Center For Civil Rights Remedies, 
The Civil Rights Project at UCLA, Lexington, MA; Mr. Dion 
Pierre, Research Associate, National Association of Scholars, 
Ridgewood, NY; and Mr. Richard Carranza, New York City Schools 
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education, New York, 
NY.

May 1, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of 
        the U.S. Department of Labor.''

    Purpose: To discuss the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) 
budget request for Fiscal Year 2020 as well as the many 
important issues under DOL's jurisdiction.
    Witness: The Honorable Alexander Acosta, Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Washington, DC.

May 21, 2019--Hearing titled ``Eliminating Barriers to Employment: 
        Opening Doors to Opportunity.''

    Purpose: To explore how federal policy can reduce barriers 
to employment for older workers, workers with disabilities, 
opportunity youth, and workers impacted by the criminal justice 
system.
    Witnesses: Ms. Laurie McCann, Senior Attorney, AARP 
Foundation, Washington, DC; Mr. Shayne Roos, Senior Vice 
President, ACHIEVA Support, Pittsburgh, PA; Mr. Daniel Pianko, 
Managing Director, University Ventures, New York, NY; and Ms. 
Kisha Bird, Director, Youth Policy, Center for Law and Social 
Policy (CLASP), Washington, DC.

June 19, 2019--Hearing titled ``Innovation to Improve Equity: Exploring 
        High-Quality Pathways to a College Degree.''

    Purpose: To discuss postsecondary education programs that 
empower students with multiple pathways to a college degree, 
including dual enrollment programs, high-quality short-term 
programs, distance education, competency-based education, and 
transfer pathways.
    Witnesses: Ms. Judith Marwick, Provost, William Rainey 
Harper College, Palatine, IL; Ms. Tomikia LeGrande, Vice 
Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management, Virginia 
Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Ms. Charla Long, 
Executive Director, Competency-Based Education Network, 
Franklin, TN; and Mr. Sameer Gadkaree, Senior Program Officer, 
Joyce Foundation, Chicago, IL.

June 25, 2019--Hearing titled ``Do No Harm: Examining the 
        Misapplication of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
        (RFRA).''

    Purpose: To examine how the Trump Administration has 
increased attacks on various populations by expanding the 
misapplication of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
regarding enforcement of civil rights, specifically in the 
areas of health care, employment, and foster care, and to 
examine possible legislative solutions such as the Do No Harm 
Act (H.R. 1450).
    Witnesses: The Honorable Joseph Kennedy, III (MA), Member 
of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC; the 
Honorable Mike Johnson (LA), Member of Congress, U.S. House of 
Representatives, Washington, DC; Ms. Rachel Laser, President 
and CEO, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 
Washington, DC; Reverend Jimmie Hawkins, Director, Presbyterian 
Office of Public Witness, Presbyterian Mission U.S.A., 
Washington, DC; Ms. Shirley Wilcher, Executive Director, 
American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity, 
Washington, DC; and Mr. Matt Sharp, Senior Counsel, Alliance 
Defending Freedom, Lawrenceville, GA.

December 4, 2019--Hearing titled ``Growing Up in Fear: How the Trump 
        Administration's Immigration Policies Are Harming Children.''

    Purpose: To examine the impact of the Trump 
Administration's immigration policies on immigrant and citizen 
children's academic development, physical and mental health, 
and well-being.
    Witnesses: Dr. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez, Assistant 
Professor, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 
(testifying on own behalf); Mr. Pedro Martinez, Superintendent 
of Schools, San Antonio Independent School District, San 
Antonio, TX; Mr. Mark H. Metcalf, Garrard County Attorney, 
Lancaster, KY (testifying on own behalf); and Dr. Olanrewaju 
Falusi, Pediatrician and Executive Committee Member, American 
Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, DC.

December 12, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining the Education 
        Department's Implementation of Borrower Defense.''

    Purpose: To examine the U.S. Department of Education's 
(Department) borrower defense policies. And the Department's 
failure to adjudicate any of the nearly 60,000 outstanding 
borrower defense claims from defrauded Corinthian College 
students and nearly 200,000 other outstanding borrower defense 
claims in the preceding 18 months.
    Witness: The Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Education, Washington, DC.

June 15, 2020--Hearing titled ``Budget Cuts and Lost Learning: 
        Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Public Education.''

    Purpose: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
public K-12 education financing and student learning and 
discuss actions Congress must take to mitigate the negative 
impact of forthcoming state and local budget shortfalls.
    Witnesses: Dr. Michael Leachman, Vice President for State 
Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 
Washington, DC; Ms. Rebecca Pringle, Vice President, National 
Education Association, Washington, DC; Mr. Mark Johnson, 
Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Carolina Department 
of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC; and Mr. Eric Gordon, Chief 
Executive Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan Schools, Cleveland, 
OH.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

June 22, 2020--Hearing titled ``Inequities Exposed: How COVID-19 
        Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the 
        Workforce.''

    Purpose: To examine persistent racial inequities across 
education, health, and workforce systems, the impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic in deepening such inequities, and actions 
Congress must take to lessen such inequities as the nation 
recovers.
    Witnesses: Dr. Camara Jones, Senior Fellow and Adjunct 
Associate Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; 
Dr. Valerie Rawlston Wilson, Director, Program on Race, 
Ethnicity, and the Economy, Economic Policy Institute, 
Washington, DC; Mr. Avik Roy, Co-Founder and President, The 
Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, Austin, TX; and 
Mr. John B. King, Jr., President and CEO, The Education Trust, 
Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

     Markups and Other Business Meetings Held by the Full Committee


January 29, 2019--Full Committee Organizational Meeting to introduce 
        new Members of the Committee; adopt the Rules of the Committee 
        on Education and Labor for the 116th Congress; approve the 
        Subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members as well as approve the 
        assignment of Members to Subcommittees; and share the Committee 
        Oversight Plan for the 116th Congress.

February 26, 2019--Markup of H.R. 865, the Rebuild America's Schools 
        Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA)
    Disposition: H.R. 865 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 26 Yeas and 20 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-684 (Part I) was filed 
on December 21, 2020.

February 26, 2019--Markup of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT)
    Disposition: H.R. 7 was ordered to be favorably reported to 
the House, as amended, by a vote of 27 Yeas and 20 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-18 was filed on March 
18, 2019.

March 6, 2019--Markup of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA)
    Disposition: H.R. 582 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 28 Yeas and 20 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-150 was filed on July 
11, 2019.

April 9, 2019--Markup of H.R. 1010, To provide that the rule entitled 
        ``Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance'' shall have no force 
        or effect.

    Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Castor (FL)
    Disposition: H.R. 1010 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House by a vote of 26 Yeas and 19 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-43 (Part I) was filed on 
March 29, 2019.

May 8, 2019--Markup of H.R. 2480, the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention 
        and Treatment Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Kim Schrier (WA)
    Disposition: H.R. 2480 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by voice vote.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-74 was filed on May 20, 
2019.

May 16, 2019--Markup of H.R. 2574, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement 
        Act of 2019.

    Sponsor: Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA)
    Disposition: H.R. 2574 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 26 Yeas and 20 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-495 (Part I), was filed 
on September 8, 2020.

May 16, 2019--Markup of H.R. 2639, the Strength in Diversity Act of 
        2019.

    Sponsor: Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH)
    Disposition: H.R. 2639 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 26 Yeas and 20 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-496 was filed on 
September 8, 2020.

June 11, 2019--Markup of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers 
        Against Discrimination Act (POWADA).

    Sponsor: Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA)
    Disposition: H.R. 1230 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 27 Yeas and 18 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-372 was filed on January 
9, 2020.

June 11, 2019--Markup of H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention 
        for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney (CT)
    Disposition: H.R. 1309 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 26 Yeas and 18 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-296 was filed on 
November 18, 2019.

June 11, 2019--Markup of H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer 
        Pensions (Butch Lewis) Act of 2019.

    Sponsor: Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA)
    Disposition: H.R. 397 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 26 Yeas and 18 Nays
    Committee Report: House Report 116-159 (Part II) was filed 
on July 19, 2019.

September 18, 2019--Markup of H.R. 4334, the Dignity in Aging Act of 
        2019.

    Sponsor: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR)
    Disposition: H.R. 4334 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by voice vote.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-258 was filed on October 
28, 2019.

September 18, 2019--Markup of H.R. 4301, the School Shooting Safety and 
        Preparedness Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI)
    Disposition: H.R. 4301 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 27 Yeas and 22 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-701 was filed on 
December 28, 2020.

September 25, 2019--Markup of H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to 
        Organize Act of 2019.

    Sponsor: Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA)
    Disposition: H.R. 2474 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 26 Yeas and 21 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-347 was filed on 
December 16, 2020.

October 17, 2019--Markup of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 
        2019.

    Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ)
    Disposition: H.R. 3 was order favorably reported to the 
House, as amended, by a vote of 27 Yeas and 21 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-324 (Part III) was filed 
on December 9, 2019.

October 29, 2019--Markup of H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA)
    Disposition: H.R. 4674 was order favorably reported to the 
House, as amended, by a vote of 28 Yeas and 22 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-700 was filed on 
December 28, 2020.

January 14, 2020--Markup of H.R. 5191, the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
        and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019.

    Sponsor: Rep. John Yarmuth (KY)
    Disposition: H.R. 5191 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 28 Yeas and 19 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-699 was filed on 
December 28, 2020.

January 14, 2020--Markup of H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness 
        Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY)
    Disposition: H.R. 2694 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 29 Yeas and 17 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-494 was filed on 
September 8, 2020.

February 11, 2020--Markup of H.R. 5800, the Ban Surprise Billing Act.

    Sponsor: Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA)
    Disposition: H.R. 5800 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 32 Yeas and 13 Nays.
    Committee Report: H. Rept. 116-615 (Part I) was filed on 
December 2, 2020.

September 10, 2020--Full Committee Business Meeting.

    Purpose: To approve new subcommittee assignments and a 
subcommittee Ranking Member.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

September 24, 2020--Markup of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship 
        Act of 2020.

    Sponsor: Rep. Susan Davis (CA)
    Disposition: H.R. 8294 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 26 Yeas and 16 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-567 was filed on 
November 9, 2020.
    Platform: Conducted in person in 2175 Rayburn House Office 
Building with remote participation via Cisco Webex Meetings.

 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and 
                          Secondary Education


February 27, 2019--Hearing titled ``Classrooms in Crisis: Examining the 
        Inappropriate Use of Seclusion and Restraint Practices.''

    Purpose: To examine the inappropriate use of restraint and 
seclusion as discipline practices in schools, the negative 
effects of such use on students and school staff, and 
recommendations for federal action to reduce such use.
    Witnesses: Dr. George Sugai, Professor and Carole J. Neag 
Endowed Chair, Neag School of Education, University of 
Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Ms. Renee Smith, Parent, Coventry, RI; 
Ms. Jacqueline Nowicki, Director of Education, Workforce, and 
Income Security, Government Accountability Office, Washington, 
DC; and Ms. Allison Sutton, Special Education Teacher, Wichita 
Public Schools (USD 259), Wichita, KS.

June 5, 2019--Hearing on ``This is Not a Drill: Education-Related 
        Response and Recovery in the Wake of Natural Disasters.''

    Purpose: To examine the disaster response of the U.S. 
Department of Education and the recovery needs of impacted 
state, territorial, and local educational agencies in an era of 
increasingly extreme weather patterns due to manmade climate 
change.
    Witnesses: Panel I--The Honorable Frank Brogan, Assistant 
Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. 
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Panel II--Mr. Glenn 
Muna, Commissioner, CNMI Public School System, Saipan, MP; Ms. 
Rosa Soto-Thomas, President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers 
AFT Local 1826, Kingshill, St. Croix, VI; Mr. John L. Winn, 
Former Florida Commissioner of Education, Tallahassee, FL; and 
Dr. Steve Herrington, Superintendent of Schools, Sonoma County 
Schools, Santa Rosa, CA.

July 17, 2019--Hearing titled ``Educating our Educators: How Federal 
        Policy Can Better Support Teachers and School Leaders'' (held 
        jointly with the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce 
        Investment).

    Purpose: To examine recommendations for improving 
administration and effectiveness of programs authorized under 
Title II of the Higher Education Act as well as federal grant 
and loan products that benefit teachers.
    Witnesses: Mr. Michael Brosnan, Teacher and Early 
Leadership Institute Coach, Bridgeport Public Schools, Milford, 
CT; Ms. Tricia McManus, Assistant Superintendent for 
Leadership, Professional Development and School Transformation, 
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL; Mr. John White, 
State Superintendent of Instruction, State of Louisiana, Baton 
Rouge, LA; and Dr. Andrew Daire, Dean, School of Education, 
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

September 11, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Importance of Trauma-Informed 
        Practices in Education to Assist Students Impacted by Gun 
        Violence and Other Adversities.''

    Purpose: To examine the effects of trauma on child brain 
development and student learning and to hear from practitioners 
and researchers about what the federal government can do to 
better support trauma-informed practices in schools.
    Witnesses: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California Surgeon 
General, San Francisco, CA; Dr. Ingrida Barker, Associate 
Superintendent, McDowell County Schools, Welch, WV; Ms. Joy 
Hofmeister, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public 
Instruction, Oklahoma, OK; and Dr. Janice K. Jackson, Chief 
Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL.

February 6, 2020--Hearing titled ``Solving America's Child Care Crisis: 
        Supporting Parents, Children, and the Economy.''

    Purpose: To examine the current landscape of child care, 
including issues of access, affordability, and quality, as well 
as issues of wages and training in the child care workforce.
    Witnesses: Dr. Taryn Morrissey, Dean's Scholar Associate 
Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University, 
Washington, DC; Ms. Nancy Harvey, Child Care Provider, Lil 
Nancy's Primary Schoolhouse, Oakland, CA; Ms. Angelica Maria 
Gonzalez, Parent, Member, MomsRising, Law Clerk, Lane Powell 
PC, Seattle, WA (testifying on own behalf); and Ms. Linda 
Smith, Director, Early Childhood Initiative, Bipartisan Policy 
Center, Washington, DC.

July 23, 2020--Hearing titled ``Underfunded and Unprepared: Examining 
        How to Overcome Obstacles to Safely Reopen Public Schools.''

    Purpose: To examine the need for additional federal funding 
to support the safe return to teaching and learning for the 
2020-2021 academic year, in line with public health guidelines 
amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Witnesses: Dr. Michael Hinojosa, Superintendent, Dallas 
Independent School District, Dallas, TX; Ms. Leslie Boggs, 
President, National PTA, Alexandria, VA; Dr. Penny Schwinn, 
Commissioner of Education, Tennessee Department of Education, 
Nashville, TN; and Dr. Sean O'Leary, Vice Chair, Committee on 
Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics, Aurora, 
CO.
    Platform: Conducted in person in 2175 Rayburn with remote 
participation via Cisco Webex Meetings.

  Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce 
                               Investment


March 27, 2019--Hearing titled ``Innovations in Expanding Registered 
        Apprenticeship Programs.''

    Purpose: To explore expanding Registered Apprenticeships, 
on-the-job training, and work-based learning opportunities, and 
to gather information for a comprehensive apprenticeship bill.
    Witnesses: Ms. Jennifer Carlson, Executive Director, 
Apprenti, Seattle, WA; Mr. James G. Pavesic, Director of 
Education and Training, United Association of Journeymen and 
Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting 
Industry of the United States and Canada, Annapolis, MD; Mr. 
Mark Hays, Vice Chancellor, Workforce and Economic Development, 
Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, TX; and Ms. 
Bridget Gainer, Vice President, Global Public Affairs, Aon, 
Chicago, IL.

April 3, 2019--Hearing titled ``Strengthening Accountability in Higher 
        Education to Better Serve Students and Taxpayers.''

    Purpose: To examine the federal postsecondary education 
accountability triad comprised of the federal government, state 
authorizers, and accrediting agencies, and to discuss needed 
legislative improvements to ensure program quality.
    Witnesses: Dr. Nicholas Hillman, Associate Professor, 
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; Ms. Melissa 
Emrey-Arras, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income 
Security Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Boston, 
MA; Mr. Noe Ortega, Deputy Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 
and Higher Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education, 
Harrisburg, PA; and Dr. Barbara E. Brittingham, President, New 
England Commission of Higher Education, Burlington, MA.

April 24, 2019--Field Hearing titled ``Protecting Those Who Protect Us: 
        Ensuring the Success of our Student Veterans'' (held jointly 
        with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs' Subcommittee on 
        Economic Opportunity in El Cajon, California).

    Purpose: To examine weaknesses in federal statute and 
program implementation that leave students who are veterans 
vulnerable to predatory and deceptive practices in 
postsecondary education.
    Witnesses: Mr. Robert F. Muth, Professor-In-Residence; 
Managing Attorney, Veterans Legal Clinic, University of San 
Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA; Mr. Elot Ortiz Oakley, 
Chancellor, California Community Colleges, Sacramento, CA; and 
Ms. Kristyl Rodriguez, Oceanside, CA.

May 9, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Cost of Non-Completion: Improving 
        Student Outcomes in Higher Education.''

    Purpose: To examine the short- and long-term costs borne by 
both students and taxpayers of postsecondary program non-
completion, including discussion of reforms to federal policy 
to support institutions in improving completion and workforce 
participation outcomes for students.
    Witnesses: Dr. Susan Dynarski, Professor, University of 
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Dr. M. David Rudd, President and 
Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, University of 
Memphis, Memphis, TN; Dr. Pam Y. Eddinger, President, Bunker 
Hill Community College, Boston, MA; and Mr. Kyle Ethelbah, 
Director of Federal TRIO Programs, University of Utah, Salt 
Lake City, UT.

May 22, 2019--Hearing titled ``Engines of Economic Mobility: The 
        Critical Role of Community Colleges, Historically Black 
        Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions in 
        Preparing Students for Success.''

    Purpose: To examine how the federal government can better 
support under-resourced public and nonprofit institutions that 
serve the large share of low-income students and students of 
color enrolled at such institutions.
    Witnesses: Dr. Reynold Verret, President, Xavier University 
of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA; Dr. Patricia Alvarez McHatton, 
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Success, 
and P-16 Integration, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 
Edinburg, TX; Dr. Glenn DuBois, Chancellor, Virginia Community 
College System, Richmond, VA; and Dr. Sandra L. Boham, 
President, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT.

July 16, 2019--Hearing titled ``Scaling Up Apprenticeships: Building on 
        the Success of International Apprenticeship Models.''

    Purpose: To explore what makes these international 
apprenticeship models effective and provide insights on best 
practices that can be successfully applied in the United 
States.
    Witnesses: Mr. Tim Bradley, Counsellor for Industry, 
Science and Education, Department of Education, Embassy of 
Australia, Washington, DC; Dr. Silvia Annen, Senior Researcher, 
BIBB Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, 
Bonn, Germany; and Dr. Simon Marti, Head of Office, SwissCore, 
Brussels, Belgium.

July 17, 2019--Hearing titled ``Educating our Educators: How Federal 
        Policy Can Better Support Teachers and School Leaders''' (held 
        jointly with the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, 
        and Secondary Education).

    Purpose: To examine recommendations for improving 
administration and effectiveness of programs authorized under 
Title II of the Higher Education Act as well as federal grant 
and loan products that benefit teachers.
    Witnesses: Mr. Michael Brosnan, Teacher and Early 
Leadership Institute Coach, Bridgeport Public Schools, Milford, 
CT; Ms. Tricia McManus, Assistant Superintendent for 
Leadership, Professional Development and School Transformation, 
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL; Mr. John White, 
State Superintendent of Instruction, State of Louisiana, Baton 
Rouge, LA; and Dr. Andrew Daire, Dean, School of Education, 
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

September 19, 2019--Hearing titled ``Broken Promises: Examining the 
        Failed Implementation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness 
        Program.''

    Purpose: To examine the U.S. Department of Education's 
implementation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program 
and determine how the Administration and Congress can better 
support the thousands of public servants relying on this 
program.
    Witnesses: Ms. Kelly Finlaw, Teacher, New York City Public 
Schools, New York, NY; Ms. Yael Shavit, Assistant Attorney 
General, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Boston, 
MA; Dr. Matthew M. Chingos, Vice President for Education Data 
and Policy, Urban Institute, Washington, DC; Ms. Melissa Emrey-
Arras, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, 
Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC; and Mr. Jeff 
Appel, Office of Federal Student Aid, Director of Policy 
Liaison and Implementation, U.S. Department of Education, 
Washington DC.

November 20, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining the Policies and 
        Priorities of the Labor Department's Apprenticeship Program.''

    Purpose: To review the U.S. Department of Labor's 
activities and expenditures related to Registered 
Apprenticeships (RA) and probed its actions to misdirect RA 
funds into the proposed Industry Recognized Apprenticeship 
Program (IRAP).
    Witness: The Honorable John Pallasch, Assistant Secretary 
of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. 
Department of Labor, Washington, DC.

December 18, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Future of Work: Ensuring 
        Workers are Competitive in a Rapidly Changing Economy.''

    Purpose: To examine the nature of worker displacement in 
today's economy and explore policies to ensure all workers--
regardless of how they are displaced--have access to the 
benefits and services they need to become reemployed and engage 
in lifelong learning.
    Witnesses: Mr. Seth Harris, Former Acting U.S. Secretary 
and Deputy U.S. Secretary of Labor, Washington, DC; Ms. Nova 
Gattman, Deputy Director for External Affairs, Washington State 
Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia, 
WA; Mr. Brad Markell, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Working for 
America Institute, and Executive Director, Industrial Union 
Council at AFL-CIO, Washington, DC; and Mr. James A. Paretti, 
Jr., Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C., Treasurer, Emma 
Coalition, Washington, DC.

March 4, 2020--Hearing titled ``Reauthorizing the National 
        Apprenticeship Act: Strengthening and Growing Apprenticeships 
        for the 21st Century.''

    Purpose: To consider legislation to reauthorize the 
National Apprenticeship Act to expand Registered 
Apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, and youth 
apprenticeships, and to authorize grants to state 
apprenticeship agencies, intermediaries, and other providers.
    Witnesses: Ms. Tiffany P. Robinson, Secretary, Maryland 
Department of Labor, Baltimore, MD; Dr. Morna K. Foy, 
President, Wisconsin Technical College System, Madison, WI; Ms. 
Jace Noteboom, Talent Director, IBM Systems, Armonk, NY; and 
Mr. Daniel Bustillo, Executive Director, Healthcare Career 
Advancement Program, New York, NY.

July 7, 2020--Hearing titled ``A Major Test: Examining the Impact of 
        COVID-19 on the Future of Higher Education.''

    Purpose: To examine how institutions of higher education 
are adjusting practice and services to support students during 
the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Witnesses: Dr. Sharon J. Pierce, President, Minneapolis 
College, Minneapolis, MN; Dr. Timothy P. White, Chancellor, 
California State University, Long Beach, CA; Ms. Scott 
Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University, Salt Lake 
City, UT; and Dr. Shaun Harper, President, American Educational 
Research Association, Los Angeles, CA.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

  Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and 
                                Pensions


March 7, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Cost of Inaction: Why Congress Must 
        Address the Multiemployer Pension Crisis.''

    Purpose: To explore the costs and consequences to retirees, 
active workers, participating employers, and the federal 
government if Congress does not resolve the multiemployer 
pension crisis and to discuss legislative solutions to the 
crisis.
    Witnesses: Mr. Joshua Shapiro, Vice President, Pensions, 
American Academy of Actuaries, Washington, DC; Ms. Mary 
Moorkamp, Chief Legal Officer, Schnuck Markets, Inc., St. 
Louis, MO; Mr. James Morgan, Blue Island, IL; Dr. James 
Naughton, Assistant Professor of Accounting Information & 
Management, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern 
University, Evanston, IL; Mr. Glenn Spencer, Senior Vice 
President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC; Dr. 
Charles Blahous, J. Fish And Lillian F. Smith Chair And Senior 
Research Strategist, Mercatus Center at George Mason 
University, Arlington, VA; and Ms. Mariah Becker, Director of 
Research and Education, National Coordinating Committee for 
Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP), Washington, DC.

March 26, 2019--Hearing titled ``Protecting Workers'' Right to 
        Organize: The Need for Labor Law Reform.''

    Purpose: To identify the problems caused by the decline in 
union membership and discuss legislative solutions to 
strengthen the National Labor Relations Act.
    Witnesses: Dr. Jake Rosenfeld, Associate Professor of 
Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; 
Ms. Cynthia Harper, Englewood, OH; Mr. Glenn M. Taubman, Staff 
Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, 
Springfield, VA; and Ms. Devki K. Virk, Member, Bredhoff & 
Kaiser, PLLC, Washington, DC.

April 2, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining Surprise Billing: Protecting 
        Patients from Financial Pain.''

    Purpose: To explore the issues surrounding surprise medical 
bills, including their devastating financial impact on 
consumers, reform efforts at the state level, and the need for 
a comprehensive federal solution that protects all individuals, 
including those in employer-sponsored health coverage.
    Witnesses: Ms. Christen Linke Young, Fellow, USC-Brookings 
Schaeffer Initiative on Health Policy, Brookings Institution, 
Washington , DC (testifying on own behalf); Ms. Ilyse Schuman, 
Senior Vice President, Health Policy, American Benefits 
Council, Washington, DC; Mr. Frederick Isasi, Executive 
Director, Families USA, Washington, DC; and Dr. Jack Hoadley, 
Research Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University, Health 
Policy Institute, McCourt School of Public Policy, McLean, VA 
(testifying on own behalf).

May 8, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Protecting the Right to Organize Act: 
        Deterring Unfair Labor Practices.''

    Purpose: To explore issues of enforcement against and 
remedies for unfair labor practices under the National Labor 
Relations Act, including the flaws in current enforcement and 
remedial tools available to the NLRB and the economic impacts 
to unions and workers.
    Witnesses: Mr. Richard L. Trumka, President, AFL-CIO, 
Washington, DC; Mr. Jim Staus, Pittsburgh, PA; Mr. Philip A. 
Miscimarra, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, 
DC; and Mr. Mark Gaston Pearce, Executive Director and 
Distinguished Lecturer, Georgetown University Law Center's 
Workers' Rights Institute, Washington, DC.

June 26, 2019--Hearing titled ``Standing with Public Servants: 
        Protecting the Right to Organize.''

    Purpose: To examine the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate 
Act (H.R. 3463) and the Public Safety Employer-Employee 
Cooperation Act (H.R. 1154), bills which establish a minimum 
federal standard for the right of state and local government 
employees to organize unions and collectively bargain.
    Witnesses: Dr. Joseph Slater, Distinguished University 
Professor and Eugene N. Balk Professor of Law and Values, 
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH; Ms. Tina Whitaker, Social 
Studies Teacher, Miami, FL; Mr. Tom Brewer, President of the 
Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of North Carolina, 
Charlotte, NC; the Honorable Robert Ondor, Missouri State 
Senator serving the 2nd District, St. Charles, MO; Mr. William 
Messenger, Staff Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense 
Foundation, Springfield, VA; and Mr. Teague Paterson, Deputy 
General Counsel of AFSCME, Washington, DC.

July 25, 2019--Hearing titled ``Protecting the Right to Organize Act: 
        Modernizing America's Labor Laws.''

    Purpose: To examine the need for Congress to modernize 
labor laws to protect workers' rights in a changing economy, 
including workers' First Amendment rights to protest the 
companies that contract with their employers.
    Witnesses: Ms. Charlotte Garden, Associate Professor and 
Co-Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development, Seattle 
University School of Law, Seattle, WA; Mr. Josue Alvarez, Truck 
Driver, XPO Logistics, Bell Gardens, CA; Mr. G. Roger King, 
Senior Labor and Employment Counsel, HR Policy Association, 
Washington, DC; and Mr. Richard Griffin, Of Counsel, Bredhoff & 
Kaiser, PLLC, Washington, DC.

September 26, 2019--Hearing titled ``Making Health Care More 
        Affordable: Lowering Drug Prices and Increasing Transparency.''

    Purpose: To explore the rising cost of prescription drugs 
in the United States and the impact of high prices on workers 
and businesses.
    Witnesses: Mr. Frederick Isasi, Executive Director, 
Families USA, Washington, DC; Dr. Mariana P. Socal, Assistant 
Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 
Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD; Mr. 
Craig Garthwaite, Associate Professor of Strategy, Northwestern 
University Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL; Ms. Bari 
Talente, Executive Vice President, Advocacy, National Multiple 
Sclerosis Society, Washington, DC; Mr. Christopher Holt, 
Director of Health Care Policy, American Action Forum, 
Washington, DC; and Mr. David Mitchell, Founder, Patients for 
Affordable Drugs Now, Bethesda, MD.
    October 23, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Future of Work: 
Preserving Worker Protections in the Modern Economy'' (held 
jointly with the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections).
    Purpose: To examine the fissuring of the workplace and the 
rise of the on-demand economy and explore how Congress should 
protect workers' access to critical benefits and protections 
amid changing work arrangements.
    Witnesses: Dr. David Weil, Dean and Professor, The Heller 
School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, 
and Former Administrator of the U.S. Labor Department's Wage 
and Hour Division (2014 to 2017), Waltham, MA; Mr. Brishen 
Rogers, Associate Professor, Temple University Law School, 
Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University Law Center 
(Fall 2019), Fellow, Roosevelt Institute, Washington, DC; Ms. 
Jessica Beck, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Hello 
Alfred, New York, NY; and Ms. Rachel Greszler, Research Fellow 
in Economics, Budget, and Entitlements, The Heritage 
Foundation, Washington DC.
    January 28, 2020--Hearing titled ``Expecting More: 
Addressing America's Maternal and Infant Health Crisis'' (held 
jointly with the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections).
    Purpose: To examine the maternal and infant health crisis 
facing the United States as well as potential policy solutions 
within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and 
Labor.
    Witnesses: Ms. Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO, March 
of Dimes, Arlington, VA; Ms. Nikia Sankofa, Executive Director, 
United States Breastfeeding Committee, Chicago, IL; and Dr. 
Joia Crear Perry, President, National Birth Equity 
Collaborative and Board Member, Black Mamas Matter, Washington, 
DC.

       Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections


February 13, 2019--Hearing titled ``Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7): 
        Equal Pay for Equal Work'' (held jointly with the Subcommittee 
        on Civil Rights and Human Services).

    Purpose: To examine federal law relating to gender-based 
discrimination in employment and how the Paycheck Fairness Act 
(H.R. 7) can help close the wage gap by updating and 
strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
    Witnesses: Panel I--the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro (CT), 
Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 
DC; the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Member of 
Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC; and 
The Honorable Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA), Member of Congress, 
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Panel II--Ms. 
Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO, National Women's Law 
Center, Washington, DC; Ms. Camille Olson, Partner, Seyfarth 
Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL; Ms. Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, CEO/
Executive Director, Moms Rising, Kirkland, WA; and Ms. Jenny 
Yang, Partner, Working Ideal, Washington, DC.

February 27, 2019--Hearing titled ``Caring for Our Caregivers: 
        Protecting Health Care and Social Service Workers from 
        Workplace Violence.''

    Purpose: To assess the severity of workplace violence and 
the steps currently taken by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA) to address it, and to discuss legislation 
requiring OSHA to issue a strong violence prevention standard.
    Witnesses: Dr. Jane Lipscomb, University of Maryland, 
School of Nursing (Retired), Annapolis, MD; Mr. Manesh Rath, 
Partner, Keller and Heckman, LLP, Washington, DC; Dr. Angelo 
McClain, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of 
Social Workers, Washington, DC; and Ms. Patricia Moon-Updike, 
Cudahy, WI.

June 12, 2019--Hearing titled ``Restoring the Value of Work: Evaluating 
        DOL's Efforts to Undermine Strong Overtime Protections.''

    Purpose: To examine the U.S. Department of Labor's proposed 
regulation to amend overtime standards under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act.
    Witnesses: Dr. Heidi Shierholz, Senior Economist and 
Director of Policy, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC; 
Ms. Anne Babcock-Stiner, Senior Vice President, Human 
Resources, PathStone Corporation, Rochester, NY; Ms. Tammy 
McCutcheon, Principal, Littler Mendelson P.C., Washington, DC; 
and Mr. Pete Winebrake, Managing Partner, Winebrake & Santillo, 
LLC, Dresher, PA.

June 20, 2019--Hearing titled ``Breathless and Betrayed: What is MSHA 
        Doing to Protect Miners from the Resurgence of Black Lung 
        Disease?''

    Purpose: To explore the resurgence of black lung disease, 
scientific recommendations for strengthening standards, the 
adequacy of the Trump Administration's approach, and an 
assessment of the solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust 
Fund.
    Witnesses: Panel I--Dr. Robert Cohen, Clinical Professor, 
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of 
Illinois School of Public Health, Chicago, IL; Mr. Gary 
Hairston, Vice President, Fayette County Black Lung 
Association, Beckley, WV; Mr. Bruce Watzman, retired from the 
National Mining Association, Washington, DC; and Mr. Cecil 
Roberts, President, United Mine Workers of America, Triangle, 
VA. Panel II--Dr. John Howard, Director, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC; the Honorable 
David Zatezalo, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety 
and Health, Arlington, VA; and Ms. Cindy Brown Barnes, 
Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government 
Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC.

July 11, 2019--Hearing titled ``From the Fields to the Factories: 
        Preventing Workplace Injury and Death from Excessive Heat.''

    Purpose: To focus on the serious and often deadly hazards 
of excessive heat exposure in the workplace and the need for 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to address 
the issue through an enforceable standard.
    Witnesses: Panel I--The Honorable Judy Chu (CA), Member of 
Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Panel 
II--Dr. Thomas Bernard, Professor, College of Public Health, 
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Mr. Javier Rodriguez, 
Warehouse Worker, Worker Resource Center, Ontario, CA; Mr. 
Kevin Cannon, Senior Director of Safety and Health Services, 
Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, VA; Dr. 
Ronda McCarthy, Concentra, Waco, TX; Mr. Bryan Little, Director 
of Labor Affairs, California Farm Bureau Federation, 
Sacramento, CA; and Mr. Arturo Rodriguez, Former President, 
United Farm Workers, San Antonio, TX.

September 26, 2019--Hearing titled ``Misclassification of Employees: 
        Examining the Costs to Workers, Businesses, and the Economy.''

    Purpose: To explore the problem of employee 
misclassification under the Fair Labor Standards Act and 
consider a discussion draft of the Payroll Fraud Prevention 
Act.
    Witnesses: Ms. Sally Dworak-Fisher, Attorney, Public 
Justice Center, Baltimore, MD; Mr. Matt Townsend, CEO, OCP 
Contractors, Inc., President, Signatory Wall and Ceiling 
Contractors Alliance (SWACCA), Holland, OH; Ms. Maria Crawford, 
Gig Worker, Altadena, CA; Mr. Alexander Passantino, Partner, 
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Washington, DC; Mr. Alexander Chemers, 
Shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, and Steward, P.S., 
Los Angeles, CA; and the Honorable Karl A. Racine, Attorney 
General for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC.

October 23, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Future of Work: Preserving 
        Worker Protections in the Modern Economy'' (held jointly with 
        the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions).

    Purpose: To examine the fissuring of the workplace and the 
rise of the on-demand economy and explore how Congress should 
protect workers' access to critical benefits and protections 
amid changing work arrangements.
    Witnesses: Dr. David Weil, Dean and Professor, The Heller 
School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, 
and Former Administrator of the U.S. Labor Department's Wage 
and Hour Division (2014 to 2017), Waltham, MA; Mr. Brishen 
Rogers, J.D., Associate Professor, Temple University Law 
School, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University Law 
Center (Fall 2019), Fellow, Roosevelt Institute, Washington, 
DC; Ms. Jessica Beck, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, 
Hello Alfred, New York, NY; and Ms. Rachel Greszler, Research 
Fellow in Economics, Budget, and Entitlements, The Heritage 
Foundation, Washington DC.

January 28, 2020--Hearing titled ``Expecting More: Addressing America's 
        Maternal and Infant Health Crisis'' (held jointly with the 
        Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions).

    Purpose: To examine the maternal and infant health crisis 
facing the United States as well as potential policy solutions 
within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and 
Labor.
    Witnesses: Ms. Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO, March 
of Dimes, Arlington, VA; Ms. Nikia Sankofa, Executive Director, 
United States Breastfeeding Committee, Chicago, IL; and Dr. 
Joia Crear Perry, President, National Birth Equity 
Collaborative and Board Member, Black Mamas Matter, Washington, 
DC.

February 11, 2020--Hearing titled ``Balancing Work, Health, and Family: 
        The Case for Expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act.''

    Purpose: To examine legislative proposals to amend the 
Family and Medical Leave Act to expand which workers are 
eligible for job protected leave and the reasons for taking 
such leave.
    Witnesses: The Honorable Sydney Batch, Representative, 
North Carolina House of Representatives, Raleigh, NC; Mr. 
Anthony Sandkamp, Owner, Sandkamp Woodworks LLC, Jersey City, 
NJ; Ms. Rachel Greszler, Research Fellow in Economics, Budget 
and Entitlements, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC; and 
Ms. Elisabeth Jacobs, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute, 
Washington, DC.

February 26, 2020--Hearing titled ``Asleep at the Switch: How the 
        Department of Labor Failed to Oversee the Black Lung Disability 
        Trust Fund.''

    Purpose: To assess the U.S. Department of Labor's 
mismanagement of the self-insurance program for coal operators 
under the Black Lung Benefit Act and explore DOL's recent 
reforms intended to ensure sufficient collateral is posted by 
coal operators to cover the full amount of their black lung 
benefit liabilities in the event of a bankruptcy.
    Witnesses: Ms. Cindy Brown Barnes, Director, Education, 
Workforce and Income Security, Government Accountability 
Office, Washington, DC; and Ms. Julia Hearthway, Director, 
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Washington, DC.

March 11, 2020--Hearing titled ``The Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1784): 
        Examining a Plan to Secure Paid Sick Leave for U.S. Workers.''

    Purpose: To consider H.R. 1784, the Healthy Families Act, a 
bill to require certain private sector and government employers 
to provide up to seven days of earned sick leave per year.
    Witnesses: Ms. Sarah Jane Glynn, Senior Fellow, Center for 
American Progress Washington, D.C.; Ms. Renee J. Johnson, 
Senior Government Affairs Manager Main Street Alliance, 
Washington, DC; Ms. Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel 
NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Washington, DC; and Ms. Tanya 
Goldman, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social 
Policy (CLASP), Washington, DC.

May 28, 2020--Hearing titled ``Examining the Federal Government's 
        Actions to Protect Workers from COVID-19.''

    Purpose: To evaluate the adequacy of worker protections and 
enforcement actions by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess 
the data gathered on the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic and 
the actions taken to improve protections by the National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
    Witnesses: The Honorable Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, Washington, DC; and Dr. John Howard, Director, 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted in person in 2175 Rayburn with remote 
participation via Cisco Webex Meetings.

  Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services


February 13, 2019--Hearing titled ``Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7): 
        Equal Pay for Equal Work'' (held jointly with the Subcommittee 
        on Workforce Protections).

    Purpose: To examine federal law relating to gender-based 
discrimination in employment and how the Paycheck Fairness Act 
(H.R. 7) can help close the wage gap by updating and 
strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
    Witnesses: Panel I--The Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro (CT), 
Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 
DC; the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Member of 
Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC; and 
the Honorable Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA), Member of Congress, 
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Panel II--Ms. 
Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO, National Women's Law 
Center, Washington, DC; Ms. Camille Olson, Partner, Seyfarth 
Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL; Ms. Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, CEO/
Executive Director, Moms Rising, Kirkland, WA; and Ms. Jenny 
Yang, Partner, Working Ideal, Washington, DC.

March 12, 2019--Hearing titled ``Growing a Healthy Next Generation: 
        Examining Federal Child Nutrition Programs.''

    Purpose: To examine the landscape of the federal child 
nutrition programs under the Committee's jurisdiction.
    Witnesses: Dr. Eddie Ochoa, Community Pediatrics Medical 
Director, Arkansas Children's Hospital and Associate Professor 
of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 
Little Rock, AR; Ms. Donna Martin, Director of School Nutrition 
Programs, Burke County Georgia Public Schools, Waynesboro, GA; 
Ms. Nikki Berlew O'Meara, mother of a six-year-old child and a 
nine-year-old child who participate in the school lunch 
program, Wilkes-Barre, PA; and Ms. Cheryl Johnson, Child 
Nutrition & Wellness Team Director, Kansas State Department of 
Education, Topeka, KS.

March 26, 2019--Hearing titled ``Strengthening Prevention and Treatment 
        of Child Abuse and Neglect.''

    Purpose: To discuss ways to improve and update federal 
child abuse and prevention programs authorized by the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
    Witnesses: Dr. Yo Jackson, ABPP, Professor, Psychology 
Department & Associate Director, Child Maltreatment Solutions 
Network/Research Professor, Pennsylvania State University/
University of Kansas, State College, PA; Ms. Judy King, 
Director, Family Support Programs, Washington State Department 
of Children, Youth, and Families, Olympia, WA; Mr. Bradley 
Thomas, CEO, Triple P--Positive Parenting Program, Columbia, 
SC; and Mrs. LaCrisha Rose, Facilitator of the WV Circle of 
Parents Network, TEAM for WV Children, Miami, WV.

April 9, 2019--Hearing titled ``The Equality Act (H.R. 5): Ensuring the 
        Right to Learn and Work Free from Discrimination.''

    Purpose: To examine H.R. 5 as a tool to ensure Americans 
are not discriminated against because of their sex, including 
sexual orientation and gender identity.
    Witnesses: Ms. Kimberly Shappley, mother of an 8-year-old 
transgender girl, school nurse, and evangelical minister, 
Austin, TX; Mr. Patrick Hedren, Vice President, Labor, Legal & 
Regulatory Policy, National Association of Manufacturers, 
Washington, DC; Ms. Sarah Warbelow, Legal Director, Human 
Rights Campaign, Washington, DC; and Mr. Lawrence Z. Lorber, 
Senior Counsel, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Washington, DC.

May 15, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining the Older Americans Act: 
        Promoting Independence and Dignity for Older Americans.''

    Purpose: To examine the breadth of programs and supports 
authorized and funded through the Older Americans Act that 
promote the independence and dignity of older Americans.
    Witnesses: Ms. Lee Girard, Director, Multnomah County 
Aging, Disability and Veterans Services, Portland, OR; Ms. 
Stephanie Archer-Smith, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels of 
Central Maryland, Inc., Baltimore, MD; Ms. Grace Whiting, 
President and CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving, Bethesda, 
MD; and Ms. Patricia Ducayet, LMSW, Texas State Long-Term Care 
Ombudsman, Texas Health and Human Services, Austin, TX.

June 4, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of 
        the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition 
        Service.''

    Purpose: To examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
Food and Nutrition Service's Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposals 
and recent regulatory and policy actions as they relate to 
federal child nutrition programs.
    Witness: Mr. Brandon Lipps, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, 
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services and Administrator of the 
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, DC.

July 16, 2019--Hearing titled ``Strengthening Federal Support to End 
        Youth Homelessness.''

    Purpose: To discuss improvements to programs authorized by 
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
    Witnesses: Dr. Matthew Morton, Research Fellow, Chapin Hall 
at the University of Chicago, New York, NY; Dr. Melinda 
Giovengo, CEO, YouthCare, Seattle, WA; Mr. Robert Lowery, Jr., 
Vice President, Missing Children Division, National Center for 
Missing & Exploited Children, Alexandria, VA; and Mr. David 
Baker, Support Specialist, YMCA Youth & Family Services, San 
Diego, CA.

September 19, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining the Policies and 
        Priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
        (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 
        (OFCCP).''

    Purpose: To examine recent actions by the EEOC and the 
OFCCP--the two federal agencies tasked with enforcing federal 
employment non-discrimination laws--that comport with the Trump 
Administration's efforts to undermine and roll back civil 
rights protections.
    Witnesses: The Honorable Craig Leen, Director, Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Washington, DC; the Honorable Janet Dhillon, Chair, U.S. Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC; and Ms. 
Cindy Brown Barnes, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income 
Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, 
DC.

October 16, 2019--Hearing titled ``Examining the USDA's Proposed Cuts 
        to Free School Meals.''

    Purpose: To examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
Food and Nutrition Service's proposed rule on SNAP categorical 
eligibility, which will result in nearly 1 million children 
losing their automatic access to free school meals.
    Witness: Mr. Brandon Lipps, Deputy Under Secretary, Food, 
Nutrition and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, DC.

October 22, 2019--Hearing titled ``Long Over Due: Exploring the 
        Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act (H.R. 2694).''

    Purpose: To examine H.R. 2694 as a tool to ensure that 
pregnant workers have access to reasonable accommodations and 
protections from discrimination or retaliation.
    Witnesses: Panel I--The Honorable Jerrold Nadler (NY), 
Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 
DC. Panel II--Ms. Kimberlie Michelle Durham, Arab, AL; Ms. Iris 
Wilbur, Vice President of Government Affairs & Public Policy, 
Greater Louisville Inc., Louisville, KY; Ms. Ellen McLaughlin, 
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL; and Ms. Dina Bakst, 
Co-Founder & Co-President, A Better Balance: The Work & Family 
Legal Center, New York, NY.

February 5, 2020--Hearing titled ``The Future of Work: Protecting 
        Workers'' Civil Rights in the Digital Age.''

    Purpose: To examine how the use of new technologies, such 
as hiring algorithms and productivity and health tracking 
devices, are increasingly deployed by employers and labor-
market intermediaries to control access to employment 
opportunities and may--intentionally or not--facilitate 
discrimination and threaten workers' civil rights.
    Witnesses: Ms. Jenny Yang, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute, 
and Former Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
(EEOC), Washington, DC; Dr. Ifeoma Ajunwa, Assistant Professor 
of Labor Relations and Employment Law, Cornell School of 
Industrial and Labor Relations and Cornell Law School, Ithaca, 
NY; Mr. Peter Romer-Friedman, Principal, Gupta Wessler PLLC, 
Washington, DC; and Ms. Esther Lander, Partner, Akin Gump 
Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC.

September 10, 2020--Hearing titled ``On the Basis of Sex: Examining the 
        Administration's Attacks on Gender-Based Protections.''

    Purpose: To examine the Trump Administration's many 
discriminatory actions taken on the basis of sex, their 
negative impacts, and the future of gender-based protections 
considering the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton 
County.
    Witnesses: Ms. Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow, Center for 
American Progress, Washington, DC; Ms. Sasha Buchert, Senior 
Attorney, Lambda Legal, Washington, DC; Ms. Fatima Goss Graves, 
President and CEO, National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC; 
and Ms. Samantha Harris, Senior Fellow, Foundation for 
Individual Rights in Education, Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

      Legislation Referred to the Committee That Passed the House

H.J. Res. 76, Providing for congressional disapproval under 
        chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
        submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
        ``Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability'', 
        sponsored by Rep. Susie Lee (NV), passed the house by a 
        vote of 231 Yeas and 180 Nays on January 16, 2020.
H. Res. 230, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives that the United States condemns all 
        forms of violence against children globally and 
        recognizes the harmful impacts of violence against 
        children, sponsored by Rep. James McGovern (MA), passed 
        the House by voice vote under suspension of the rules 
        on March 3, 2020.
H. Res. 1250, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives with respect to the principles that 
        should guide the national artificial intelligence 
        strategy of the United States, sponsored by Rep. Will 
        Hurd (TX), passed the House by unanimous consent on 
        December 8, 2020.
H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019, sponsored by Rep. John 
        Sarbanes (MD), passed the House by a vote of 234 Yeas 
        and 193 Nays on March 8, 2019.
H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ), passed the 
        House by a vote of 230 Yeas and 192 Nays on December 
        12, 2019.
H.R. 5, the Equality Act, sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline, 
        passed the House by a vote of 236 Yeas and 173 Nays on 
        May 17, 2019.
H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, sponsored 
        by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA), passed the House by 
        a vote of 237 Yeas and 187 Nays on June 4, 2019.
H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, sponsored by Rep. Rosa 
        DeLauro (CT), passed the House by a vote of 242 Yeas 
        and 187 Nays on March 27, 2019.
H.R. 276, the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School 
        Employees Act, sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus (NV), 
        passed the House by a vote of 387 Yeas and 19 Nays on 
        February 25, 2019.
H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions (Butch 
        Lewis) Act of 2019, sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal 
        (MA), passed the House by a vote of 264 Yeas and 169 
        Nays on July 24, 2019.
H.R. 507, the Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019, 
        sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass (CA), passed the House by 
        a vote of 414 Yeas and 1 Nay under suspension of the 
        rules on February 7, 2019.
H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, sponsored by Robert C. 
        ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), passed the House by a vote of 231 
        Yeas and 199 Nays on July 18, 2019.
H.R. 943, the Never Again Education Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Carolyn Maloney (NY), passed the House by a vote of 393 
        Yeas and 5 Nays on January 27, 2020.
H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), 
        passed the House by a vote of 261 Yeas and 155 Nays on 
        January 15, 2020.
H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care 
        and Social Service Workers Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe 
        Courtney (CT), passed the House by a vote of 251 Yeas 
        and 158 Nays on November 21, 2019.
H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act, sponsored by Rep. Maxine 
        Waters (CA), passed the House by a vote of 231 Yeas and 
        191 Nays on May 22, 2019.
H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
        2019, sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass (CA), passed the 
        House by a vote of 263 Yeas, 158 Nays, and 1 Present on 
        April 4, 2019.
H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement 
        Enhancement Act of 2019, sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal 
        (MA), passed the House by a vote of 417 Yeas and 3 Nays 
        on May 23, 2019.
H.R. 2134, the Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act 
        of 2019, sponsored by Rep. Mark Pocan (WI), passed the 
        House by voice vote under suspension of the rules on 
        September 17, 2019.
H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019, 
        sponsored by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), 
        passed the House by a vote of 224 Yeas and 194 Nays on 
        February 6, 2020.
H.R. 2480, the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), passed the 
        House by voice vote under suspension of the rules on 
        May 20, 2019.
H.R. 2486, the FUTURE Act, sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams (NC), 
        passed the House by voice vote under suspension of the 
        rules on September 17, 2019.
H.R. 2574, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), passed the 
        House by a vote of 232 Yeas and 188 Nays on September 
        16, 2020.
H.R. 2639, the Strength in Diversity Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH), passed the House by a vote of 
        248 Yeas and 167 Nays on September 15, 2020.
H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Jerrold Nadler (NY), passed the House by a vote of 329 
        Yeas and 73 Nays on September 17, 2020.
H.R. 3598, the FREED Vets Act, sponsored by Rep. Connor Lamb 
        (PA), passed the house by voice vote under suspension 
        of the rules on March 10, 2020.
H.R. 3659, Danny's Law, sponsored by Rep. Max Rose (NY), passed 
        the House by voice vote under suspension of the rules 
        on September 16, 2020.
H.R. 3884, the MORE Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Jerrold 
        Nadler (NY), passed the House by a vote of 228 Yeas and 
        164 Nays on December 4, 2020.
H.R. 4334, the Dignity in Aging Act of 2019, sponsored by Rep. 
        Suzanne Bonamici (OR), passed the House by voice vote 
        under suspension of the rules on October 28, 2019.
H.R. 4334, the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR), on a motion to 
        agree to the Senate amendment, passed the House by 
        unanimous consent on March 11, 2020.
H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, 
        sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA), passed the House by 
        a vote of 260 Yeas, 165 Nays, and 1 Present on December 
        11, 2019.
H.R. 5309, the CROWN Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Cedric 
        Richmond (LA), passed the House by voice vote under 
        suspension of the rules on September 21, 2020.
H.R. 5363, the FUTURE Act, sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams (NC), 
        passed the House by a vote of 319 Yeas and 96 Nays 
        under suspension of the rules on December 10, 2019.
H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 
        Implementation Act, sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer (MD), 
        passed the House by a vote of 385 Yeas and 41 Nays on 
        December 19, 2019.
H.R. 7909, the Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are 
        Safe Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Abby Finkenauer 
        (IA), passed the House by a vote of 387 Yeas and 33 
        Nays under suspension of the rules on September 16, 
        2020.
H.R. 8162, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers 
        Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan 
        Wild (PA), passed the House by voice vote under 
        suspension of the rules on September 16, 2020.
H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored 
        by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), passed the House by a vote of 
        246 Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020.
H.R. 8472, the Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), passed the House by unanimous 
        consent on October 2, 2020.
S. 212, the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Sen. John Hoeven (ND), passed the House by 
        voice vote under suspension of the rules on December 3, 
        2020.
S. 256, the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs 
        Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Sen. Tom Udall (NM), 
        passed the House by voice vote under suspension of the 
        rules on December 9, 2019.
S. 461, the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New 
        Era of Results for Students Act, sponsored by Sen. Tim 
        Scott (SC), passed the House by a vote of 388 Yeas and 
        6 Nays under suspension of the rules on December 7, 
        2020.
S. 2683, the Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr (NC), passed the House, 
        by voice vote under suspension of the rules on 
        September 16, 2020.

Legislation Referred to the Committee That Passed the House in Another 
                                Measure

H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Enhancement Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Angie Craig (MN), by a vote of 234 Yeas and 179 Nays on 
        June 29, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 398, the 21st Century Energy Workforce Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ), passed the House as part of 
        H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 
        Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 (provisions were 
        included).
H.R. 399, the PATH Act, sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the National 
        Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan 
        Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 653, the Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual 
        Enrollment Act, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Brown (MD), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the National 
        Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan 
        Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 865, the Rebuild America's Schools Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), passed the House as 
        part of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR), by a vote of 233 Yeas and 188 
        Nays on July 1, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 989, the PARTNERS Act, sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici 
        (OR), passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the 
        National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 1010, To provide that the rule entitled ``Short-Term, 
        Limited Duration Insurance'' shall have no force or 
        effect, sponsored by Rep. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 987, the Strengthening 
        Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), by a vote 
        of 234 Yeas and 183 Nays on May 16, 2019 (substantially 
        similar text was included).
H.R. 1010, To provide that the rule entitled ``Short-Term, 
        Limited Duration Insurance'' shall have no force or 
        effect, sponsored by Rep. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 1425, the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Angie Craig (MN), by a vote of 234 
        Yeas and 179 Nays on June 29, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included).
H.R. 1075, the FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019, sponsored by Rep. 
        David Trone (MD), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 1168, the Worker Act, sponsored by Rep. Tim Ryan (OH), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the National 
        Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan 
        Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 1197, the Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2019, 
        sponsored by Rep. Rick Larsen (WA), passed the House as 
        part of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 
        246 Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 1315, the Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act 
        of 2019, sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush (IL), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR), by a vote of 233 
        Yeas and 188 Nays on July 1, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included).
H.R. 1315, the Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act 
        of 2019, sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush (IL), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and 
        Innovation Act, sponsored by Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ), 
        by a vote of 220 Yeas and 185 Nays on September 24, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 1634, the Youth Corps Act of 2019, sponsored by Rep. 
        Frederica Wilson (FL), passed the House as part of H.R. 
        8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 
        Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 (provisions were 
        included).
H.R. 1724, the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless 
        and Foster Youth Act, sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark 
        (MA), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 1728, the American Apprenticeship Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Rosa DeLauro (CT), passed the House as part of H.R. 
        8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 
        Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 (provisions were 
        included).
H.R. 1733, the CHANCE in TECH Act, sponsored by Rep. Seth 
        Moulton (MA), passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, 
        the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 
        Nays on November 20, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 1955, the Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2019, 
        sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship 
        Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a 
        vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 2168, the Restoring Education and Learning Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Danny Davis (IL), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 (the 
        text was included).
H.R. 2480, the Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), as part of a 
        motion to agree to the House Amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included).
H.R. 2721, the Cyber Ready Workforce Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Susie Lee (NV), passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, 
        the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 
        Nays on November 20, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 2831, the Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging 
        Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act, sponsored by Rep. Paul 
        Mitchell (MI), passed the House as part of H.R. 2, the 
        Moving Forward Act, sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio 
        (OR), by a vote of 233 Yeas and 188 Nays on July 1, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 2844, the Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Robin Kelly (NV), passed the House as 
        part of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 
        246 Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 (provisions 
        were included).
H.R. 3068, the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. William Keating (MA), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR), by a vote of 233 
        Yeas and 188 Nays on July 1, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included).
H.R. 3068, the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. William Keating (MA), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and 
        Innovation Act, sponsored by Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ), 
        by a vote of 220 Yeas and 185 Nays on September 24, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 3068, the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. William Keating (MA), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship 
        Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a 
        vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 3101, the AID Act, sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR), 
        as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations 
        Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a 
        motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of 
        the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        as negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 3165, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Katie Porter (CA), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 3502, the Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA), as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to 
        agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
        H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of the text of 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as 
        negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 3630, the No Surprises Act, sponsored by Rep. Frank 
        Pallone, Jr. (NJ), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 3743, the STOP Campus Hunger Act, sponsored by Rep. Marcia 
        Fudge (OH), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 3901, the Student Data Counts Act of 2019, sponsored by 
        Rep. Judy Chu (CA), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 4073, the Expanding Education Opportunities for Justice-
        Impacted Communities Act, sponsored by Rep. David Trone 
        (MD), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 4216, the Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Antonio Delgado (NY), as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to 
        agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
        H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of the text of 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as 
        negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 4245, the HOPE for FAFSA Act, sponsored by Rep. Lucy 
        McBath (GA), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 (provisions 
        were included).
H.R. 4298, the Pell Grant Restoration Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Jahana Hayes (CT), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 4478, the Simple FAFSA Act, sponsored by Rep. Gregorio 
        Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 4502, the Giving Relief And Dollars to Undergraduates for 
        Adequate Time for Education Act, sponsored by Rep. Sean 
        Casten (IL), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 4567, the FAFSA Translation Act, sponsored by Rep. Grace 
        Meng (NY), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 4575, the Improving Provider Directories Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 4584, the Financial Aid Fairness For Students Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass (CA), as part of H.R. 133, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 4648, the Transparency in Off-Campus Housing Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Steven Horsford (NV), as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to 
        agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
        H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of the text of 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as 
        negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 4680, the Equitable Student Aid Access Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 4965, the LEARNS Act, sponsored by Rep. Mark Pocan (WI), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the National 
        Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan 
        Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 5144, the Insurance Accountability and Transparency Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Sharice Davids (KS), as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to 
        agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
        H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of the text of 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as 
        negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 5800, the Ban Surprise Billing Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), as part of H.R. 133, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 5807, the Know Your Provider Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. John Larson (CT), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 5809, the Better Information Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. Donald Beyer (VA), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 5816, the Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore (WI), as part of H.R. 133, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 5817, the Fair and Honest Advance Cost Estimate for 
        Patients Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Devin Nunes 
        (CA), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 5826, the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical 
        Bills Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal (MA), 
        as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations 
        Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a 
        motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of 
        the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        as negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 6130, the Improving Awareness of Health Coverage Options 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder (CA), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 208 Yeas and 199 
        Nays on May 15, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 6130, the Improving Awareness of Health Coverage Options 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder (CA), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Enhancement Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Angie Craig (MN), by a vote of 234 Yeas and 179 Nays on 
        June 29, 2020 (the text was included).
H.R. 6130, the Improving Awareness of Health Coverage Options 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder (CA), as part of a 
        motion to agree to the House Amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (provisions were 
        included).
H.R. 6187, the Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for 
        Students (MEALS) Act, sponsored by Rep. Ilhan Omar 
        (MN), passed the House as part of H.R. 6201, the 
        Families First Coronavirus Response Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 363 Yeas, 40 Nays, 
        and 1 Present on March 14, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 6200, the Pandemic EBT Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Marcia Fudge (OH), passed the House as part of H.R. 
        6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 363 
        Yeas, 40 Nays, and 1 Present on March 14, 2020 (the 
        text was included).
H.R. 6203, the COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR), passed the House as part 
        of H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 
        363 Yeas, 40 Nays, and 1 Present on March 14, 2020 (the 
        text was included).
H.R. 6213, the No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL), passed the House as part of 
        H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 363 
        Yeas, 40 Nays, and 1 Present on March 14, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 6220, the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 6201, the Families 
        First Coronavirus Response Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita 
        Lowey (NY), by a vote of 363 Yeas, 40 Nays, and 1 
        Present on March 14, 2020 (substantially similar text 
        was included).
H.R. 6275, the Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus 
        Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), by voice vote on 
        March 27, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 6299, the Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), passed the House 
        as part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
        Economic Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe 
        Courtney (CT), by voice vote on March 27, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 6300, the Advocating for Older Americans During 
        Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Suzanne Bonamici (OR), passed the House as part of H.R. 
        748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
        (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), by 
        voice vote on March 27, 2020 (substantially similar 
        text was included).
H.R. 6313, the Combatting Hunger for Older Americans During 
        Coronavirus Crisis Act, sponsored by Rep. Susan Wild 
        (PA), passed the House as part of H.R. 748, the 
        Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), by voice vote 
        on March 27, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 6315, the COVID-19 National Service Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX), passed the House 
        as part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
        Economic Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe 
        Courtney (CT), by voice vote on March 27, 2020 (the 
        text was included).
H.R. 6357, To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain 
        actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 
        public health emergency declared under section 319 of 
        the Public Health Service Act to the needs of 
        individuals participating in community service 
        activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 
        1965, sponsored by Rep. Susie Lee (NV), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
        and Economic Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Joe Courtney (CT), by voice vote on March 27, 2020 (the 
        text was included).
H.R. 6402, the COVID-19 Workforce Emergency Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin (MI), passed the House as 
        part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
        Economic Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe 
        Courtney (CT), by voice vote on March 27, 2020 (the 
        text was included).
H.R. 6411, the Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath (GA), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 208 Yeas and 199 
        Nays on May 15, 2020 (the text was included).
H.R. 6411, the Emergency Advance Refill Notification Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath (GA), as part of a 
        motion to agree to the House Amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 6486, the Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0, sponsored by Rep. 
        Raul Ruiz (CA), passed the House as part of H.R. 6800, 
        The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a 
        vote of 208 Yeas and 199 Nays on May 15, 2020 
        (provisions were included).
H.R. 6486, the Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0, sponsored by Rep. 
        Raul Ruiz (CA), as part of a motion to agree to the 
        House Amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 925, 
        The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 8406, 
        The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), 
        passed the House by a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 Nays on 
        October 1, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 208 Yeas and 199 
        Nays on May 15, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 6559, the COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), 
        passed the House as part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 208 
        Yeas and 199 Nays on May 15, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included).
H.R. 6559, the COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), as 
        part of a motion to agree to the House Amendment to the 
        Senate amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment 
        consisting of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by 
        a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 6564, the Fresh Produce for Kids in Need Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Josh Harder (CA), passed the House as part of H.R. 
        6800, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey 
        (NY), by a vote of 208 Yeas and 199 Nays on May 15, 
        2020 (the text was included).
H.R. 6564, the Fresh Produce for Kids in Need Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Josh Harder (CA), as part of a motion to agree to 
        the House Amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
        925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson 
        (CA), with the amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 
        8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey 
        (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 
        Nays on October 1, 2020 (the text was included).
H.R. 6568, the Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 208 Yeas and 199 
        Nays on May 15, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 6568, the Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), as part of 
        a motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (provisions were 
        included).
H.R. 6646, the Relaunching America's Workforce Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), passed the 
        House as part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 208 Yeas and 199 
        Nays on May 15, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 6646, the Relaunching America's Workforce Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), as part of a 
        motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included).
H.R. 6685, the Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency 
        Requirements (POWER) Act, sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath 
        (GA), passed the House as part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 
        208 Yeas and 199 Nays on May 15, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 6685, the Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency 
        Requirements (POWER) Act, sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath 
        (GA), as part of a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 925, The 
        Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with 
        the amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 8406, The 
        Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed 
        the House by a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 Nays on October 
        1, 2020 (the text was included).
H.R. 6726, the WIC Benefit Flexibility During COVID-19 Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), passed the House as 
        part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 208 Yeas and 199 Nays on 
        May 15, 2020 (the text was included).
H.R. 6726, the WIC Benefit Flexibility During COVID-19 Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), as part of a motion 
        to agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment 
        to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike 
        Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting of the 
        text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 Yeas 
        and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (substantially similar 
        text was included).
H.R. 6756, the End Pandemic Hunger for College Students Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH), as part of a 
        motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (provisions were 
        included).
H.R. 6756, the End Pandemic Hunger for College Students Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH), as part of 
        H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to 
        agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
        H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of the text of 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as 
        negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 6801, the Funding Emergency Eating Distribution for the 
        Children (FEED the Children) Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Alma Adams (NC), passed the House as part of H.R. 6800, 
        The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a 
        vote of 208 Yeas and 199 Nays on May 15, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 6801, the Funding Emergency Eating Distribution for the 
        Children (FEED the Children) Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Alma Adams (NC), as part of a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 925, 
        The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 8406, 
        The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), 
        passed the House by a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 Nays on 
        October 1, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 6801, the Funding Emergency Eating Distribution for 
        Children or the FEED the Children Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Alma Adams (NC), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 6843, the Food and Nutrition Provider Emergency Support 
        Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. David Trone (MD), passed 
        the House as part of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a vote of 208 
        Yeas and 199 Nays on May 15, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included).
H.R. 6843, the Food and Nutrition Provider Emergency Support 
        Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. David Trone (MD), as 
        part of a motion to agree to the House amendment to the 
        Senate amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment 
        consisting of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by 
        a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 6843, the Food and Nutrition Provider Emergency Support 
        Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. David Trone (MD), as 
        part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
        2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion 
        to agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment 
        to H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of the text 
        of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as 
        negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 6871, the Coronavirus Containment Corps Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin (MI), as part of a motion 
        to agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment 
        to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike 
        Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting of the 
        text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 Yeas 
        and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (provisions were 
        included).
H.R. 7328, the Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA), as part of a 
        motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 7328, the Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA), as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to 
        agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
        H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of the text of 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as 
        negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 7380, the HBCU Capital Finance Debt Relief Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Alma Adams (NC), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 7539, the Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy (MA), as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to 
        agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
        H.R. 133, with the amendment consisting of the text of 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as 
        negotiated, with respect to the portion of the 
        amendment comprising divisions B, C, E, and F passed 
        the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with 
        respect to the amendment except divisions B, C, E, and 
        F passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on 
        December 21, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 7662, To modify certain requirements of LIHEAP for 
        purposes of the use of certain funds appropriated in 
        fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes, introduced by 
        Rep. Haley Stevens (MI), as part of a motion to agree 
        to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
        925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson 
        (CA), with the amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 
        8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey 
        (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 
        Nays on October 1, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included).
H.R. 7909, the Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are 
        Safe Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Abby Finkenauer 
        (IA), as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, with the 
        amendment consisting of the text of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, with respect 
        to the portion of the amendment comprising divisions B, 
        C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 327 Yeas and 
        85 Nays and with respect to the amendment except 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 (provisions 
        were included).
H.R. 7933, the COVID-19 WIC Safety and Modernization Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin (MI), as part of a motion 
        to agree to the House amendment to the Senate amendment 
        to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike 
        Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting of the 
        text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 Yeas 
        and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 7933, the COVID-19 WIC Safety and Modernization Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin (MI), as part of H.R. 133, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 (the 
        text was included).
H.R. 8024, the WIC Waiver Extension Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), passed the House as part of H.R. 
        8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other 
        Extensions Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas, 57 Nays, and 1 Present under 
        suspension of the rules on September 22, 2020 (the text 
        was included).
H.R. 8162, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers 
        Coronavirus Relief Act, sponsored by Rep. Susan Wild 
        (PA), as part of a motion to agree to the House 
        amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 925, The 
        Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with 
        the amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 8406, The 
        Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed 
        the House by a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 Nays on October 
        1, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 8302, the STANDARDS Act, sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin 
        (MI), passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the 
        National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (the text was included).
H.R. 8317, To encourage employer participation in the national 
        apprenticeship system, sponsored by Rep. Lori Trahan 
        (MA), passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the 
        National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (the text was included).
H.R. 8321, the Apprenticeship Access for All Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams (NC), passed the House as 
        part of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 
        246 Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 (the text 
        was included).
H.R. 8328, the Apprenticeships to College Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Josh Harder (CA), passed the House as part of H.R. 
        8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 
        Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 8339, the Expanding Opportunity through Pre-
        Apprenticeships Act, sponsored by Rep. Marcia Fudge 
        (OH), passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the 
        National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 8357, the Apprenticeship Futures for All Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA), passed the House as part of 
        H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 
        Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 8391, the Strengthening Apprenticeships for Justice-
        Impacted Communities Act, sponsored by Rep. David Trone 
        (MD), passed the House as part of H.R. 8294, the 
        National Apprenticeship Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Susan Davis (CA), by a vote of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on 
        November 20, 2020 (provisions were included).
H.R. 8414, the Strengthening Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX), passed the House 
        as part of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act 
        of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (CA), by a vote 
        of 246 Yeas and 140 Nays on November 20, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 8419, the Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX), as part 
        of a motion to agree to the House amendment to the 
        Senate amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment 
        consisting of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by 
        a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).
H.R. 8423, the Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID-19 Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA), as part of a 
        motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 8472, the Impact Aid and Migrant Education Relief Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), as part of a 
        motion to agree to the House amendment to the Senate 
        amendment to H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), with the amendment consisting 
        of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 214 
        Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020 (the text was 
        included).
H.R. 8748, the HONOR Our Veterans' Sacrifice Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA), as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included).

Legislation Within Committee Jurisdiction Not Referred to the Committee 
                         That Passed the House

H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, sponsored by Rep. Peter A. 
        DeFazio (OR), passed the house by a vote of 233 Yeas 
        and 188 Nays on July 1, 2020.
H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored 
        by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on a motion to agree to the 
        House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 133, 
        with the amendment consisting of the text of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, as negotiated, 
        with respect to the portion of the amendment comprising 
        divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a vote of 
        327 Yeas and 85 Nays and with respect to the amendment 
        except divisions B, C, E, and F passed the House by a 
        vote of 359 Yeas and 53 Nays on December 21, 2020.
H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
        (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), on a 
        motion to agree to the Senate amendment, passed the 
        House by voice vote on March 27, 2020.
H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson (CA), 
        on a motion to agree to the House amendment to the 
        Senate amendment to H.R. 925, with the amendment 
        consisting of the text of H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by 
        a vote of 214 Yeas and 207 Nays on October 1, 2020.
H.R. 1158, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, sponsored 
        by Rep. Michael T. McCaul (TX), passed the House by 
        voice vote under suspension of the rules on May 15, 
        2019.
H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
        Enhancement Act, sponsored by Rep. Angie Craig (MN), 
        passed the House by a vote of 234 Yeas and 179 Nays on 
        June 29, 2020.
H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ), passed the 
        house by voice vote under suspension of the rules on 
        October 28, 2019.
H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2020, sponsored by Rep. Adam Smith (WA), passed 
        the House by a vote of 220 Yeas and 197 Nays on July 
        12, 2019.
H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, 
        Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and 
        Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, sponsored 
        by Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (CT), passed the House by a 
        vote of 226 Yeas and 203 Nays on June 19, 2019.
H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs Innovation Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Tom O'Halleran (AZ), passed the House by a vote of 220 
        Yeas and 185 Nays on September 24, 2020.
H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita 
        Lowey (NY), passed the House by a vote of 415 Ayes and 
        2 Nays under suspension of the rules on March 4, 2020.
H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the House by 
        a vote of 363 Yeas, 40 Nays, and 1 Present under 
        suspension of the rules on March 14, 2020.
H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Adam Smith (WA), passed the House by a vote of 295 
        Yeas and 125 Nays on July 21, 2020.
H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Adam Smith (WA), on the question on passage of 
        H.R. 6395, the objections of the President to the 
        contrary notwithstanding, passed the House by a vote of 
        322 Yeas and 87 Nays on December 28, 2020.
H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), 
        passed the House by a vote of 208 Yeas and 199 Nays on 
        May 15, 2020.
H.R. 7027, the Child Care Is Essential Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Rosa DeLauro (CT), passed the House by a vote of 249 
        Yeas and 163 Nays on July 29, 2020.
H.R. 7608, the State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural 
        Development, Interior, Environment, Military 
        Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 
        2021, introduced by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), passed the 
        House by a vote of 224 Yeas and 189 Nays on July 24, 
        2020.
H.R. 7617, the Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and 
        Water Development, Financial Services and General 
        Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human 
        Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban 
        Development Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. 
        Peter Visclosky (IN), passed the House by a vote of 217 
        Yeas and 197 Nays on July 31, 2020.
H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other 
        Extensions Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), 
        passed the House by a vote of 359 Yeas, 57 Nays, and 1 
        Present under suspension of the rules on September 22, 
        2020.
S. 760, the Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships 
        Act of 2019, sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters (MI), passed 
        the House by a vote of 412 Yeas and 0 Nays under 
        suspension of the rules on March 11, 2020.
S. 1153, the Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019, 
        sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI), passed the House 
        by voice vote under suspension of the rules on December 
        7, 2020.

         Legislation Referred to the Committee Enacted Into Law

H.R. 276, the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School 
        Employees Act, sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus (NV), was 
        enacted into law on April 12, 2019 (Public Law 116-13).
H.R. 943, the Never Again Education Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Carolyn Maloney (NY), was enacted into law on May 29, 
        2020 (Public Law 116-141).
H.R. 4334, the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR), was enacted 
        into law on March 25, 2020 (Public Law 116-131).
H.R. 5363, the FUTURE Act, sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams (NC), 
        was enacted into law on December 19, 2019 (Public Law 
        116-91).
H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 
        Implementation Act, sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer (MD), 
        was enacted into law on January 29, 2020 (Public Law 
        116-113).
H.R. 8472, the Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), was enacted into law on 
        December 4, 2020 (Public Law 116-211).
S. 256, the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs 
        Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Sen. Udall (NM), was 
        enacted into law on December 20, 2019 (Public Law 116-
        101).

   Legislation Referred to the Committee Enacted Into Law in Another 
                                Measure

H.R. 1075, the FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019, sponsored by Rep. 
        David Trone (MD), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included) (Public 
        Law 116-__).
H.R. 1724, the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless 
        and Foster Youth Act, sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark 
        (MA), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included) (Public Law 
        116-__).
H.R. 2168, the Restoring Education and Learning Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Danny Davis (IL), was enacted into law as part 
        of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (the text was included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 3101, the AID Act, sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR), 
        was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 3165, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Katie Porter (CA), was enacted into law as part 
        of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included) (Public 
        Law 116-__).
H.R. 3502, the Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA), was enacted into 
        law as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (provisions were 
        included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 3630, the No Surprises Act, sponsored by Rep. Frank 
        Pallone, Jr. (NJ), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 3743, the STOP Campus Hunger Act, sponsored by Rep. Marcia 
        Fudge (OH), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included) (Public Law 
        116-__).
H.R. 3901, the Student Data Counts Act of 2019, sponsored by 
        Rep. Judy Chu (CA), was enacted into law as part of 
        H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 4073, the Expanding Education Opportunities for Justice-
        Impacted Communities Act, sponsored by Rep. David Trone 
        (MD), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included) (Public Law 
        116-__).
H.R. 4216, the Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Antonio Delgado (NY), was enacted 
        into law as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 4245, the HOPE for FAFSA Act, sponsored by Rep. Lucy 
        McBath (GA), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 4298, the Pell Grant Restoration Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Jahana Hayes (CT), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 
        133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included) (Public 
        Law 116-__).
H.R. 4478, the Simple FAFSA Act, sponsored by Rep. Gregorio 
        Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP), was enacted into law as 
        part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
        2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 
        27, 2020 (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-
        __).
H.R. 4502, the Giving Relief and Dollars to Undergraduates for 
        Adequate Time for Education Act, sponsored by Rep. Sean 
        Casten (IL), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (the text 
        was included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 4567, the FAFSA Translation Act, sponsored by Rep. Grace 
        Meng (NY), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included) (Public Law 
        116-__).
H.R. 4575, the Improving Provider Directories Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), was enacted into law as part of 
        H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 4584, the Financial Aid Fairness For Students Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass (CA), was enacted into law 
        as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations 
        Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on 
        December 27, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 4648, the Transparency in Off-Campus Housing Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Steven Horsford (NV), was enacted 
        into law as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (provisions were 
        included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 4680, the Equitable Student Aid Access Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX), was enacted into law as part 
        of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 5144, the Insurance Accountability and Transparency Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Sharice Davids (KS), was enacted into 
        law as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (provisions were 
        included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 5800, the Ban Surprise Billing Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), was enacted into law as 
        part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
        2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 
        27, 2020 (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-
        __).
H.R. 5807, the Know Your Provider Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. John Larson (CT), was enacted into law as part of 
        H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included) (Public 
        Law 116-__).
H.R. 5809, the Better Information Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. Donald Beyer (VA), was enacted into law as part of 
        H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 5816, the Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore (WI), was enacted into law 
        as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations 
        Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on 
        December 27, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 5817, the Fair and Honest Advance Cost Estimate for 
        Patients Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Devin Nunes 
        (CA), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (substantially similar text was included) (Public Law 
        116-__).
H.R. 5826, the Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical 
        Bills Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal (MA), 
        was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 6187, the Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for 
        Students (MEALS) Act, sponsored by Rep. Ilhan Omar 
        (MN), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 6201, the 
        Families First Coronavirus Response Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), on March 18, 2020 (the text was 
        included) (Public Law 116-127).
H.R. 6200, the Pandemic EBT Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Marcia Fudge (OH), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 
        6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), on March 18, 2020 
        (the text was included) (Public Law 116-127).
H.R. 6203, the COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR), was enacted into law as 
        part of H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus 
        Response Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), on 
        March 18, 2020 (the text was included) (Public Law 116-
        127).
H.R. 6213, the No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL), was enacted into law as 
        part of H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus 
        Response Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), on 
        March 18, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included) (Public Law 116-127).
H.R. 6220, the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), 
        was enacted into law as part of H.R. 6201, the Families 
        First Coronavirus Response Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita 
        Lowey (NY), on March 18, 2020 (substantially similar 
        text was included) (Public Law 116-127).
H.R. 6299, the Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), was enacted into 
        law as part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
        and Economic Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Joe Courtney (CT), on March 27, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included) (Public Law 116-136).
H.R. 6300, the Advocating for Older Americans During 
        Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. 
        Suzanne Bonamici (OR), was enacted into law as part of 
        H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
        Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney 
        (CT), on March 27, 2020 (substantially similar text was 
        included) (Public Law 116-136).
H.R. 6313, the Combatting Hunger for Older Americans During 
        Coronavirus Crisis Act, sponsored by Rep. Susan Wild 
        (PA), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 748, the 
        Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) 
        Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), on March 27, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included) (Public 
        Law 116-136).
H.R. 6315, the COVID-19 National Service Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX), was enacted into 
        law as part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
        and Economic Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. 
        Joe Courtney (CT), on March 27, 2020 (the text was 
        included) (Public Law 116-136).
H.R. 6357, To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain 
        actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 
        public health emergency declared under section 319 of 
        the Public Health Service Act to the needs of 
        individuals participating in community service 
        activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 
        1965, sponsored by Rep. Susie Lee (NV), was enacted 
        into law as part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, 
        Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), on March 27, 2020 (the text was 
        included) (Public Law 116-136).
H.R. 6402, the COVID-19 Workforce Emergency Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin (MI), was enacted into law 
        as part of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
        Economic Security (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe 
        Courtney (CT), on March 27, 2020 (the text was 
        included) (Public Law 116-136).
H.R. 6756, the End Pandemic Hunger for College Students Act of 
        2020, sponsored by Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH), was enacted 
        into law as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (provisions were 
        included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 6801, the Funding Emergency Eating Distribution for 
        Children or the FEED the Children Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Alma Adams (NC), was enacted into law as part of 
        H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included) (Public 
        Law 116-__).
H.R. 6843, the Food and Nutrition Provider Emergency Support 
        Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. David Trone (MD), was 
        enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 7328, the Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA), was enacted 
        into law as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (provisions were 
        included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 7380, the HBCU Capital Finance Debt Relief Act, sponsored 
        by Rep. Alma Adams (NC), was enacted into law as part 
        of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
        sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 
        2020 (substantially similar text was included) (Public 
        Law 116-__).
H.R. 7539, the Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Joseph Kennedy (MA), was enacted into 
        law as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry 
        Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 (substantially 
        similar text was included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 7933, the COVID-19 WIC Safety and Modernization Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin (MI), was enacted into law 
        as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations 
        Act, 2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on 
        December 27, 2020 (the text was included) (Public Law 
        116-__).
H.R. 7909, the Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are 
        Safe Act of 2020, sponsored by Rep. Abby Finkenauer 
        (IA), was enacted into law as part of H.R. 133, the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored by 
        Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 27, 2020 
        (provisions were included) (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 8024, the WIC Waiver Extension Act of 2020, sponsored by 
        Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), was enacted into law as part of 
        H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and 
        Other Extensions Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey 
        (NY), on October 1, 2020 (the text was included) 
        (Public Law 116-159).
H.R. 8748, the HONOR Our Veterans' Sacrifice Act, sponsored by 
        Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA), was enacted into law as 
        part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
        2021, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), on December 
        27, 2020 (substantially similar text was included) 
        (Public Law 116-__).

Legislation Within Committee Jurisdiction Not Referred to the Committee 
                            Enacted Into Law

H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, sponsored 
        by Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX), was enacted into law on 
        December 27, 2020 (Public Law 116-__).
H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
        (CARES) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), was 
        enacted into law on March 27, 2020 (Public Law 116-
        136).
H.R. 1158, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, sponsored 
        by Rep. Michael T. McCaul (TX), was enacted into law on 
        December 20, 2019 (Public Law 116-93).
H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, 
        sponsored by Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ), was enacted into 
        law on December 20, 2019 (Public Law 116-94).
H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita 
        Lowey (NY), was enacted into law on March 6, 2020 
        (Public Law 116-123).
H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 
        sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), was enacted into law 
        on March 18, 2020 (Public Law 116-127).
H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other 
        Extensions Act, sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (NY), was 
        enacted into law on October 1, 2020 (Public Law 116-
        159).
S. 760, the Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships 
        Act of 2019, sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters (MI), was 
        enacted into law on March 26, 2020 (Public Law 116-
        134).
S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2020, sponsored by Sen. James Inhofe (OK), was enacted 
        into law on December 20, 2019 (Public Law 116-92).

                  Oversight Plan Summary and Activity


                         OVERSIGHT PLAN SUMMARY

    The Committee adopted its oversight plan for the 116th 
Congress at its organizational meeting on January 29, 2019. The 
Committee outlined several priority areas for oversight in the 
plan including, but not limited to:
           Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds 
        Act
           Recommendations on School Safety
           Education in the Wake of Natural Disasters
           Students and Workers with Disabilities
           Student and Taxpayer Protections
           Federal Student Aid
           Department of Labor's Training and 
        Enforcement Programs
           Guestworker Programs
           Collective Bargaining Rights
           Retirement Security and Multiemployer 
        Pensions
           Opioid Prescribing Policies
           Black Lung Benefits Program
           International Labor Rights
           Affordable Care Act
           Short-Term, Limited Duration Health Plans
           Association Health Plans
           Civil Rights
           Juvenile Justice
           Unaccompanied Minors
           Child Nutrition

                 ACTIONS TAKEN BASED ON OVERSIGHT PLAN

Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

           Unlawful Exemptions for Religious Charters--
        Whistleblower reports to the Committee indicated that 
        politically appointed officials at the U.S. Department 
        of Education (ED) provided improper waivers of certain 
        religious restrictions to a school participating in the 
        Department's Charter Schools Program. The Committee 
        requested additional information regarding these 
        waivers, but ED refused to fully respond. The Committee 
        recommends the next administration adhere to the clear 
        requirements in federal law regarding religious use 
        restrictions in the Charter Schools Program.
           Refusal to Implement the ESSA One Percent 
        Cap--ESSA requires states to test students annually in 
        several subjects. However, ESSA allows states to 
        administer alternative assessments aligned with 
        alternate academic achievement standards for students 
        with the most significant cognitive disabilities, 
        capping participation in alternative assessments at one 
        percent of tested students. The Trump Administration 
        has failed to implement or enforce this requirement and 
        the Committee requested information regarding ED's 
        efforts to monitor state implementation of alternate 
        assessments for students with the most significant 
        cognitive disabilities. ED failed to respond to this 
        request and, as part of its response to the global 
        coronavirus pandemic (COVID), suspended all state 
        assessments. The Committee recommends ED implement the 
        one percent cap on alternative assessments as soon as 
        practicable.

Recommendations on School Safety

           Arming Teachers with Federal Dollars--At the 
        April 10, 2019, Full Committee hearing titled 
        ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the 
        Department of Education,'' Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT) 
        questioned U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on 
        an ED memo outlining whether states could legally use 
        funds appropriated under Title IV of ESSA to arm 
        teachers. The memo stated the Secretary had discretion 
        to disallow arming of teachers as a use of such funds, 
        contradicting prior statements from the Secretary that 
        decisions to arm teachers ultimately rested with the 
        states. This hearing satisfied the requirement under 
        Rule XI, clause 2(n) of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
        Representatives that each committee hold, within 120 
        days of its establishment, a hearing ``on the topic of 
        waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government 
        programs'' authorized by the committee.
           Evidence-Based School Safety Policy--In 
        response to ongoing outbreaks of violence in schools, 
        in particular the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas 
        High School in February 2018, President Trump created 
        the Federal Commission on School Safety in March 2018. 
        The Commission's final report, issued in December 2018, 
        was neither a serious nor good-faith effort to make 
        schools safer for students and educators. The report's 
        recommendations ignore both the research consensus and 
        the demands of students and parents for tougher gun 
        laws. Instead, the report promotes a longstanding, 
        conservative agenda to undermine policies that protect 
        students' civil rights. In an effort to enact evidence-
        based federal policy on school shootings, the Committee 
        worked with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI) on H.R. 4301, the 
        School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act, which 
        creates federal definitions for mass shootings and 
        school shootings and authorizes the collection of data 
        to better understand and prevent school shootings. The 
        bill was reported out of Committee on September 18, 
        2019.
           U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
        Work--The Committee commissioned a GAO report to 
        examine the characteristics of school shootings. The 
        report debunked false links made in the Federal 
        Commission on School Safety's Report between joint 
        guidance issued in 2014 by the U.S. Department of 
        Justice and ED, designed to help schools remedy 
        discipline disparities without jeopardizing school 
        safety, and school shootings. These links were cited by 
        the Departments when they rescinded the guidance in 
        December 2018. After the release of GAO's report, on 
        September 23, 2020, the Committee called on ED to 
        reinstate this important guidance.

Education in the Wake of Natural Disasters

           Hearing--The Committee held a hearing on 
        June 5, 2019, titled ``This is Not a Drill: Education-
        Related Response and Recovery in the Wake of Natural 
        Disasters.'' The purpose of the hearing was to examine 
        ED's disaster response and the recovery needs of 
        impacted state, territorial, and local educational 
        agencies in an era of increasingly extreme weather 
        patterns due to manmade climate change.
           Congressional Delegation Trip--Committee 
        staff participated in a congressional delegation trip 
        led by the House Committee on Natural Resources in 
        July-August 2019 to Guam and the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands. The trip included briefings 
        to gain better insight into the impact of Super Typhoon 
        Yutu on the education system.

Students and Workers with Disabilities

           Individuals with Disabilities in Education 
        Act (IDEA) Child Find in Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        Detention Camps--The Trump Administration held 
        thousands of migrant children in detention camps under 
        deplorable conditions. As part of the mistreatment of 
        these children, ED misinterpreted IDEA's ``child find'' 
        requirement, depriving detained children with 
        disabilities of services to which they are entitled and 
        in fact--required to receive under federal law. The 
        Committee repeatedly requested information from ED 
        regarding its interpretation of the law, but ED refused 
        to change its position and enforce the requirements as 
        written. The Committee will engage the next 
        administration on these and related issues to ensure 
        the appropriate and legal treatment of migrant 
        children, especially those with disabilities. This work 
        also encompassed the Committee's oversight work on 
        unaccompanied minors, another priority area for 
        oversight in the Committee's plan.
           Hearing--The Committee held a hearing on May 
        21, 2019, titled ``Eliminating Barriers to Employment: 
        Opening Doors to Opportunity.'' The hearing explored, 
        in part, how federal policy can reduce barriers to 
        employment for workers with disabilities.

Student and Taxpayer Protections

           Unlawful and Improper Rulemaking on Title 
        IX--The Committee sent several letters to Secretary 
        DeVos regarding rulemaking under Title IX of the 
        Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). This 
        culminated in a Civil Rights and Human Services 
        Subcommittee Hearing titled ``On the Basis of Sex: 
        Examining the Administration's Attacks on Gender-Based 
        Protections,'' which in part focused on irregularities 
        in the Title IX rulemaking process. The Committee will 
        encourage the next administration to amend the 2020 
        Title IX regulations that create unnecessary barriers 
        for victims to report and obtain meaningful relief from 
        sexual harassment, assault, and abuse.
           Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 
        (SOAR) Vouchers--The Committee requested information 
        from both ED and the grantee responsible for 
        administering the SOAR Voucher program. The Committee 
        sought information on the program's performance and 
        compliance with federal civil rights laws. Though ED 
        provided no responsive information, the SOAR grantee 
        provided information sufficient to understand its 
        implementation. The Committee will consider additional 
        options in the new Congress.
           Dream Center Education Holdings--Dream 
        Center purchased more than 60 for-profit colleges in 
        2018, planning to convert them into non-profit 
        institutions. However, due to management failures and 
        reports of fraud, Dream Center closed most of these 
        institutions within 18 months of its purchase and sold 
        the remainder. Allegations that high-ranking ED 
        officials improperly aided Dream Center led the 
        Committee to open an investigation into the conduct of 
        Dream Center as well as ED. In the course of the 
        Committee's investigation, the Committee demonstrated 
        that though two of Dream Center's colleges lost 
        accreditation, Dream Center executives knowingly 
        misrepresented these institutions' accreditation status 
        to students and prospective students for months, 
        claiming to be ``fully accredited'' when they were not. 
        Documents also reveal that multiple high-ranking ED 
        officials aided Dream Center executives, first by 
        releasing federal funds to the unaccredited schools in 
        violation of ED regulations, then by attempting to 
        convince the accreditor to back-date accreditation for 
        the institutions in violation of ED regulations and the 
        accreditor's policy. Although ED refused to fully 
        cooperate with the Committee's investigation, the 
        Committee used its investigative tools to obtain 
        documents critical to demonstrating these improprieties 
        and released a report detailing all related findings. 
        The Committee will continue to pursue its long-standing 
        document request with the incoming administration.
           For-Profit College Misconduct--The Committee 
        investigated a number of for-profit colleges following 
        allegations and evidence indicating that certain for-
        profits engaged in improper conversions to non-profits 
        to evade regulations, misleadingly advertised, and 
        violated the Higher Education Act's requirement that 
        for-profit institutions obtain at least 10 percent of 
        their tuition from non-Title IV sources. The Committee 
        continues to collect information and documents from 
        these institutions in order to best inform legislation.

Federal Student Aid

           Unlawful and Improper Rulemaking on Borrower 
        Defense--Borrower defense to repayment (Borrower 
        Defense) allows federal student loan borrowers to have 
        their loans forgiven if they can demonstrate that their 
        college engaged in certain forms of misconduct. 
        However, the Trump Administration systematically 
        undermined the promise of relief for defrauded 
        borrowers by stalling decisions, adopting inconsistent 
        policies, and rewriting federal regulations, making it 
        more difficult for borrowers to apply for relief in the 
        future. To examine this, the Committee requested 
        documents and data related to ED's implementation of 
        borrower defense, held a hearing with Secretary DeVos, 
        and published a report with its findings. The 
        Committee's recommendations for the incoming 
        administration are captured in its report and the 
        Committee will continue to pursue outstanding document 
        requests related to ED's partial relief formula in 
        order to unpack ED's failure to appropriately implement 
        this program.
           Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)--The 
        Committee continued to investigate the management of 
        the PSLF program. Since 2017, when the first borrowers 
        became eligible to receive forgiveness under PSLF, ED 
        has rejected the overwhelming majority of applicants 
        for forgiveness. The Committee held a hearing on 
        September 19, 2019, titled ``Broken Promises: Examining 
        the Failed Implementation of the Public Service Loan 
        Forgiveness Program'' to examine ED's implementation of 
        PSLF and determine how the Administration and Congress 
        can better support the thousands of public servants 
        relying on this program.

Department of Labor's (DOL's) Training and Enforcement Programs

           Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs 
        (IRAPs)--The Committee sent document requests to DOL 
        and DOL contractors who worked on the IRAP program to 
        ensure that no congressionally-appropriated funds are 
        being used on the program. The Committee also worked 
        closely with appropriators to ensure that no funds were 
        appropriated for IRAPs. After the Committee uncovered 
        that DOL had illegally used over $1 million of 
        Registered Apprenticeship funds on IRAPs, DOL was 
        forced to stop doing so and therefore has been unable 
        to get the IRAP program off the ground.
           Job Corps--The Committee wrote several 
        letters and held several briefings regarding DOL's 
        attempts to destabilize the Job Corps program. These 
        attempts included: leaving it at risk of having its 
        funds impounded due to lack of use; taking back all 25 
        Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers from the U.S. 
        Department of Agriculture (USDA); and permanently 
        closing nine of those sites. In the face of bipartisan 
        congressional opposition and the announcement of an 
        oversight hearing with Administration officials, USDA 
        and DOL could not justify closing the centers based on 
        performance, attendance, or any other measure, despite 
        their earlier claims of those reasons, and they 
        reversed course.

Guestworker Programs

           Labor Protections--On September 24, 2019, 
        the Committee wrote to the Honorable Patrick Pizzella, 
        Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, expressing 
        concern about proposals to undermine labor protections 
        in the H-2A visa program.

Collective Bargaining Rights

           National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB's) 
        Proposed Changes to the Contract Bar Rule--The 
        Committee sent a request to the NLRB requesting 
        information and documents that justify its proposed 
        change to the contract bar rule, which ensures 
        stability in labor relations by barring election 
        petitions for three years during a valid collective 
        bargaining agreement. The NLRB failed to provide the 
        information and documents requested in its response to 
        the Committee. The Committee plans to continue its 
        oversight of this issue. The Committee is also 
        currently awaiting the NLRB's official decision of 
        whether to change the contract bar rule.
           NLRB Suspension of Elections During the 
        Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic--The Committee 
        wrote to the NLRB requesting information justifying its 
        decision to pause union elections during the early days 
        of the pandemic, especially since mail ballot elections 
        are a valid and preexisting option. The NLRB has not 
        been responsive to the Committee's requests, mostly 
        citing the unprecedented nature of the pandemic as its 
        reason. Unsafe in-person elections have since resumed. 
        The Committee plans to continue oversight of the NLRB's 
        response to the pandemic.
           NLRB Reorganization of Regional Officers--
        The Committee, House Committee on Appropriations' 
        Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
        Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions (Senate HELP) have sent several requests to 
        the NLRB requesting a pause on plans to reorganize 
        seven Regional Offices and requesting information and 
        briefings on the reorganization plans. The NLRB 
        promised Congress that the reorganization was still 
        being discussed and that no actions would be taken 
        without notification to Congress first. However, the 
        Committee recently received information that the 
        reorganization was being implemented despite these 
        assurances. Furthermore, the NLRB refused to produce 
        relevant requested information and briefings. The 
        Committee plans to continue its oversight of this 
        issue.

Retirement Security and Multiemployer Pensions

           Hearing on General Accountability Office 
        (GAO) Report--On March 7, 2019, the Committee held a 
        Hearing titled ``The Cost of Inaction: Why Congress 
        Must Address the Multiemployer Pension Crisis.'' The 
        hearing explored the costs and consequences to 
        retirees, active workers, participating employers, and 
        the federal government if Congress does not resolve the 
        multiemployer pension crisis. The hearing also 
        discussed legislative solutions to the crisis. This 
        hearing satisfied the requirement under Rule XI, clause 
        2(p) of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives 
        that the Committee ``hold at least one hearing on 
        issues raised by reports issued by the Comptroller 
        General'' indicating federal programs authorized by the 
        Committee ``at high risk for waste, fraud, and 
        mismanagement.''
           Work requests to GAO--The Committee sent 
        several letters to the Comptroller General of GAO 
        requesting the office conduct investigations into 
        different aspects of the retirement system, including 
        cybersecurity, plans authorized under the Employee 
        Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), church and 
        church affiliated retirement plans, and other 
        retirement plans exempt from ERISA.

Black Lung Benefits Program

           Oversight Hearings and GAO Work--The 
        Committee has conducted extensive oversight into the 
        Trump Administration's management of the Black Lung 
        Disability Trust Fund. This includes two oversight 
        hearings. The Committee has also reached out to GAO to 
        request a review of DOL's implementation of its revised 
        black lung liability self-insurance process and expects 
        to continue this work into the next Congress.

International Labor Rights

           Efforts by the U.S. Agency for International 
        Development (USAID) to Undermine the Global Labor 
        Program--The Committee sent a letter making document 
        and information requests to USAID regarding their 
        intention to replace the Global Labor Program, the 
        primary USAID program that works directly with trade 
        unions and non-governmental organizations devoted to 
        workers' rights across multiple countries. USAID 
        responded two months later than requested, and even 
        then it failed to fully respond to the requests. This 
        was a joint letter with House Committee on 
        Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey, House Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs Chair Eliot Engel, and House Committee 
        on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal.

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

           Efforts to Dismantle the ACA--The Committee 
        sent multiple document requests to U.S. Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services Alex Azar II, Centers for 
        Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema 
        Verma, the White House, and U.S. Attorney General 
        William Barr regarding justifications for their efforts 
        to dismantle the ACA. The Committee also sent document 
        requests to former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander 
        Acosta during his time as Secretary regarding DOL's 
        failure to implement ACA provisions. The U.S. 
        Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produced 
        some but not all of the requested documents and the 
        U.S. Department of Justice, the White House, and DOL 
        failed to provide responsive documents.
           Roll Back of Nondiscrimination Protections 
        in the ACA--The Committee sent multiple document 
        requests to HHS Secretary Azar regarding HHS's decision 
        to erode protections for LGBTQIA+ patients and other 
        marginalized communities established by Section 1557 of 
        the ACA. HHS provided some non-substantive responses.
           Establishing a General Special Enrollment 
        Period Under the ACA--The Committee, along with the 
        House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee 
        on Ways and Means, and Senate HELP, sent requests to 
        HHS Secretary Azar, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 
        Steven Mnuchin, and U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene 
        Scalia regarding the need to facilitate health 
        insurance enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 
        Trump Administration refused to establish a Special 
        Enrollment Period despite the urging of Congress and 
        over 200 advocacy organizations.

Short-Term, Limited Duration Health Plans

           Oversight Letters--The Committee sent 
        multiple letters to the Trump Administration requesting 
        more information on their administration of short term, 
        limited duration health plans. These requests included 
        information regarding recent reports that self-insured 
        group health plans are not in compliance with recently 
        enacted provisions of federal law that require coverage 
        of testing for COVID-19 during the ongoing public 
        health emergency and concerns regarding new proposed 
        rules to allow for certain group health plans to be 
        ``grandfathered.''

Civil Rights

           EEO-1 Data Analysis--After a court ordered 
        the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 
        to continue collecting Component 2 data (which details 
        employees' pay by race, gender, and ethnicity) on the 
        EEO-1 form, the EEOC simply collected the data without 
        making it available or conducting any analysis on it. 
        The Committee wrote to the EEOC to urge it to either 
        analyze the data or allow a third party to do so. The 
        EEOC announced this summer, after pressure from 
        Congress and advocacy groups, that it would fund a 
        statistical study with the National Academies of 
        Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on 
        National Statistics to analyze the data collected.
           EEOC Case Backlog--The Committee wrote to 
        request information from the EEOC on its current 
        practice and procedure for intakes, investigating, 
        mediating, and adjudicating charges and claims. The 
        EEOC backlog is long, and the Committee continues to 
        hear reports from complainants that their cases are not 
        being adequately investigated as well as reports from 
        investigators that one of the ways the EEOC is 
        attempting to address the backlog is by simply closing 
        cases without adequate investigation. The EEOC has 
        provided some data but fails to have a sufficient plan 
        in place to address the backlog in a manner that gives 
        all cases due consideration. The EEOC has refused to 
        hire more case investigators. The Committee will 
        continue its oversight on this matter.
           EEOC Official Time--The Committee, along 
        with the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, wrote 
        to the EEOC requesting documents and information about 
        the change it proposed to longstanding federal rules 
        ensuring that federal employees who bring complaints 
        for illegal employment discrimination may be 
        accompanied by the representative of their choice using 
        official time. The EEOC has, on a rolling basis, 
        provided information that is responsive to the 
        Committee's requests, but it also claims that it does 
        not track many of the data points requested. Overall, 
        the EEOC has failed to provide any evidence that 
        justifies such a rule change. To date, this rule has 
        not been finalized.
           EEOC Conciliation Pilot--In June 2020, the 
        EEOC Chair instituted a pilot program that changed the 
        longstanding conciliation process and imposed 
        additional hurdles on field investigators and attorneys 
        in order to ease an alleged burden on employers during 
        the process. The pilot was shrouded in secrecy so scant 
        details were available. The Committee, along with 
        Senate HELP, requested documents as to the 
        justification of the pilot as well as additional 
        details of the program. The EEOC provided a non-
        responsive response to the Committee's requests that 
        mainly cited the Chair's authority to conduct such 
        changes to the conciliation program. The pilot program 
        ended and there is currently a pending proposed rule to 
        make permanent certain changes to the conciliation 
        program. The Committee plans to continue its oversight 
        of this issue.
           Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) 
        Discrimination in Foster Care--The Committee sent 
        several requests to HHS regarding reports that HHS is 
        using RFRA to allow a taxpayer-funded child welfare 
        provider to discriminate against potential foster 
        parents based solely on religious preference. HHS 
        claimed in its responses that it would be a substantial 
        burden on religious freedom to require the provider to 
        abandon its religious criteria and did not otherwise 
        provide substantive responses.
           Conscience Rule in Health Care--The 
        Committee, along with the House Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce, wrote several letters to HHS and requested 
        documents and information about the justification for 
        its new ``conscience rule'' that drastically expanded 
        the circumstances under which health care providers 
        could refuse to provide care on the basis of their 
        religious beliefs or conscience. HHS provided 
        marginally responsive documents that do not provide 
        adequate justification for the rule.

Juvenile Justice

           Implementation of the Juvenile Justice 
        Reform Act of 2018--At the end of 115th Congress, the 
        Committee was able to work in a bipartisan manner to 
        pass the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018, the first 
        reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) since 2002. Building on 
        that bipartisan success, on December 17, 2019, the 
        Committee received a joint staff briefing from Ms. 
        Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice 
        and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of 
        Justice. The Committee has concerns regarding actions 
        OJJDP may have taken to influence states to become non-
        participating states under JJDPA. The Committee plans 
        to engage with OJJDP in the next Congress to ensure 
        congressional intent is adhered to in the 
        implementation of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 
        2018.

Child Nutrition

           Child Nutrition Standards--USDA proposed 
        several changes to nutrition standards and school meals 
        in the past two years that are not in line with good 
        nutritional guidelines for children. The Committee 
        wrote letters to USDA in each instance requiring 
        justifications for doing so. A court struck down USDA's 
        general child nutrition standards so that rule was 
        vacated. However, USDA recently issued a new proposed 
        rule that is nearly identical. To date, the draft rule 
        regarding school meals has not been finalized.
           Categorial Eligibility for SNAP--USDA issued 
        a proposed rule to change SNAP eligibility and 
        negatively impact children's eligibility for school 
        meal programs without a formal analysis how many 
        children would be impacted. The Committee pushed 
        informally and formally via multiple letters for an 
        analysis and called for a hearing. USDA was forced to 
        admit that $1 million students would be impacted and 
        had to reopen the comment period for its proposed rule. 
        To date, the rule has not been finalized.

Additional Oversight Activities of the Committee

    Inappropriate Nomination of ED Inspector General--The Chair 
wrote a series of letters requesting documents regarding 
President Trump's nomination of former U.S. Acting Education 
Secretary Philip Rosenfelt as ED Inspector General. Mr. 
Rosenfelt's long tenure defending agency actions in ED's Office 
of the General Counsel as well as his brief tenure as Acting 
Education Secretary categorically disqualified him from the 
post of ED Inspector General. The Administration ultimately 
withdrew Mr. Rosenfelt's nomination.
    Institute of Education Sciences (IES)--Federal law requires 
the Director of IES to propose priorities to the National Board 
of Education Statistics, transmit those priorities to the 
appropriate Committees, and make those priorities open to 
public comment. After the Director of IES failed to fulfil this 
statutory mandate, the Committee raised questions and requested 
information from IES. IES ultimately provided this information 
to the Committee and published its priorities in the Federal 
Register.
    American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)--
Secretary DeVos refused to bargain in good faith with AFGE, the 
union representing a substantial number of ED civil servants, 
and unilaterally imposed a contract on those employees. This is 
one factor among many that drove ED's civil servants to rank it 
as one of the worst government agencies at which to work in the 
Trump Administration. The Committee requested information on 
ED's hiring and management practices, but ED did not respond to 
many of the Committee's requests. The Committee remains 
committed to ensuring that ED negotiates fairly with its 
employees and will ensure that the incoming administration 
adheres to norms and rules governing this process.
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 
(ACICS)--While the Obama Administration revoked the recognition 
of ACICS as an accreditor due to its lax institutional 
oversight, the Trump Administration reversed that decision. 
However, the Committee continued to investigate ACICS and, 
after multiple document requests, found troubling information 
related to ongoing ED compliance reviews. The Committee 
detailed these findings in a letter to ED that recommended it 
again revoke ACICS's accreditation given its insufficient 
oversight of member institutions.
    Obstruction of Loan Servicer Oversight--Due to repeated and 
serious allegations of consumer abuses by loan servicers, some 
states developed consumer protection laws and offices to hold 
servicers accountable. However, this Administration developed a 
series of policies adding obstacles to state oversight of 
servicers and undermining the efficacy of state consumer 
protection laws. The Committee requested documents and 
information regarding these policies from ED, the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and directly from loan 
servicers. Loan servicers were generally responsive to the 
Committee's requests, CFPB partially responded, and ED refused 
to substantively respond. The Committee will recommend ED 
reverse the policies undermining state oversight of loan 
servicers.
    Princeton Investigation--On September 2, 2020, Princeton 
University President Christopher Eisgruber wrote an open letter 
to the Princeton community describing the next steps Princeton 
would take to address systemic racism at Princeton. This letter 
outlined planned policy initiatives to create and foster a more 
inclusive and diverse environment at Princeton. However, ED 
claimed this letter was an admission that Princeton had 
violated assurances of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. 
ED's investigation is a dangerous infringement on freedoms of 
speech and expression, and the Committee has requested 
documents to better understand ED's purpose in initiating this 
investigation. Although ED has not provided documents 
responsive to this request, the Committee will continue to seek 
answers about this politically motivated assault on free 
speech.

Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
        (CARES) Act

           Unlawful and Improper Rulemakings under the 
        CARES Act--The Committee conducted extensive oversight 
        of ED rulemakings on several rules promulgated to 
        implement the CARES Act. Although ED largely did not 
        cooperate and refused to provide documents responsive 
        to these requests, outside lawsuits filed independent 
        of the Committee and after the Committee's 
        investigations overturned a number of ED's unlawful 
        regulations.
           CARES Act Voucher Program--The CARES Act 
        appropriated more than $300 million in federal funds 
        for ED to grant to states with the highest coronavirus 
        burden. Instead, ED treated this as a slush-fund to 
        create a voucher program directed at states with 
        existing school choice initiatives. The Committee 
        requested information regarding ED's development of 
        this program and prioritization methodology. ED refused 
        to provide responsive information, but the Committee 
        intends to follow up with the new administration to 
        better understand ED's deviation from statutory 
        direction.
           Puerto Rico CARES Funds--The CARES Act 
        appropriated more than $400 million to Puerto Rico to 
        support its education activities; however, ED refused 
        to provide 97.5% of these funds, creating unnecessary 
        hurdles for Puerto Rico's response to the COVID-19 
        crisis. The Committee requested information and 
        documents regarding ED's delayed distribution of 
        emergency grant aid to Puerto Rico, but ED refused to 
        respond to this request. The Committee will continue to 
        pursue this issue in the next Congress to ensure Puerto 
        Rico obtains emergency relief funds as quickly as 
        possible.
           Illegal Wage and Tax Refund Garnishing--The 
        CARES Act suspended all student loan payments from 
        March 27, 2020, to September 30, 2020, and halted all 
        debt collection activities, including wage garnishment. 
        However, during this six-month period, ED did not cease 
        collections on all borrowers and has failed to refund 
        payments improperly collected from borrowers. The 
        Committee requested information on ED's continued 
        garnishment of wages and tax refunds, but ED has 
        refused to provide documents responsive to these 
        requests. The Committee recommends ED immediately take 
        the necessary steps to ensure it refunds borrowers 
        subject to its unlawful collections.
           Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) 
        Fund Limitations--The CARES Act provided billions in 
        higher education assistance to institutions and 
        students; however, the Administration attempted to 
        unlawfully limit student loan eligibility to Title IV 
        eligible students. This prevented undocumented students 
        from accessing these funds and created unnecessary 
        bureaucratic obstacles to institutions' distribution of 
        these funds. The Committee requested information and 
        documents on ED's iterative and inconsistent rollout of 
        guidance for institutions to use and disburse HEER 
        funds.
           Waste and Mismanagement of Emergency Relief 
        Funds--The CARES Act directed ED to set aside $321.7 
        million from the HEER fund to support Institutions of 
        Higher Education (IHEs) with ``the greatest unmet needs 
        related to the coronavirus.'' Instead, ED allocated 92% 
        of these funds to IHEs that received less than $500,000 
        in CARES Act formula funding without making a 
        determination of need. This allocation would have 
        primarily benefitted extremely small, private schools 
        that received little or no formula funds under the 
        CARES Act but would be able to obtain tens of thousands 
        of dollars per student in attendance under ED's 
        allocation. The Committee requested documents to show 
        how this action met the statutory mandate. Though ED 
        did not respond to this request, ED ultimately 
        abandoned its wasteful plan.
    Ethics Issues with DOL Assistant Deputy Secretary--The 
Committee wrote to DOL regarding the outside employment of U.S. 
Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor Michael Avakian during his 
tenure and potential conflicts of interest with his private law 
practice and the private cases he continued representing while 
he was at DOL. Mr. Avakian resigned his position after press 
attention to this issue. Subsequently, DOL provided a response 
to the Committee describing its internal investigation that 
revealed yet another conflict of interest that was previously 
unknown.
    Affinity Mine Pattern of Violations Notice--The Committee 
continued to follow up on oversight started in the 115th 
Congress regarding why DOL's Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) decided to terminate the Pattern of 
Violations Notice for Affinity Mine without the mine having met 
the statutory requirements for being released from the notice. 
MSHA initially refused to cooperate with the Committee's 
document requests. Eventually, MSHA showed the Committee 
documents in camera that discussed the decision to terminate 
the Pattern of Violations Notice.
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) 
Beryllium Standard--The Committee wrote letters and pushed OSHA 
to justify its attempted roll back of health protections for 
construction and shipyard workers from exposure to beryllium 
and beryllium-related substances. OSHA initially claimed that 
its roll back attempt was because workers were already 
protected from exposure by other existing standards, but under 
pressure, OSHA admitted that these provisions were, in fact, 
not adequately covered by other regulations. OSHA then reversed 
its position and did not roll back those protections.
    Rulemaking Irregularities at DOL--The Committee wrote 
several letters to DOL about proposed rules it issued without 
the legally required analysis to illustrate how they would 
impact workers, specifically the 2017 and 2019 tip rules. The 
2017 rule is currently the subject of an audit by the DOL 
Office of Investigator General despite having been withdrawn. 
To date, DOL continues to obstruct the Committee's oversight on 
both the 2017 and 2019 proposed rules.
    U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Lapse in 
Budgetary Authority--During the 2019 government shutdown, OMB 
was without budgetary authority, but it continued rulemaking 
activities on behalf of agencies that did have budgetary 
authority, including DOL. The Committee questioned the legality 
of this and requested a formal investigation from GAO, the body 
that adjudicates appropriations actions. GAO found that OMB 
(and the National Archives and Records Administration for 
publishing the rules in the Federal Register) violated the 
Antideficiency Act and therefore needed to notify Congress so 
that Congress could count the funds that were illegally spent 
against future appropriations. OMB refused to follow the 
remedies that GAO laid out and therefore, GAO notified Congress 
of the breach so that Congress could deduct the amount from the 
agencies' future appropriations.
    Wage and Hour Administrator Revoking All Delegation of 
Authority--The Committee sent a request to DOL requesting 
justification for DOL's Wage and Hour Administrator Cheryl 
Stanton issuing a blanket revocation of the Administrator's 
authority in any form. As delegated authorities are used to 
conducting investigations and holding employers accountable for 
violations, this essentially stopped all of those actions from 
being taken while Administrator Stanton reviewed each 
authority. The Committee also requested a detailed plan for 
when the revocations would be reversed. DOL responded that it 
was within the Administrator's right to take such action and 
that Administrator Stanton would proceed with the review, but 
it failed to provide a roadmap for how the review would 
proceed.
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) 
Conflict of Interest--Former OSHRC Chair Heather MacDougall 
vacated two OSHA citations against A.H. Sturgill Roofing for 
heat-related violations while she was engaged in discussions to 
accept employment from Amazon.com, which is also the subject of 
a number of investigations and citations by OSHA and state 
workplace safety agencies for heat-related violations. The 
Committee sent a formal request to Mr. James Sullivan, current 
OSHRC Chair, requesting that OSHRC engage the services of an 
Inspector General to investigate this issue and whether those 
decisions should be vacated due to the conflict of interest. 
OSHRC responded that it did not believe there was a conflict of 
interest. Because OSHRC does not have an assigned Inspector 
General, the Committee was unable to pursue this further.
    OFCCP Exemption From Affirmative Action Programs for 
Coronavirus-Related Contracts--OFCCP issued a National Interest 
Exemption that allows new service, supply, and construction 
contracts entered into between March 17, 2020, and June 17, 
2020, in response to COVID-19, to avoid certain affirmative 
action requirements. The Committee had a briefing with OFCCP 
and followed up with a letter requesting information on its 
oversight procedures to ensure that contractors did not take 
advantage of the waivers to willfully discriminate or otherwise 
violate non-discrimination requirements. OFCCP responded with a 
description of its normal audit process and confirmed that they 
did not have the ability to audit the contractors who received 
this exemption as they are not tracking who does not have 
affirmative action requirements. The Committee plans to follow 
up with OFCCP to receive data on the number of new government 
contractors who entered into contracts during this time period.
    Ammonium Nitrate Storage--Following the Beirut ammonium 
nitrate explosion, the Committee wrote to DOL about updating 
OSHA processes and standards for fertilizer ammonium nitrate to 
meet the requirements of the latest National Fire Protection 
Association Code. OSHA provided a response that did not answer 
any of the questions posed by the Committee nor did OSHA reveal 
any plans to further regulate in this area. The Committee plans 
to continue its oversight of this issue.
    Failure to Enforce Paid Leave Provisions in the Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)--The Committee wrote to 
DOL regarding the Wage and Hour Division's failure to 
adequately enforce the paid leave provisions in FFCRA, 
specifically the delay in implementing the law and in notifying 
the public of the new rights available to workers. DOL 
responded after it finally implemented these provisions and 
stated that all was well. The Committee is following up to 
ensure that DOL has received the deliverables for the contracts 
it entered into for its public awareness campaign.
    EEOC Public Meeting Agenda Procedure Change--The Committee 
and Senate HELP wrote to the EEOC about the EEOC Chair's 
unilateral decision to eliminate the longstanding procedure 
allowing any commissioner to request an item be added to the 
agenda of public meeting for further deliberation prior to an 
EEOC vote. The EEOC responded simply with an explanation of the 
Chair's authority to make this change. The Committee plans to 
continue to ensure that public meetings are actually conducted 
transparently.
    New Faith-Based Guidance--The Committee wrote to DOL 
requesting information about its new guidance regarding the 
participation of faith-based organizations in DOL's programs 
and DOL's implementation of policies in this area. The guidance 
appears to significantly expand exemptions provided to faith-
based organizations. DOL provided a cursory response that did 
not address the specific questions and document requests posed 
by the Committee. The Committee plans to continue its oversight 
of this issue.
    Independent Contractor Rule--The Committee wrote multiple 
letters to DOL requesting clarity and information about its 
recently proposed independent contractor rule to ensure there 
was no undue political influence in drafting the proposed rule. 
DOL has refused to provide the documents and communications the 
Committee has asked for. The Committee continues to follow up 
with DOL on its request. To date, this rule has not been 
finalized.
    COVID-19 Outbreaks in the Meatpacking Industry--The 
Committee has made several document requests to HHS, DOL, and 
USDA about their responses to COVID-19 outbreaks in the 
meatpacking industry, including their failure to prevent such 
outbreaks and force employers to remedy working conditions that 
led to such outbreaks. There was much media coverage about the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) actions in 
watering down an investigation report in the case of the 
Smithfield Food's Sioux Falls Pork Plant after the Committee 
uncovered a prior version of the report. USDA has been 
responsive and is in the process of document production in 
response to our requests. HHS and DOL, however, have been 
mainly unresponsive. The Committee plans to continue its 
oversight of this issue.
    NLRB Rulemaking Comment Categories--The Committee wrote 
several letters with document requests regarding the NLRB's 
decision to outsource to a private contractor the task of 
reviewing public comments submitted in response to its joint 
employer rulemaking. The NLRB repeatedly refused to respond to 
the Committee's document requests, which resulted in the 
Committee issuing a subpoena for the information. The NLRB 
continues to defy the Committee's subpoena. The subpoena will 
expire at the end of the 116th Congress. The Committee plans to 
continue its oversight of this issue.
    NLRB Conflicts of Interest--The Committee wrote several 
letters with document requests inquiring how the NLRB 
implements its ethics and conflicts of interest policies with 
regard to the Members of the Board, particularly as several 
Members of the Board appear to have engaged in ethically 
questionable actions during their tenures in several NLRB 
cases. The NLRB repeatedly refused to respond to the 
Committee's document requests, which resulted in the Committee 
issuing a subpoena for the information. After the subpoena was 
issued, the NLRB allowed Committee staff to view the relevant 
documents in camera. The Committee is in the process of having 
transcribed copies of the relevant documents reviewed by an 
outside ethics expert before deciding how to proceed. The 
Committee plans to continue oversight of this matter.
    Mental Health Parity--The Committee wrote to DOL's Employee 
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) with requests about its 
efforts to ensure compliance with federal mental health parity 
law. DOL provided a partial response making it clear that its 
enforcement is still lacking and that it has also not devoted 
the necessary resources to enforcement. The Committee plans to 
continue its oversight of this issue.
    COBRA and Medicare Eligibility and Enrollment--The 
Committee sent a request to HHS and DOL for data and 
information regarding the Departments' work to streamline the 
enrollment process for those who are eligible for both COBRA 
and Medicare. The letter also requested recommendations from 
the Departments regarding any additional authority that may be 
needed in order to improve that process. HHS responded that it 
did not believe it needed additional statutory authority to 
address these concerns and that efforts to improve messaging to 
beneficiaries are ongoing. However, the response did not 
provide the requested data and information. DOL did not provide 
any response but updated COBRA model notices to include 
information regarding Medicare eligibility. The Committee plans 
to continue its oversight of this issue.
    Food Access During the Coronavirus Pandemic--The Committee 
sent multiple requests to USDA to ensure that the various 
programs authorized in FFCRA and CARES to ensure food access 
for those in need were being properly implemented. This 
includes ensuring the appropriate meal waivers were being 
utilized to provide school meals to children while schools were 
shut down. This also includes oversight on food boxes that are 
being sent out with religious messages. USDA gave the Committee 
much pushback but ultimately agreed to extend all waivers 
necessary to keep up flexible food service for students who are 
not attending school in person. Regarding the food boxes, 
however, USDA has been unresponsive to Committee requests.
    Oversight of Long-Term Care Facilities During the 
Coronavirus Pandemic--The Committee sent a request to the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) within HHS 
regarding its guidance that limit the Long-Term Care Ombudsman 
Program's access to facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, 
which was contrary to law. CMS clarified its guidance to state 
that ombudsman access is still permitted during the COVID-19 
pandemic.
    COVID-19 Testing Coverage During the Pandemic--The 
Committee sent several requests to HHS and DOL requesting 
details about how they are ensuring that health plans, 
including less common health plans such as university-based 
health plans and self-insured group health plans, are complying 
with COVID-19 testing coverage required by new federal law. The 
agencies responded with assurances that they were monitoring 
these plans and that there have been few complaints received 
that health plans were not covering COVID-19 testing. The 
Committee will continue to request data on complaints received 
to ensure that the agencies are adequately monitoring that 
plans comply with the testing coverage required by law.

                   Committee Initiated Correspondence

January 7, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, submitting comment 
    on the Department's proposed 2019 Disclosure Template for 
    Gainful Employment Programs. This was a joint letter with 
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
    Ranking Member Patty Murray.
January 8, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    the Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of 
    the Treasury, the Honorable Alexander Acosta, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Labor, and the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, 
    Director, Office of Management and Budget, requesting 
    additional information regarding the Departments' final 
    rule expanding short-term, limited duration health plans. 
    This was a joint letter with House Committee on Energy and 
    Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Ways 
    and Means Chair Richard Neal, Senate Committee on Finance 
    Ranking Member Ron Wyden, and Senate Committee on Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
January 8, 2019--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, requesting that the Board 
    withdraw its rulemaking on the joint employer standard 
    following the D.C. Circuit's upholding the previous 
    standard for determining joint employer status. This was a 
    joint letter with House Committee on Appropriations' 
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
    Education, and Related Agencies Chair Rosa DeLauro.
January 10, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and 
    the Honorable Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for 
    Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding how the Trump 
    Administration is using Marketplace user fees. This was a 
    joint letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce 
    Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Ways and Means 
    Chair Richard Neal, Senate Committee on Finance Ranking 
    Member Ron Wyden, and Senate Committee on Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
January 11, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    regarding reports that the Department is considering using 
    the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to allow a taxpayer-
    funded child welfare provider to violate laws and policies 
    that bar discrimination by refusing to place foster 
    children in appropriate homes based solely on religious 
    preference against the potential foster parents. This was a 
    joint letter with House Committee on Ways and Means Chair 
    Richard Neal.
January 14, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and 
    the Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of 
    the Treasury, expressing concerns regarding the potential 
    effects of the government shutdown on individuals and 
    families who receive their health coverage in the private 
    health insurance market. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., 
    House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal, 
    Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Robert 
    Casey, Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron 
    Wyden, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
    and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
January 16, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting an audit concerning the challenges in increasing 
    the collection of data and information on the pattern of 
    abuses in youth residential facilities, including several 
    instances of chronic neglect and physical abuse resulting 
    in the deaths of children. This was a joint letter with 
    Rep. Katherine Clark (MA).
January 17, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, requesting the 
    Secretary's presence before the House Committee on 
    Education and Labor (Committee) following the release of 
    the President's Fiscal Year 2020 budget request.
January 25, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, requesting 
    additional legal analysis regarding states' obligations to 
    children with disabilities in custody of the U.S. 
    Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs 
    Enforcement or the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
    Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement.
January 28, 2019--Letter to Ms. Roxanne Rothschild, Associate 
    Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, 
    submitting comments opposing the Board's proposed 
    regulations narrowing the standard for determining joint 
    employment under the National Labor Relations Act. This was 
    a joint letter with Senate Committee on Health, Education, 
    Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
January 30, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, submitting comment 
    on the Department's proposed rule titled Nondiscrimination 
    on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities 
    Receiving Federal Financial Assistance published on 
    November 29, 2018.
February 1, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, requesting 
    information on the decision to install Department of 
    Education Deputy General Counsel Philip H. Rosenfelt as the 
    Department's Acting Inspector General. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee 
    on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
    Agencies Chair Rosa DeLauro and Senate Committee on Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
February 12, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting an audit on the cyber security of the private 
    retirement system. This was a joint letter with Senate 
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking 
    Member Patty Murray.
February 14, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    concerning the Department's investigations into whether a 
    wide variety of nonprofit organizations, including worker 
    centers, that do not represent employees for purposes of 
    collective bargaining, are labor organizations under the 
    Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. This was a 
    joint letter with House Committee on Education and Labor's 
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions 
    Chair Frederica Wilson.
February 19, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Seema Verma, 
    Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
    expressing concerns regarding policy changes in the 
    proposed rule titled Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
    Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020. 
    This was a joint letter with House Committee on Energy and 
    Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., Senate Committee on 
    Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, and Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty 
    Murray.
February 19, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, requesting more 
    information about troubling actions by the Department with 
    regard to the Office of Inspector General. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee 
    on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
    Agencies Chair Rosa DeLauro, House Committee on Oversight 
    and Reform Chair Elijah Cummings, Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty 
    Murray, and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and 
    Governmental Affairs Ranking Member Gary Peters.
February 22, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, commenting on the 
    proposed Supplement not Supplant Non-Regulatory Information 
    Document published on the Department's website for public 
    comment on January 25, 2019. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, 
    Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
    Chair Rosa DeLauro and Senate Committee on Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
February 27, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    about the Department's plans for proposed rulemaking, sub-
    regulatory guidance, and information collection requests 
    regarding Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs 
    (IRAPs) and the development of IRAP accreditors.
March 12, 2019--Letter to Mr. Mark Dottore, Dottore Companies, 
    LLC, requesting information regarding the ongoing crisis at 
    Dream Center Education Holdings.
March 14, 2019--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, requesting information 
    about the Board's plans to outsource to a private 
    contractor the task of reviewing public comments submitted 
    in response to its rulemaking on the standard for 
    determining joint employer status. This was a joint letter 
    with House Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee 
    on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Frederica 
    Wilson.
March 18, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting a report on the enforcement practices and 
    priorities of the Employee Benefits Security Administration 
    of the U.S. Department of Labor. This was a joint letter 
    with House Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee 
    on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Frederica 
    Wilson.
March 18, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    regarding the outside employment of Associate Deputy 
    Secretary of Labor, Michael Avakian, during his tenure at 
    the Department and potential conflicts of interest with his 
    private law practice and the cases he continued 
    representing while he was the Associate Deputy Secretary of 
    Labor.
March 18, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Mark Schneider, 
    Director, Institute of Education Sciences, requesting 
    information about the education research priorities of the 
    Institute of Education Sciences as required by the 
    Education Sciences Reform Act. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, 
    Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
    Chair Rosa DeLauro.
March 19, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, requesting 
    information regarding the Department's recent actions on 
    child nutrition, including the development of the 2020-2025 
    Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Summer Food Service 
    Program, and the realignment and relocation of the Economic 
    Research Service and the National Institute of Food and 
    Agriculture, among other topics.
March 25, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, expressing dissatisfaction 
    with the Department's failure to sufficiently explain its 
    implementation of the rule titled 2016 Borrower Defense to 
    Repayment. This was a joint letter with Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty 
    Murray.
March 27, 2019--Letter to Mr. Keith Hall, Director, 
    Congressional Budget Office, requesting the Congressional 
    Budget Office evaluate the economic impact of increasing 
    the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2024.
March 29, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, requesting information on the 
    performance of the District of Columbia's private school 
    voucher program authorized under the Scholarships for 
    Opportunities and Results Act. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Elijah 
    Cummings and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC).
March 29, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, requesting the Secretary's 
    presence before the Committee following the release of the 
    President's Fiscal Year 2020 budget request.
April 1, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, opposing the proposed rule 
    titled Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults without 
    Dependents.
April 2, 2019--Letter to the Honorable David Zatezalo, 
    Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety, Mine Safety and Health 
    Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, following up on a 
    September 21, 2018, request about the Mine Safety and 
    Health Administration's decision to enter into a settlement 
    agreement to terminate the Pattern of Violations Notice 
    regarding the Affinity Mine operated by Pocahontas Coal 
    located in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The Mine Safety 
    and Health Administration failed to respond to the request 
    contained in the September 21, 2018, letter.
April 2, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    concerning the Occupational Safety and Health 
    Administration's June 27, 2017, Notice of Proposed 
    Rulemaking titled Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and 
    Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyards Sector.
April 3, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    concerning the Department's rulemaking steps taken in its 
    2017 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Tip Regulations 
    Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 2018 Notice of Proposed 
    Rulemaking titled Expanding Employment, Training, and 
    Apprenticeship Opportunities for 16- and 17-Year-Olds in 
    Health Care Occupations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 
    and 2019 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Defining and 
    Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, 
    Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees.
April 8, 2019--Letter to Mr. Pat Cipollone, Counsel to the 
    President of the United States, The White House, requesting 
    information concerning the U.S. Department of Justice's 
    refusal to defend the Affordable Care Act and requesting 
    information and documents that justify this decision. This 
    was a joint letter with House Committee on Energy and 
    Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on the 
    Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler, House Committee on 
    Oversight and Reform Chair Elijah Cummings, and House 
    Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal.
April 8, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the 
    Honorable Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare 
    and Medicaid Services, requesting information concerning 
    the U.S. Department of Justice's refusal to defend the 
    Affordable Care Act and requesting information and 
    documents that justify this decision. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair 
    Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on the Judiciary Chair 
    Jerrold Nadler, House Committee on Oversight and Reform 
    Chair Elijah Cummings, and House Committee on Ways and 
    Means Chair Richard Neal.
April 8, 2019--Letter to the Honorable William Barr, Attorney 
    General, U.S. Department of Justice, requesting information 
    and documents regarding the decision by the Department not 
    to defend the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. 
    This was a joint letter with House Committee on Energy and 
    Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on the 
    Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler, House Committee on 
    Oversight and Reform Chair Elijah Cummings, and House 
    Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal.
April 11, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    concerning the Department's current vacancies (excluding 
    Senate confirmed positions).
April 12, 2019--Letter to Mr. Mark Dottore, Dream Center 
    Education Holdings, requesting copies of any documents in 
    his possession related the Committee's ongoing 
    investigation into Dream Center Education Holdings.
April 26, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting a report on non-Employee Retirement Income 
    Security Act (ERISA) 403(b) plans, including both plans 
    that have not elected to be covered by ERISA and those that 
    are exempt.
May 6, 2019--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, National 
    Labor Relations Board, requesting information about how the 
    Board implements its ethics and conflicts of interest 
    policies regarding the Members of the Board. This was a 
    joint letter with House Committee on Education and Labor's 
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions 
    Chair Frederica Wilson.
May 13, 2019--Letter to the Honorable William Barr, Attorney 
    General, U.S. Department of Justice, following up on an 
    April 8, 2019, letter requesting information concerning the 
    Department's refusal to defend the Affordable Care Act and 
    reiterating the request for information and documents that 
    justify this decision as the Department failed to respond 
    to the April request. This letter was a joint follow-up 
    letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair 
    Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on the Judiciary Chair 
    Jerrold Nadler, House Committee on Oversight and Reform 
    Chair Elijah Cummings, and House Committee on Ways and 
    Means Chair Richard Neal.
May 13, 2019--Letter to Mr. Pat Cipollone, Counsel to the 
    President of the United States, The White House, following 
    up on an April 8, 2019, letter requesting information 
    concerning the U.S. Department of Justice's refusal to 
    defend the Affordable Care Act and reiterating the request 
    for information and documents that justify this decision as 
    the White House failed to respond to the April request. 
    This letter was a joint follow-up letter with House 
    Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., 
    House Committee on the Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler, 
    House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Elijah 
    Cummings, House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard 
    Neal.
May 22, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, regarding continued 
    delays in the implementation of the transparency in 
    coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act. This was 
    a joint letter with House Committee on Education and 
    Labor's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and 
    Pensions Chair Frederica Wilson.
May 23, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Director, 
    Office of Management and Budget, requesting information on 
    the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) decision, 
    during OMB's recent lapse in funding, to continue 
    rulemaking activities on behalf of funded agencies, 
    including the U.S. Department of Labor.
May 23, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, Comptroller 
    General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, requesting 
    a legal opinion concerning whether the actions taken by the 
    Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the 
    National Archives and Records Administration on all U.S. 
    Department of Labor rules during the lapse in funding 
    violated the Antideficiency Act or whether any of the 
    exceptions might apply in the circumstances described. This 
    was a joint letter with House Committee on Education and 
    Labor Vice Chair Andy Levin.
May 23, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, commenting on the 
    Department's release of its Non-Regulatory Information 
    Document, Opportunities and Responsibilities for State and 
    Local Report Cards under the Elementary and Secondary 
    Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student 
    Succeeds Act, for public comment. This was a joint letter 
    with Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
June 4, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, following up on a 
    February 27, 2019, request about Industry Recognized 
    Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). On March 14, 2019, the 
    Department provided a response that described its work on 
    IRAPs in general terms but left the majority of requests 
    from a February 27, 2019, letter unanswered. This follow-up 
    letter reiterates the original unanswered requests. This 
    was a joint letter with House Committee on Education and 
    Labor's Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce 
    Investment Chair Susan Davis.
June 5, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, Comptroller 
    General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, requesting 
    an audit on the number of persons eligible for relief under 
    the Income-Driven Repayment plans, which were created to 
    make federal student loan repayment more manageable.
June 7, 2019--Letter to Ms. Shelly Murphy, Dream Center 
    Education Holdings, requesting information regarding the 
    Dream Center Education Holdings' operation and 
    communications between Dream Center and the U.S. Department 
    of Education.
June 13, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 
    regarding policies under consideration by the Trump 
    Administration that would increase health care costs and 
    take away coverage from Americans, as detailed in an 
    internal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
    memorandum to HHS that stated the Trump Administration is 
    considering changes to the Affordable Care Act that would 
    result in 1.1 million individuals losing health insurance 
    coverage. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. and House 
    Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal.
June 21, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, following up on information 
    previously requested by the Committee.
June 21, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, Director, 
    Office of Management and Budget, expressing opposition to 
    administratively changing the inflation measure used to 
    adjust the Official Poverty Measure because it would shrink 
    eligibility for dozens of public programs that Congress 
    intended to make available to poor and low-income 
    individuals, families, and communities. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Appropriations Chair Nita 
    Lowey, House Committee on Armed Services Chair Adam Smith, 
    House Committee on Budget Chair John Yarmuth, House 
    Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., 
    House Committee on Natural Resources Chair Raul Grijalva, 
    House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Elijah 
    Cummings, House Committee on Small Business Chair Nydia 
    Velazquez; House Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio, House Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs Chair Mark Takano, and House Committee on 
    Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal.
June 21, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, Comptroller 
    General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, requesting 
    an audit on the financial services industry response to the 
    U.S. Department of Labor's vacated 2016 Fiduciary Rule, 
    including the Best Interest Contract and the related 
    prohibited transaction exemptions.
June 24, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, requesting information on the 
    Department's enforcement of existing financial 
    responsibility regulations.
June 24, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    about the Department's management of the Job Corps program, 
    including information about the Department's efforts to 
    correct deficiencies in recruitment, plans for Job Corps 
    funding, and planned pilot programs.
June 24, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, Comptroller 
    General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, requesting 
    a report on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 
    canceled plans to close some of its 25 Job Corps centers 
    and transfer the rest to the U.S. Department of Labor, as 
    well as USDA's plans to conduct an organizational review to 
    set forth a new plan for these centers moving forward.
June 25, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alexander Acosta, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, urging the Department 
    to withdraw its proposed amendments to its interpretive 
    regulations to narrow joint employment liability under the 
    Fair Labor Standards Act. This was a joint letter with 46 
    Democratic Members of Congress.
June 28, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Seema Verma, 
    Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
    regarding policies under consideration by the Trump 
    Administration that would increase health care costs and 
    take away coverage from Americans, as detailed in an 
    internal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
    memorandum to the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
    Services that stated the Trump Administration is 
    considering changes to the Affordable Care Act that would 
    result in 1.1 million individuals losing health insurance 
    coverage. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. and House 
    Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal.
July 1, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Steven Mnuchin, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury, expressing 
    concerns regarding policies under consideration by the 
    Trump Administration that would increase health care costs 
    and take away coverage from American families and patients. 
    This was a joint letter with House Committee on Energy and 
    Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. and House Committee on 
    Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal.
July 2, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, responding to the 
    Department's letter indicating that the Department does not 
    understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
    to require states and school districts to conduct child 
    find for migrant children in the custody of federal 
    agencies.
July 12, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, expressing concern with the 
    Department's proposed changes to federal requirements 
    governing accreditation and state authorization. This 
    letter was signed by all Democratic Members of the 
    Committee.
July 16, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, requesting information 
    related to the operation and abrupt closure of Dream Center 
    Education Holdings and the Department's execution of its 
    responsibility to protect students and taxpayers.
July 22, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, requesting that the 
    Department immediately implement the Government 
    Accountability Office's four recommendations for the report 
    titled Education Should Take Immediate Action to Address 
    Inaccuracies in Federal Restrain and Seclusion Data.
July 22, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Adele Gagliardi, 
    Administrator, Office of Policy Development and Research, 
    U.S. Department of Labor, requesting an extension of the 
    comment period for the Department's Notice of Proposed Rule 
    Making titled Wagner Peyser Act Staffing Flexibility.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Brian Newman, Chief Executive 
    Officer, Studio Enterprise, requesting an interview on the 
    purchase, operation, and sale of the Dream Center Education 
    Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Barry Bennett, Founding Partner, 
    Avenue Strategies, requesting an interview on the purchase, 
    operation, and sale of the Dream Center Education Holdings' 
    subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Brent Richardson, Former Chief 
    Executive Officer, Dream Center Education Holdings, 
    requesting an interview on the purchase, operation, and 
    sale of the Dream Center Education Holdings' subsidiary 
    institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Jason Beckman, Managing Partner, 
    Colbeck Capital Management, requesting an interview on the 
    purchase, operation, and sale of the Dream Center Education 
    Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Jason Coldone, Managing Partner, 
    Colbeck Capital Management, requesting an interview on the 
    purchase, operation, and sale of the Dream Center Education 
    Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. John Cowley, Former Chief 
    Operating Officer, Dream Center Education Holdings, 
    requesting an interview on the purchase, operation, and 
    sale of the Dream Center Education Holdings' subsidiary 
    institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Mark Dottore, Dream Center 
    Education Holdings, reiterating the Committee's requests 
    for copies of any documents in his possession related the 
    Committee's ongoing investigation into Dream Center 
    Education Holdings.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Mark McEachen, President and Chief 
    Executive Officer, Education Management Corporation, 
    requesting an interview on the purchase, operation, and 
    sale of the Dream Center Education Holdings' subsidiary 
    institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Randall Barton, Managing Partner, 
    Dream Center Foundation, requesting an interview on the 
    purchase, operation, and sale of the Dream Center Education 
    Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Ms. Shelly Murphy, Chief Executive 
    Officer, Woz U Foundation, requesting an interview on the 
    purchase, operation, and sale of the Dream Center Education 
    Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Ms. Barbara Gellman-Danley, President, 
    Higher Learning Commission, requesting information on 
    Higher Learning Commission's oversight activities of the 
    Dream Center Education Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Ms. Michelle Edwards, President, 
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 
    requesting information on the Accrediting Council for 
    Independent Colleges and Schools' oversight activities of 
    Dream Center Education Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Ms. Elizabeth Sibolski, President, 
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education, requesting 
    information on the Middle States Commission on Higher 
    Education's oversight activities of the Dream Center 
    Education Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. Sonny Ramaswamy, President, 
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, 
    requesting information on the Northwest Commission on 
    Colleges and Universities' oversight activities of the 
    Dream Center Education Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Ms. Belle Wheelan, President, Southern 
    Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 
    requesting information on the Southern Association of 
    Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges' oversight 
    activities of the Dream Center Education Holdings' 
    subsidiary institutions.
July 23, 2019--Letter to Ms. Jamienne Studley, President, 
    Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges 
    and Universities Commission, requesting information on the 
    Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges 
    and Universities Commission's oversight activities of the 
    Dream Center Education Holdings' subsidiary institutions.
July 26, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, requesting information 
    regarding the proposed rule titled Categorical Eligibility 
    in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 
    requesting that additional information be added to the 
    published Regulatory Impact Analysis and requesting an 
    extension of the public comment period.
August 1, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    requesting documents and information regarding the refusal 
    of care rule titled Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights 
    in Health Care; Delegations of Authority. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair 
    Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Oversight and Reform 
    Chair Elijah Cummings, and Senate Committee on Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
August 2, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Cheryl Stanton, 
    Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of 
    Labor, inquiring into the Wage and Hour Division's efforts 
    to address the troubling trend of wage and hour violations 
    in the senior residential care industry.
August 2, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Cheryl Stanton, 
    Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of 
    Labor, inquiring into reporting of the Administrator's 
    blanket revocation of the Administrator's authority in any 
    form.
August 2, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding the Compass 
    Community Schools network and any potential funding they 
    might receive from the Department's Charter School Program.
August 2, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding the Department's 
    proposed Title IX regulations and continuing concerns with 
    both the process undertaken in devising this rule and how 
    that process may have affected the underlying substance of 
    the proposed rule.
August 2, 2019--Letter to the Honorable David Zatezalo, 
    Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 
    U.S. Department of Labor, regarding the termination of the 
    Pattern of Violations Notice against Affinity Mine.
August 5, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Patrick Pizzella, 
    Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, following up on 
    an April 2, 2019, letter requesting information concerning 
    the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's June 
    27, 2017, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Occupational 
    Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in 
    Construction and Shipyards Sector.
August 7, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Joseph Simons, Chair, 
    Federal Trade Commission, requesting a staff briefing on 
    investigations into the Career Education Corporation and 
    the University of Phoenix.
August 12, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Peter Robb, General 
    Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, regarding the 
    Board's regional and national offices' case handling 
    policies. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
    Labor, and Pensions Chair Frederica Wilson.
August 13, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the 
    Department's failure to adequately oversee student loan 
    servicers and shielding of these companies from federal and 
    state law enforcement, including the Consumer Financial 
    Protection Bureau as well as requesting information 
    regarding the Department's policies and practices 
    overseeing loan servicers. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters 
    and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Elijah 
    Cummings.
August 13, 2019--Letter to Mr. Jeffrey Noordhoek, Chief 
    Executive Officer, Nelnet, requesting documents and 
    information regarding Nelnet's compliance with state and 
    federal investigations and oversight. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Financial Services Chair 
    Maxine Waters and House Committee on Oversight and Reform 
    Chair Elijah Cummings.
August 13, 2019--Letter to Mr. John Remondi, Chief Executive 
    Officer, Navient, requesting documents and information 
    regarding Navient's compliance with state and federal 
    investigations and oversight. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters 
    and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Elijah 
    Cummings.
August 13, 2019--Letter to Mr. James Steeley, Chief Executive 
    Officer, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, 
    requesting documents and information regarding Pennsylvania 
    Higher Education Assistance Agency's compliance with state 
    and federal investigations and oversight. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Financial Services Chair 
    Maxine Waters and House Committee on Oversight and Reform 
    Chair Elijah Cummings.
August 13, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Kathleen Kraninger, 
    Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 
    requesting information concerning efforts by the Consumer 
    Financial Protection Bureau to protect consumers from 
    unlawful servicing practices. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters 
    and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Elijah 
    Cummings.
August 15, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    regarding the proposed rule titled Nondiscrimination in 
    Health and Health Education Programs or Activities, which 
    would roll back numerous civil rights protections under 
    Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair 
    Frank Pallone, Jr. and House Committee on Ways and Means 
    Chair Richard Neal.
August 15, 2019--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, following up on a May 6, 
    2019, letter requesting information on how the National 
    Labor Relations Board implements its ethics and conflicts 
    of interest policies regarding Members of the Board.
August 30, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Janet Dhillon, Chair, 
    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, requesting 
    information on the Commission's plan for collecting EEO-1 
    data, including Component 2, which details employees' pay 
    by race, gender, and ethnicity. This was a joint letter 
    with House Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee 
    on Civil Rights and Human Services Chair Suzanne Bonamici.
August 30, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Janet Dhillon, Chair, 
    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, requesting 
    information on the Commission's current practice and 
    procedure for intakes, investigating, mediating, and 
    adjudicating charges and claims. This was a joint letter 
    with House Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee 
    on Civil Rights and Human Services Chair Suzanne Bonamici.
September 10, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, reiterating the 
    requests made in the letter of July 26, 2019, regarding the 
    proposed rule titled Categorical Eligibility in the 
    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
September 10, 2019--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, following up on a March 14, 
    2019, letter requesting information about the Board's plans 
    to outsource to a private contractor the task of reviewing 
    public comments submitted in response to its rulemaking on 
    the standard for determining joint employer status. This 
    was a joint letter with House Committee on Education and 
    Labor's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and 
    Pensions Chair Frederica Wilson.
September 11, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the 
    Department's decision to remove the phrase ``and of any 
    religious organization'' from regulations implementing the 
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act to allow religious 
    organizations to provide instructional and support services 
    to low-income students attending private schools.
September 11, 2019--Letter to the Honorable James Sullivan Jr., 
    Chair, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 
    (OSHRC), regarding former OSHRC Chair Heather MacDougall's 
    participation in the OSHRC's decision to vacate citations 
    against A.H Sturgill Roofing Inc.
September 23, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, responding to 
    the request for comments on the proposed rule titled 
    Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental 
    Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This letter was signed 
    by all Democratic Members of the Committee.
September 24, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Patrick Pizzella, 
    Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, expressing 
    concern about proposals to undermine labor protections in 
    the H-2A visa program.
October 7, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting the 
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration undertake a 
    National Emphasis Program for the manufactured stone 
    industry. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
    Chair Alma Adams.
October 17, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, providing comments on 
    the Department's Notice of Proposed Rule Making titled 
    Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards of Registration, 
    Amendment of Regulations.
October 22, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the 
    Committee's ongoing inquiry into the Department's role in 
    misconduct perpetrated by a predatory for-profit college 
    against students and taxpayers and raising additional 
    questions about whether the Department lawfully released 
    funds to Dream Center.
October 23, 2019--Letter to Mr. James Manning, former 
    Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education, and former 
    Chief Operating Officer, Office of Federal Student Aid, 
    regarding the Committee's ongoing oversight of the 
    Department's application of the borrower defense to 
    repayment regulations and requesting participation in a 
    transcribed interview with the Committee.
October 23, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting that the 
    Department provide quantitative estimates of the cost to 
    workers of its proposed regulatory action regarding ``dual 
    jobs'' and its regulatory alternatives under the Notice of 
    Proposed Rulemaking titled Tip Regulations Under the Fair 
    Labor Standards Act. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Civil 
    Rights and Human Services Chair Suzanne Bonamici, 
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chair Alma Adams, and 
    Rep. Mark Takano (CA).
October 24, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, requesting an 
    extension of the two-week reopened comment period on the 
    proposed rule titled Revision of Categorical Eligibility in 
    the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This 
    was a joint letter with House Committee on Education and 
    Labor's Civil Rights and Human Services Chair Suzanne 
    Bonamici.
October 28, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, requesting a full 
    production of materials responsive to the Committee's 
    November 2018 request for information on the Department's 
    implementation of the Borrower Defense to Repayment 
    provision of the Higher Education Act and requesting the 
    Secretary's appearance as a witness before the Committee.
November 1, 2019--Letter to Mr. Horacio Rozanski, President and 
    Chief Executive Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton, requesting 
    information regarding any and all of their contracts with 
    the U.S. Department of Labor for work related to Registered 
    Apprenticeships and Industry Recognized Apprenticeship 
    Programs.
November 1, 2019--Letter to Mr. Avi Benus, Chief Executive 
    Officer, IMPAQ International LLC, requesting information 
    regarding any and all of their contracts with the U.S. 
    Department of Labor for work related to Registered 
    Apprenticeships and Industry Recognized Apprenticeship 
    Programs.
November 1, 2019--Letter to Mr. Richard Edelman, Chief 
    Executive Officer, Edelman, requesting information 
    regarding any and all of their contracts with the U.S. 
    Department of Labor for work related to Registered 
    Apprenticeships and Industry Recognized Apprenticeship 
    Programs.
November 1, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, responding to 
    the reopened comment period on the proposed rule titled 
    Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental 
    Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This letter was signed 
    by all Democratic Members of the Committee.
November 1, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, rebutting the 
    Department's assertion that the Committee's oversight 
    authority is limited due to pending, related litigation; 
    reiterating the Committee's request for full production of 
    materials responsive to its earlier request for information 
    on Borrower Defense; and requesting the Secretary's 
    appearance as a witness before the Committee.
November 6, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, reiterating the 
    Committee's requests for documents and information related 
    to the Department's implementation of the Borrower Defense 
    to Repayment provision of the Higher Education Act and 
    requesting the Secretary's appearance as a witness before 
    the Committee.
November 7, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, proposing changes to 
    the Department's Notice of Proposed Rule Making titled 
    Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds.
November 8, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, rebutting the 
    Department's legal arguments that Congress does not have 
    the authority to investigate the Department's 
    implementation of the Borrower Defense to Repayment 
    provision of the Higher Education Act, requesting the 
    Secretary's appearance as a witness before the Committee, 
    and requesting a transcribed interview with General Mark 
    Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid, U.S. 
    Department of Education.
November 15, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, reiterating the 
    Committee's demand for documents and information related to 
    the Department's Borrower Defense to Repayment 
    implementation and requesting the Secretary's appearance as 
    a witness before the Committee.
November 18, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, expressing 
    opposition to the Department's proposed changes to the 
    Civil Rights Data Collection. This was a joint letter with 
    21 Democratic Members of Congress.
November 20, 2019--Letter to Ms. Barbara Gellman-Danley, 
    President, Higher Learning Commission, requesting that the 
    Higher Learning Commission provide all correspondence 
    relevant to the Committee's investigation into Dream Center 
    Education Holdings not otherwise included in its prior 
    production to the Committee.
November 21, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, noting 
    abnormalities and omissions in the Department's first 
    production responsive to the Committee's Borrower Defense 
    investigation and requesting responses to the questions 
    from the Committee's March 25, 2019, letter.
November 21, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, rebutting the 
    Department's unfounded views of Congress's oversight 
    authority to justify the Department's continued resistance 
    to legitimate oversight.
November 21, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    and the Honorable Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for 
    Medicare and Medicaid Services, expressing concerns 
    regarding recent media reports of widespread technical 
    failures on HealthCare.gov during the 2020 Open Enrollment 
    Period. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House 
    Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard E. Neal, Senate 
    Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, and Senate 
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking 
    Member Patty Murray.
December 6, 2019--Letter to Mr. Harvey Fort, Deputy Director, 
    Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), 
    U.S. Department of Labor, expressing opposition to OFCCP's 
    proposed rule titled Affirmative Action and 
    Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and 
    Subcontractors: TRICARE and Certain Other Health Care 
    Providers.
December 10, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the 
    lawsuit filed on May 24, 2018, by the California 
    Association of Private Postsecondary Schools against the 
    Department seeking to set aside the 2016 Borrower Defense 
    rule.
December 11, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting the 
    Department withdraw the dual jobs provisions of its 
    proposed tipped regulations under the Fair Labor Standards 
    Act and instead implement the 80-20 rule. This was a joint 
    letter with 59 Democratic Members of Congress.
December 12, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, to express 
    concerns with disturbing hiring practices and policies that 
    were adopted without the input of the American Federation 
    of Government Employees and request information on the 
    extent and use of these authorities. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Education and Labor's 
    Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services Chair 
    Suzanne Bonamici and 163 other Members of the House of 
    Representatives.
December 12, 2019--Letter to Mr. Brent Richardson, former Chief 
    Executive Officer, Dream Center Education Holdings, 
    inquiring into the precipitous collapse of Dream Center 
    Education Holdings.
December 19, 2019--Letter to Mr. Sam Forcey, Chief Executive 
    Officer, Ardelle Associates, requesting information on the 
    company's contract with the National Labor Relations Board 
    for work related to rulemaking on the standard for 
    determining joint employer status.
December 19, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
    (HHS), regarding the proposed rule titled Uniform 
    Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
    Requirements for HHS Awards, which would roll back a number 
    of civil rights protections that apply to all grants 
    awarded by the Department. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, 
    Jr., House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn 
    Maloney, and House Committee on Ways and Means Chair 
    Richard Neal.
December 20, 2019--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, opposing the Office of 
    Federal Contract Compliance Program's adoption of its 
    proposed rule titled Implementing Legal Requirements 
    Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious 
    Exemption.
January 10, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, outlining concerns 
    regarding the exercise of religion in Title IV programs of 
    the Higher Education Act as proposed by a negotiated rule 
    titled Eligibility of Faith-Based Entities and Activities--
    Title IV Programs.
January 13, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Preston Rutledge, 
    Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security 
    Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, regarding the 
    Department's efforts to address compliance with federal 
    mental health parity law. This letter was signed by all 
    Democratic Members of the Committee.
January 15, 2020--Letter to Ms. Roxanne Rothschild, Associate 
    Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, 
    submitting a comment opposing the Board's proposed 
    regulation to exclude student workers from coverage under 
    the National Labor Relations Act.
January 21, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    and the Honorable Eugene Scalia, Secretary, U.S. Department 
    of Labor, regarding the interaction between COBRA benefits 
    and Medicare eligibility and enrollment. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair 
    Frank Pallone, Jr. and House Committee on Ways and Means 
    Chair Richard Neal.
January 23, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Janet Dhillon, Chair, 
    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, requesting 
    documents and information about the change proposed by the 
    Commission to longstanding federal rules ensuring that 
    federal employees who bring complaints for illegal 
    employment discrimination may be accompanied by the 
    representative of their choice. This was a joint letter 
    with House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn 
    Maloney.
January 30, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting the 
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration prioritize 
    work on its Infectious Disease Standard in response to 
    COVID-19.
January 30, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting information on the heightened complaints of 
    parents, advocates, faculty, and administrators from school 
    districts across the country concerning the intentional 
    underreporting of suspensions in K-12 schools, including 
    the use of informal suspensions. This was a joint letter 
    with Rep. Donald McEachin (VA).
January 31, 2020--Letter to Ms. Michelle Edwards, President of 
    the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and 
    Schools, regarding the Accrediting Council for Independent 
    Colleges and Schools' decision to withdraw its application 
    for recognition with the Council for Higher Education 
    Accreditation.
January 31, 2020--Letter to Mr. Brent Richardson, former Chief 
    Executive Officer, Dream Center Education Holdings, 
    reiterating requests for information into Dream Center 
    Education Holdings.
January 31, 2020--Letter to Ms. Anthea Sweeney, Vice President 
    for Legal and Governmental Affairs, Higher Learning 
    Commission, requesting her voluntary participation in a 
    transcribed interview with the Committee regarding the 
    Higher Learning Commission's accreditation of two 
    institutions owned by Dream Center Education Holdings.
January 31, 2020--Letter to Barbara Gellman-Danley, President, 
    Higher Learning Commission, requesting her voluntary 
    participation in a transcribed interview with the Committee 
    regarding the Higher Learning Commission's accreditation of 
    two institutions owned by Dream Center Education Holdings.
January 31, 2020--Letter to Ms. Judith Eaton, President, 
    Council for Higher Education Accreditation, regarding the 
    Committee's ongoing inquiry into the precipitous collapse 
    of Dream Center Education Holdings.
January 31, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, accepting the 
    Department's accommodation to provide all requested 
    documents in the Committee's Dream Center Education 
    Holdings investigation for in camera review.
February 3, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, detailing concerns 
    with the Department's borrower defense partial relief 
    formula and requesting information about its 
    implementation. This was a joint letter with Rep. Lori 
    Trahan (MA).
February 19, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    opposing the expansion of religious employment 
    discrimination and changes to beneficiary safeguards in 
    grant programs in the proposed rule titled Ensuring Equal 
    Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations.
February 19, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, opposing changes to 
    beneficiary safeguards in grant programs in the proposed 
    rule titled Equal Participation of Faith-Based 
    Organizations in the Department of Labor's Programs and 
    Activities: Implementation of Executive Order 13831.
February 19, 2020--Letter to the Honorable William Barr, 
    Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, opposing 
    changes to beneficiary safeguards in grant programs 
    regarding the proposed rule titled Equal Participation of 
    Faith-Based Organizations in Justice Programs and 
    Activities: Implementation of Executive Order 13831.
February 20, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, opposing the 
    expansion of religious employment discrimination and 
    changes to beneficiary safeguards in grant programs and 
    opposing changes to the religious exemption under Title IX 
    regarding the proposed rule titled Uniform Administrative 
    Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for 
    Federal Awards, Direct Grant Programs, State-Administered 
    Formula Grant Programs, Developing Hispanic-Serving 
    Institutions Program, and Strengthening Institutions 
    Program.
February 21, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, inviting the 
    Secretary to testify in defense of the Trump 
    Administration's proposed education budget for Fiscal Year 
    2021. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx.
February 25, 2020--Letter to Ms. Rachel Stosky, Executive 
    Director, Serving Our Children, requesting information on 
    oversight by the U.S. Department of Education on the D.C. 
    Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act.
February 27, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Donald Trump, 
    President of the United States, requesting that he rescind 
    proposed faith-based rules and cease the Administration's 
    misapplication of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. 
    This was a joint letter with Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (MA) 
    and 14 Democratic Members of Congress.
March 2, 2020--Letter to Mr. Sam Forcey, Chief Executive 
    Officer, Ardelle Associates, following up on a December 19, 
    2019, letter requesting information on the company's 
    contract with the National Labor Relations Board for work 
    related to rulemaking on the standard for determining joint 
    employer status.
March 5, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Seema Verma, 
    Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
    expressing concerns regarding policy changes in the 
    proposed rule titled Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
    Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021. 
    This was a joint letter with House Committee on Energy and 
    Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Ways 
    and Means Chair Richard Neal, Senate Committee on Finance 
    Ranking Member Ron Wyden, and Senate Committee on Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
March 5, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting the 
    Department prepare an Emergency Temporary Standard under 
    the Occupational Safety and Health Act to protect workers 
    from COVID-19 and place an Infectious Disease Standard on 
    the active regulatory agenda.
March 5, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting the 
    Department prepare an Emergency Temporary Standard under 
    the Occupational Safety and Health Act to protect workers 
    from COVID-19 and place an Infectious Disease Standard on 
    the active regulatory agenda. This was a joint letter with 
    House Education and Labor Committee's Subcommittee on 
    Workforce Protections Chair Alma Adams.
March 6, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting that the 
    Department provide information on the impact of its final 
    interpretative regulation to narrow joint employer 
    liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
March 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, opposing the 
    reduction of worker protections in the Centers for Disease 
    Control and Prevention's Interim Infection Prevention and 
    Control Recommendations regarding use of personal 
    protective equipment. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on 
    Workforce Protections Chair Alma Adams.
March 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sandra Bruce, Deputy 
    Inspector General Delegated the Duties of Inspector 
    General, U.S. Department of Education, requesting that the 
    Office of the Inspector General conduct a review of the 
    Department's process for developing the Borrower Defense 
    partial relief methodology.
March 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, opposing 
    alterations to the Centers for Disease Control and 
    Prevention Interim Infection Prevention and Control 
    Recommendations regarding the use of personal protective 
    equipment.
March 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting that the Government Accountability Office 
    examine church and church affiliated retirement plans, 
    which are not automatically covered by Employee Retirement 
    Income Security Act.
March 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, requesting the 
    Department take specific additional actions to ensure 
    access to child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 
    public health emergency. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Civil 
    Rights and Human Services Chair Suzanne Bonamici.
March 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, to express concern and 
    request information regarding the Department's efforts to 
    monitor state implementation of alternate assessments for 
    students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
March 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting that the Government Accountability Office 
    examine the prevalence and nature of bullying and sexual 
    victimization in our nation's K-12 schools.
March 13, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding the Department's 
    failure to substantively respond to the Committee's inquiry 
    into the Compass Community Schools network receipt of 
    Charter School Program funds.
March 13, 2020--Letter to Ms. Michelle Edwards, President, 
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 
    (ACICS), regarding the Committee's January 31, 2020, letter 
    requesting all email correspondence, letter correspondence, 
    or reports exchanged between ACICS and the Council for 
    Higher Education Accreditation between March 1, 2019, and 
    January 31, 2020, and ACICS's refusal to comply with the 
    request.
March 16, 2020--Letter to Mr. Todd Nelson, Chief Executive 
    Officer, Perdoceo Education Corporation, requesting 
    information and documentation on their compliance with the 
    Higher Education Act's 90/10 requirement.
March 18, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting information on the U.S. Department of 
    Education's oversight and enforcement of fraudulent 
    misrepresentations by institutions of higher education.
March 18, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting information on the U.S. Department of 
    Education's Office of Federal Student Aid's staffing 
    practices.
March 19, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Michael Pence, Vice 
    President of the United States, requesting the appointment 
    of a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force to 
    coordinate the production and distribution of Personal 
    Protective Equipment. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on 
    Workforce Protections Chair Alma Adams.
March 27, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, requesting the Secretary 
    return to all borrowers all amounts collected from federal 
    tax refunds through the Treasury Offset Program during the 
    2019 filing season and to halt collections on all federal 
    student loans. This was a joint letter with House Committee 
    on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal, Rep. Linda Sanchez 
    (CA), Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, 
    and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
March 31, 2020--Letter to John Ring, Chair, National Labor 
    Relations Board, regarding the Board's pause of elections 
    due to coronavirus concerns, requesting information about 
    how the decision to pause elections was made, and 
    requesting that Regional Directors be permitted to direct 
    elections to take place as soon as practicable and to 
    consider mail ballot elections.
April 1, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding the ongoing review 
    and evaluation of the current scope of recognition of the 
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 
    and requesting that the Department rescind its federal 
    recognition. This was a joint letter with House Committee 
    on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Higher Education 
    and Workforce Investment Chair Susan Davis.
April 1, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Russell Vought, Acting 
    Director, Office of Management and Budget, regarding 
    postponing rulemaking activities such as public hearings 
    and extending public comment periods by 45 days during the 
    coronavirus pandemic. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Armed Services Chair Adam Smith, House 
    Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., 
    House Committee on Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters, 
    House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chair Eliot Engel, House 
    Committee on Homeland Security Chair Bennie Thompson, House 
    Committee on the Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler, House 
    Committee on Natural Resources Chair Raul Grijalva, House 
    Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney, 
    House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chair 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson, House Committee on Small Business 
    Chair Nydia Velazquez, House Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio, House Committee on 
    Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal, and House Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs Chair Mark Takano.
April 3, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Michael Pence, Vice 
    President of the United States, and the Honorable Alex 
    Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
    Services, regarding the Trump Administration's refusal to 
    establish a Special Enrollment Period amidst the 
    coronavirus pandemic. This was a joint letter from House 
    Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., 
    House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal, 
    Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, and 
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
    Ranking Member Patty Murray.
April 10, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Michael Horowitz, 
    Chair, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
    Efficiency, regarding President Trump's assault on 
    Inspectors General, including the firing of the 
    Intelligence Community Inspector General. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Agriculture Chair Collin 
    Peterson, House Committee on Appropriations Chair Nita 
    Lowey, House Committee on Armed Services Chair Adam Smith, 
    House Committee on the Budget Chair John Yarmuth, House 
    Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., 
    House Committee on Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters, 
    House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chair Eliot Engel, House 
    Committee on Homeland Security Chair Bennie Thompson, House 
    Committee on House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren, House 
    Committee on the Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler, House 
    Committee on Natural Resources Chair Raul Grijalva, House 
    Committee on Rules Chair James McGovern, House Committee on 
    Oversight and Reform's Subcommittee on Government 
    Operations Chair Gerald E. Connolly, House Committee on 
    Oversight and Reform's Subcommittee on National Security 
    Chair Stephen F. Lynch, House Committee on Science, Space, 
    and Technology Chair Eddie Bernice Johnson, House Select 
    Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Kathy Castor, House 
    Committee on Small Business Chair Nydia Velazquez, House 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter 
    DeFazio, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chair Mark 
    Takano, and House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard 
    Neal.
April 13, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Honorable 
    Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 
    and the Honorable Eugene Scalia, Secretary, U.S. Department 
    of Labor, regarding the need for the Trump Administration 
    to facilitate health insurance enrollment by those who are 
    eligible for a Special Enrollment Period under the 
    Affordable Care Act due to job loss. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair 
    Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Ways and Means Chair 
    Richard Neal, Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member 
    Ron Wyden, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, 
    Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
April 16, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, expressing concern with the 
    Department's template for states to request waivers 
    pursuant to Section 3511 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
    and Economic Security Act. This was a joint letter with 
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
    Ranking Member Patty Murray.
April 20, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Seema Verma, 
    Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
    regarding guidelines that limit the Long-Term Care 
    Ombudsman Program's access to facilities during the 
    coronavirus pandemic and the need for those guidelines to 
    be aligned with recently passed legislation that protects 
    Ombudsman access. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Civil 
    Rights and Human Services Chair Suzanne Bonamici.
April 22, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding 
    concerns about the proposed rule titled Simplifying Meal 
    Service and Monitoring Requirements in the National School 
    Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. This letter was signed 
    by Democratic Members* of the Committee.
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April 26, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting that the Government Accountability Office 
    examine retirement plans not covered by the Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act.
May 1, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary, U.S. 
    Department of Health and Human Services, urging the 
    Department not to finalize the Section 1557 rule that would 
    remove many health care programs and activities from 
    protections provided under the Affordable Care Act's 
    nondiscrimination requirements and instead focus critical 
    resources on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was 
    a joint letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce 
    Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Oversight and 
    Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney, and House Committee on Ways 
    and Means Chair Richard Neal.
May 4, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Craig Leen, Director, 
    Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), 
    U.S. Department of Labor, seeking clarification and the 
    justification for OFCCPs' issuance of the National Interest 
    Exemption that allows new service, supply, and construction 
    contracts entered into during the period from March 17, 
    2020, to June 17, 2020, in response to COVID-19 to avoid 
    certain affirmative action requirements.
May 4, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, expressing concern with the 
    Department's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on distance 
    education and innovation. This was a joint letter with Rep. 
    Susan Davis (CA), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA), Rep. Lori 
    Trahan (MA), Rep. Susan Wild (PA), Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty 
    Murray, Sen. Richard Durbin (IL), Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH), 
    Sen. Chris Murphy (CT), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA).
May 4, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, expressing concerns with the 
    Department's proposed Borrower Defense form, including that 
    the Department may be incorrectly applying the rules for 
    students who borrow after July 1, 2020, to all borrowers 
    and that the Department has proposed questions that are 
    unnecessary and may deter applicants. This letter was 
    signed by all Democratic Members of the Committee.
May 5, 2020--Letter to Ms. Judith Eaton, President, Council for 
    Higher Education Accreditation, requesting information 
    regarding the Council for Higher Education Accreditation's 
    recommendation that the Accrediting Council for Independent 
    Colleges and Schools be denied recognition based on its 
    noncompliance with nine standards.
May 8, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, concerning the Department's 
    use of emergency grant funds to create a microgrant program 
    jeopardizing public school systems in the states most 
    severely impacted by the coronavirus crisis.
May 11, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sandra Bruce, Deputy 
    Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. 
    Department of Education, regarding news reports claiming 
    that there was a ``lack of cooperation'' from Department 
    officials regarding the ethics investigation of Mr. Robert 
    Eitel.
May 11, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Loren Sweatt, Principal 
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health 
    Administration, requesting information on the number of 
    General Duty Clause and other enforcement actions by the 
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration with regard 
    to COVID-19 as well as the number of investigations 
    regarding complaints filed by employees regarding employer 
    retaliation for raising safety concerns related to COVID-
    19.
May 11, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding the Department's 
    indication on a stakeholder webinar that the Department 
    intends to reissue school meal nutrition standards under 
    the final rule titled Child Nutrition Programs: 
    Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium 
    Requirements, despite its being vacated by the U.S. 
    District Court for the District of Maryland on April 13, 
    2020. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
    Human Services Chair Suzanne Bonamici.
May 15, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Robert Redfield, 
    Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
    requesting state by state information on COVID-19 
    infections and related deaths among health care workers.
May 19, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding reports that the 
    Department is illegally garnishing the wages of student 
    loan borrowers amid the coronavirus pandemic and in direct 
    contravention of federal law.
May 19, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking about 
    the Department's efforts to inform displaced college 
    students of coverage options, including coverage for COVID-
    19-related benefits. This was a joint letter with Senate 
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking 
    Member Patty Murray.
May 19, 2020--Letter to Mr. Brian Mueller, President, Grand 
    Canyon University, regarding the U.S. Department of 
    Education's recent determination that Grand Canyon 
    University remains a for-profit institution after its sale 
    by Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
May 20, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding the April 30, 2020, 
    guidance issued by the Department that seeks to repurpose 
    hundreds-of-millions of taxpayer dollars intended for 
    public school students to provide services for private 
    school students, in contravention of both the plain reading 
    of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
    and the intent of Congress. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, 
    Health, Human Services, and Related Agencies Chair Rosa 
    DeLauro and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
    and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
May 26, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, requesting information that 
    will aid the Committee as it considers legislative 
    responses to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
May 29, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Loren Sweatt, Principal 
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health 
    Administration, requesting the specific legal privilege she 
    relied upon in refusing to answer questions about an 
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration Emergency 
    Temporary Standard at the May 28, 2020, House Committee on 
    Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
    hearing.
June 9, 2020--Letter to Mr. Todd Nelson, President and CEO, 
    Perdoceo Education Corporation, regarding the Committee's 
    outstanding documents request for information related to 
    the company's 90/10 practices.
June 11, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding implementation of 
    school meal programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 11, 2020--Letter to Ms. Judith Eaton, President, Council 
    for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), following up on 
    the Committee's document request for any report, internal 
    correspondence, or other written documentation that 
    supports or is related to its recommendation that the 
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools be 
    denied recognition based on its noncompliance with nine of 
    CHEA's standards.
June 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding issuance of 
    iterative and unauthorized guidance to institutions of 
    higher education restricting institutions from providing 
    Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds to non-Title IV 
    eligible students.
June 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Michael Horowitz, Chair, 
    Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
    Efficiency, requesting the Council investigate allegations 
    regarding Mr. Andrew De Mello's fitness to serve as the 
    U.S. Department of Education's Inspector General. This was 
    a joint letter with House Committee on Oversight and Reform 
    Chair Carolyn Maloney.
June 15, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the 
    Honorable Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare 
    and Medicaid Services, regarding the Trump Administration's 
    inaction in responding to the needs of uninsured and 
    underinsured Americans amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This 
    was a joint letter with House Committee on Energy and 
    Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Ways 
    and Means Chair Richard Neal, Senate Committee on Finance 
    Ranking Member Ron Wyden, and Senate Committee on Health, 
    Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
June 22, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Janet Dhillon, Chair, 
    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 
    regarding the EEOC's six-month pilot, initiated on May 29, 
    2020, that modifies the agency's longstanding approach to 
    the conciliation process. This was a joint letter with 
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
    Ranking Member Patty Murray.
June 29, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding recent reports that 
    the Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of 
    the Treasury, is illegally seizing the tax refunds of 
    student loan borrowers around the country.
June 29, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding the recently issued 
    Title IX rule and following up on the Committee's previous 
    requests.
July 1, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding the Department's 
    plan to allocate $348.8 million per direction in the 
    Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and 
    whether these funds are going to institutions that have the 
    greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus as intended by 
    Congress.
July 2, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Labor, regarding recent reports that 
    self-insured group health plans are not in compliance with 
    recently enacted provisions of federal law that require 
    coverage of testing for COVID-19 during the ongoing public 
    health emergency. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Health, 
    Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Frederica Wilson.
July 7, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Honorable 
    Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 
    and the Honorable Eugene Scalia, Secretary, U.S. Department 
    of Labor, regarding the Trump Administration's 
    implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response 
    Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
    Act and reports that health plans have refused to provide 
    coverage of tests for COVID-19. This was a joint letter 
    with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank 
    Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Ways and Means Chair 
    Richard Neal, Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member 
    Ron Wyden, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, 
    Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
July 8, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, condemning 
    the Department's decision to finalize the rule eroding the 
    protections for LGBTQIA+ patients and other marginalized 
    communities established by Section 1557 of the Affordable 
    Care Act and asking that the rule be rescinded in light of 
    the Supreme Court's recent decision in Bostock v. Clayton 
    County, which found that protections against sex-based 
    discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
    1964 necessarily prohibit discrimination based on sexual 
    orientation and gender identity. This was a joint letter 
    with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank 
    Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair 
    Carolyn Maloney, and House Committee on Ways and Means 
    Chair Richard Neal.
July 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, urging the Department to 
    promptly provide clarification to financial aid 
    administrators through a new Dear Colleague letter in the 
    next two weeks. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia 
    Foxx, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions Chair Lamar Alexander, and Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty 
    Murray.
July 10, 2020--Letter to Ms. Judith Eaton, President, Council 
    for Higher Education Accreditation, requesting information 
    regarding the Council for Higher Education Accreditations' 
    recommendation that the Accrediting Council for Independent 
    Colleges and Schools be denied recognition based on its 
    noncompliance with nine standards.
July 13, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, expressing the Committee's 
    objection to the Department's interim final rule that 
    excludes students from emergency funds provided under the 
    Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. This 
    was a joint letter with House Committee on Appropriations' 
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
    Education, and Related Agencies Chair Rosa DeLauro and 
    Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, 
    Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
    Ranking Member Patty Murray.
July 13, 2020--Letter to Mr. Frank Bisignano, President and 
    CEO, Fiserv, regarding Fiserv's participation in the 
    recently launched myFSApay program pilot.
July 13, 2020--Letter to Mr. Brad Hanson, Co-President and CEO, 
    Metabank, regarding Metabank's participation in the 
    recently launched myFSApay program pilot.
July 15, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, regarding the Department's 
    delayed distribution of emergency grant aid to Puerto Rico. 
    This was a joint letter the House Committee on Natural 
    Resources Chair Raul Grijalva.
July 28, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Janet Dhillon, Chair, 
    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 
    opposing the EEOC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled 
    Official Time in Federal Sector Cases Before the 
    Commission. This is a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney.
July 29, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, in opposition to the 
    Department's proposed regulation titled Financial Factors 
    in Selecting Plan Investments, which would restrict a 
    fiduciary's consideration of environmental, social, and 
    governance factors in selecting investments.
July 30, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding implementation of 
    meal pattern waivers in the federal school meal programs 
    and compliance with the waiver authority under the Families 
    First Coronavirus Response Act.
July 31, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, opposing the Department's 
    interim final rule interpreting the equitable services 
    provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
    Security Act. This was a joint letter with House Committee 
    on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human 
    Services, and Related Agencies Chair Rosa DeLauro and 
    Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, 
    Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
    Ranking Member Patty Murray.
August 3, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Education, requesting information on the 
    Department's Information Collection Request titled 
    Eligibility of Students at Institutions of Higher Education 
    for Funds under the CARES Act. This was a joint letter with 
    18 Democratic Members of Congress.
August 5, 2020--Letter to Mr. Fardad Fateri, President and 
    Chief Executive Officer, International Education 
    Corporation, regarding allegations of fraud and misconduct 
    at Florida Career College and requesting information.
August 5, 2020--Letter to Ms. Michelle Edwards, President, 
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, 
    regarding the U.S. Department of Education's ongoing review 
    of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and 
    Schools and requesting information.
August 6, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, opposing the final 
    Department regulation titled Conflict of Interest Rule--
    Retirement Investment Advice: Notice of Court Vacatur and 
    the proposed Department regulation titled Improving 
    Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees, both of which 
    pertain to workers' retirement investment advice.
August 6, 2020--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, requesting a pause on plans 
    to reorganize seven Regional Offices in the western U.S. 
    and requesting information and a briefing on the planned 
    reorganization. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
    and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chair 
    Rosa DeLauro and Senate Committee on Health, Education, 
    Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
August 6, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Peter Robb, General 
    Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, requesting a pause 
    on plans to reorganize seven Regional Offices in the 
    western U.S. and requesting information and a briefing on 
    the planned reorganization. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on House 
    Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
    and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chair 
    Rosa DeLauro and Senate Committee on Health, Education, 
    Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty.
August 10, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sandra Bruce, Acting 
    Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education, requesting 
    the Department's Office of Inspector General investigate 
    the Department's coordination with Dream Center Education 
    Holdings and the Department's subsequent investigation into 
    the Higher Learning Commission.
August 11, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, the Honorable Alex 
    Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
    Services, and the Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. 
    Department of the Treasury, expressing concerns regarding 
    the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Grandfathered 
    Group Health Plans and Grandfathered Group Health Insurance 
    Coverage. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., House 
    Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal, Senate 
    Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, and Senate 
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking 
    Member Patty Murray.
August 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office 
    (GAO), requesting GAO examine the issue of domestic 
    violence against people with disabilities and the 
    accessibility of Family Violence Prevention and Services 
    Act programs for those with disabilities. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Education and Labor's 
    Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services Chair 
    Suzanne Bonamici.
August 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office 
    (GAO), requesting GAO add House Education and Labor 
    Committee Chair Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott as a co-requester 
    of the study on the impact of college closures initiated by 
    House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on 
    Higher Education and Workforce Investment Chair Susan 
    Davis.
August 14, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, requesting the 
    extension of certain COVID-19 emergency child nutrition 
    program waivers during the 2020 2021 school year that were 
    authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. 
    This was a joint letter with Senate Committee on 
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member Debbie 
    Stabenow.
August 17, 2020--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, regarding the Board's 
    adjudication overturning the contract bar rule and 
    requesting information regarding the Board's implementation 
    of the rule.
August 17, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, regarding the 
    Department's actions to prevent explosions involving 
    ammonium nitrate (AN) by updating the Occupational Safety 
    and Health Administration's (OSHA) Process Safety 
    Management Standard or updating OSHA's explosives standard 
    for fertilizer grade AN to meet the requirements of the 
    latest National Fire Protection Association Code.
August 21, 2020--Letter to Mr. Andrew Clark, President and 
    Chief Executive Officer, Zovio, regarding the U.S. 
    Department of Education's recent decision to drop its 
    requirement that Ashford University post a $103 million 
    letter of credit as a condition for continued receipt of 
    federal student aid and requesting information.
August 24, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, and the Honorable 
    Cheryl Stanton, Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. 
    Department of Labor, regarding the Wage and Hour Division's 
    failure to adequately enforce the paid leave provisions in 
    the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
August 24, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Janet Dhillon, Chair, 
    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 
    expressing alarm and requesting information about the 
    Chair's unilateral decision to eliminate the longstanding 
    procedure allowing a commissioner to request an item be 
    added to the agenda of public meeting for further 
    deliberation prior to an EEOC vote. This was a joint letter 
    with Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
August 24, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, expressing 
    concerns and requesting information about the Department's 
    implementation of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
August 24, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the 
    Department's latest attempt to divert congressionally 
    authorized funding from local educational agencies and 
    institutions of higher education to the Trump 
    Administration's politically favored projects that Congress 
    has continuously declined to fund.
August 25, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office 
    (GAO), requesting GAO examine the implementation of 
    Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding 
    and flexibilities for Older Americans Act services, the 
    impact of federal nutrition programs on older adults' 
    access to food during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact 
    of the pandemic on family caregiving. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Education and Labor's 
    Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services Chair 
    Suzanne Bonamici.
August 26, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, responding to 
    his refusal to extend certain COVID-19 emergency child 
    nutrition program waivers for the 2020-2021 school year 
    that were authorized by the Families First Coronavirus 
    Response Act. This was a joint letter with Senate Committee 
    on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member 
    Debbie Stabenow.
August 31, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    about the Department's recently released Guidance Regarding 
    Federal Grants and Executive Order 13798 outlining 
    instructions for the participation of faith-based 
    organizations in the Department's programs and the 
    Department's implementation of other policies in this area.
September 1, 2020--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, regarding the refusal of 
    the Board to fully comply with document requests from the 
    Committee's investigation into guidance on Board Member's 
    conflicts of interest provided by the Designated Agency 
    Ethics Official during the Board's handling of Hy-Brand 
    Industrial Contractors and the Board's decision to contract 
    out work related to its rulemaking on the agency's joint 
    employer standard.
September 2, 2020--Letter to Ms. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, 
    Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security 
    Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, supporting the 
    Department for reversing its initial decision to forgo a 
    public hearing on the Department's recently proposed 
    prohibited transaction exemption (PTE) titled Improving 
    Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees, raising 
    concerns with the timing and parameters of such public 
    hearing, and requesting a new public comment period 
    following such hearing. This was a joint letter with Senate 
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking 
    Member Patty Murray.
September 3, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding fall 
    2020 implementation of Pandemic Electronic Benefit 
    Transfer, a program authorized in the Families First 
    Coronavirus Response Act. This was a joint letter with Rep. 
    Marcia Fudge (OH).
September 3, 2020--Letter to Ms. Julie Sweet, Chief Executive 
    Officer, Accenture PLC, regarding the press and 
    whistleblower reports that the U.S. Department of Education 
    repeatedly blocked and undercut efforts by the Department's 
    Office of Federal Student Aid to launch a Borrower Defense 
    web tool and requesting information. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chair 
    Carolyn Maloney.
September 8, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, expressing support for 
    the renewal of the Department's Equity in Apprenticeship 
    contracts. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human 
    Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chair Rosa 
    DeLauro.
September 9, 2020--Letter to Ms. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, 
    President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 
    issuing a subpoena to the Council for Higher Education 
    Accreditation to ensure that the Committee can conduct the 
    necessary and required oversight of the Accreditation 
    Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
September 11, 2020--Letter to The Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office 
    (GAO), requesting GAO add House Education and Labor 
    Committee Chair Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott as a co-requester 
    of the existing engagement regarding online program 
    management companies, initiated by Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty 
    Murray, Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH), Sen. Tina Smith (MN), and 
    Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA).
September 15, 2020--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, issuing a subpoena to the 
    National Labor Relations Board requiring the Board provide 
    the Designated Agency Ethics Official's (DAEO) 
    determination in the Board's McDonald's decision, the 
    DAEO's determination in the Board's rulemaking on joint 
    employer status, the categories for public comments in the 
    joint employer rulemaking, and the instructions provided to 
    individuals categorizing comments.
September 16, 2020--Letter to the Honorable John Barsa, Acting 
    Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development 
    (USAID), urging USAID to preserve the principle objectives 
    of the Global Labor Program and requesting information 
    regarding USAID's plans to restructure the program. This 
    was a joint letter with House Committee on Appropriations 
    Chair Nita Lowey, House Committee on Foreign Relations 
    Chair Eliot Engel, and House Committee on Ways and Means 
    Chair Richard Neal.
September 16, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    the Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of 
    the Treasury, the Honorable Seema Verma, Administrator, 
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the 
    Honorable Charles Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue 
    Service, expressing concerns regarding the State of 
    Georgia's proposed waiver under Section 1332 of the 
    Affordable Care Act. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., 
    House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal, 
    Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, and 
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
    Ranking Member Patty Murray.
September 22, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Mindy Brashears, 
    Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of 
    Agriculture, requesting information of the Food Safety and 
    Inspection Service's involvement in the Merced County 
    Department of Health and CalOSHA decision-making closing 
    the Foster Farms poultry facility in Livingston, California 
    due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
September 22, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    and documents about outside entities that participated in 
    drafting the Department's proposed rule titled Independent 
    Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This 
    was a joint letter with House Education and Labor's 
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chair Alma Adams.
September 23, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, requesting 
    documents and information for rescinding the 2014 
    discipline guidance.
September 25, 2020--Letter to Mr. Jay Withrow, Director, 
    Division of Legal Support, Virginia Department of Labor and 
    Industry, urging the Department to adopt a permanent safety 
    and health standard to prevent workplace exposure to SARS-
    CoV-2, which is the pathogen that causes COVID-19.
September 28, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar II, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    the Honorable Robert Redfield, Director, Centers for 
    Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Mr. John Howard, 
    Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
    Health, requesting information on the CDC's issuing and 
    withdrawal of a site visit memorandum and recommendations 
    for the Smithfield Food's Sioux Falls Pork Plant. This was 
    a joint letter with House Committee on Education and 
    Labor's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chair Alma 
    Adams, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
    Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray, and Senate Committee 
    on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions' Subcommittee on 
    Employment and Work Place Safety Ranking Member Tammy 
    Baldwin.
September 28, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, requesting 
    information on the Department's involvement in the Centers 
    for Disease Control and Prevention's issuing and withdrawal 
    of a site visit memorandum and recommendations for the 
    Smithfield Food's Sioux Falls Pork Plant. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Education and Labor's 
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chair Alma Adams, 
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
    Ranking Member Patty Murray, and Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions' Subcommittee on 
    Employment and Work Place Safety Ranking Member Tammy 
    Baldwin.
September 28, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, providing input on 
    the Department's proposed information collection titled 
    Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Data Collection 
    Form. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx.
September 29, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting an 
    extension of the comment period on the Department's Notice 
    of Proposed Rulemaking tiled Independent Contractor Status 
    Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
October 1, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, urging the 
    Secretary to immediately extend COVID-19 emergency child 
    nutrition program waivers for the 2020-2021 school year and 
    issue guidance on the extension of the Pandemic Electronic 
    Benefit Transfer program that were both extended in the 
    Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions 
    Act. This was a joint letter with Senate Committee on 
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member Debbie 
    Stabenow.
October 2, 2020--Letter to Ms. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, 
    Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security 
    Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, opposing the 
    proposed regulation titled Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy 
    Voting and Shareholder Rights, which imposes restrictions 
    and requirements on a plan fiduciary when it comes to proxy 
    voting. This was a joint letter with Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty 
    Murray.
October 5, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    on the Department's involvement in the Centers for Disease 
    Control and Prevention's issuance and withdrawal of a site 
    visit memorandum and recommendations for the Smithfield 
    Food's Sioux Falls Pork Plant. This was a joint letter with 
    House Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on 
    Workforce Protections Chair Alma Adams, Senate Committee on 
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty 
    Murray, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
    and Pensions' Subcommittee on Employment and Work Place 
    Safety Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin.
October 6, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, following up on the 
    Committee's September 22, 2020, letter requesting 
    information and documents about outside entities that 
    participated in drafting the Department's proposed rule 
    titled Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor 
    Standards Act. This was a joint letter with House Education 
    and Labor's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chair 
    Alma Adams.
October 6, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the 
    Honorable Eugene Scalia, Secretary, U.S. Department of 
    Labor, requesting that the Departments take steps to 
    support access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing, the Centers 
    for Disease Control and Prevention release recommendations 
    for routine COVID-19 diagnostic testing in the workplace, 
    and HHS dedicate available funding from the Paycheck 
    Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act and the 
    Families First Coronavirus Response Act to expand access to 
    COVID-19 testing for essential workers. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair 
    Frank Pallone, Jr.
October 6, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding faith-
    based organizations' distribution of food boxes as part of 
    the Farmers to Families Food Box program that are including 
    religious messages and conducting religious activity as 
    part of the distribution of boxes in a manner that violates 
    the Department's own regulations.
October 7, 2020--Letter to Ms. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, 
    Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security 
    Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, highlighting 
    recent reports of misuse of hospital indemnity and other 
    fixed indemnity insurance products. This was a joint letter 
    with House Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee 
    on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Frederica 
    Wilson.
October 13, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office 
    (GAO), requesting a GAO review of the U.S. Department of 
    Labor's implementation of its revised black lung liability 
    self-insurance process.
October 14, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting information 
    from the Department regarding its guidance on Occupational 
    Safety and Health Administration reporting requirements for 
    severe work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths 
    regarding work related COVID-19 infections.
October 14, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, 
    Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 
    requesting to join as addressees on the Government 
    Accountability Office's two studies related to nutrition 
    programs under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
    Security Act: Nutrition Assistance COVID-19 and School 
    Meals Pandemic. This was a joint letter with House 
    Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Civil 
    Rights and Human Services Chair Suzanne Bonamici.
October 14, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sandra Bruce, Deputy 
    Inspector General Delegated the Duties of Inspector 
    General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department 
    of Education, requesting the Department's Office of 
    Inspector General audit the Department's monitoring of 
    states' and localities' compliance with the equitable 
    services requirement of Education Stabilization Funds 
    grants. This was a joint letter with House Committee on 
    Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human 
    Services, and Related Agencies Chair Rosa DeLauro and Sen. 
    Patty Murray in her capacity as Ranking Member on both the 
    Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
    and the Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on 
    Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
    Agencies.
October 22, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the 
    Department's obstruction of the Committee's investigation 
    into Dream Center Education Holdings.
October 27, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, requesting the 
    Department withdraw its proposed rule titled Independent 
    Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This 
    was a joint letter with 105 Democratic Members of Congress.
October 29, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the 
    Department's recent actions to prevent public discussion of 
    systemic racism and critical race theory. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Education and Labor's 
    Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services Chair 
    Suzanne Bonamici.
November 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Eugene Scalia, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, regarding the agency's 
    duties to preserve all records under the Federal Records 
    Act during the Presidential Transition.
November 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Janet Dhillon, Chair, 
    U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, regarding the 
    agency's duties to preserve all records under the Federal 
    Records Act during the Presidential Transition.
November 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable John Ring, Chair, 
    National Labor Relations Board, regarding the agency's 
    duties to preserve all records under the Federal Records 
    Act during the Presidential Transition.
November 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable James Sullivan Jr., 
    Chair, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 
    regarding the agency's duties to preserve all records under 
    the Federal Records Act during the Presidential Transition.
November 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, regarding the 
    agency's duties to preserve all records under the Federal 
    Records Act during the Presidential Transition.
November 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary, 
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, regarding the 
    agency's duties to preserve all records under the Federal 
    Records Act during the Presidential Transition.
November 9, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the 
    agency's duties to preserve all records under the Federal 
    Records Act during the Presidential Transition.
November 10, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Marco Rajkovich, 
    Chair, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 
    regarding the agency's duties to preserve all records under 
    the Federal Records Act during the Presidential Transition.
November 12, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Alex Azar, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
    the Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of 
    the Treasury, the Honorable Seema Verma, Administrator, 
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the 
    Honorable Charles Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue 
    Service, expressing concern regarding the Trump 
    Administration's recent approval of waivers submitted by 
    Georgia under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act and 
    Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act. This was a joint 
    letter with House Committee on Energy and House Commerce 
    Chair Frank Pallone, Jr., Committee on Ways and Means Chair 
    Richard Neal, Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member 
    Ron Wyden, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, 
    Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray.
November 23, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Emily Murphy, 
    Administrator, General Services Administration (GSA), 
    requesting that GSA grant the Biden-Harris Transition Team 
    immediate access to services and facilities as required by 
    the Presidential Transition Act and detailing the negative 
    consequences in the health, education, and labor areas 
    resulting from a delay in doing so.
December 17, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Janet Dhillon, 
    Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and 
    Ms. Bernadette Wilson, Executive Officer, Executive 
    Secretariat, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
    providing comments on the Commission's draft updated 
    guidance titled Proposed Updated Compliance Manual on 
    Religious Discrimination.
December 22, 2020--Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, 
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, commenting on 
    the proposed rule titled Restoration of Milk, Whole Grains, 
    and Sodium Flexibilities. This was a joint letter with Rep. 
    Susan Davis (CA), Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ), Rep. Gregorio 
    Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP), Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL), 
    Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR), Rep. Mark Takano (CA), Rep. 
    Alma Adams (NC), Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA), Rep. Donald 
    Norcross (NJ), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA), Rep. Joseph 
    Morelle (NY), Rep. Kim Schrier (WA), Rep. Jahana Hayes 
    (CT), Rep. Andy Levin (MI), Rep. David Trone (MD), and Rep. 
    Susie Lee (NV).

  Official Committee Proceedings Conducted Entirely Remotely or With 
                          Remote Participation

    The following were conducted pursuant to House Resolution 
965 and the Remote Committee Proceedings Regulations Pursuant 
to House Resolution 965.

May 27, 2020--Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Non-Public 
        Rehearsal of Remote Hearing.

    Purpose: To provide Members a non-public rehearsal 
opportunity pursuant to section B(4) of the Remote Committee 
Proceedings Regulations Pursuant to House Resolution 965.
    Participants: Members of the Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

May 28, 2020--Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Hearing titled 
        ``Examining the Federal Government's Actions to Protect Workers 
        from COVID-19.''

    Purpose: To evaluate the adequacy of worker protections and 
enforcement actions by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess 
the data gathered on the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic and 
the actions taken to improve protections by the National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
    Witnesses: The Honorable Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, Washington, DC; and Dr. John Howard, Director, 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted in person in 2175 Rayburn House Office 
Building with remote participation via Cisco Webex Meetings.

June 2, 2020--Full Committee Non-Public Rehearsal of Remote Hearing.

    Purpose: To provide Members a non-public rehearsal 
opportunity pursuant to section B(4) of the Remote Committee 
Proceedings Regulations Pursuant to House Resolution 965.
    Participants: Members of the Committee on Education and 
Labor.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

June 8, 2020--Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions 
        Non-Public Rehearsal of Remote Hearing.

    Purpose: To provide Members a non-public rehearsal 
opportunity pursuant to section B(4) of the Remote Committee 
Proceedings Regulations Pursuant to House Resolution 965.
    Participants: Members of the Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

June 9, 2020--Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment 
        Non-Public Rehearsal of Remote Hearing.

    Purpose: To provide Members a non-public rehearsal 
opportunity pursuant to section B(4) of the Remote Committee 
Proceedings Regulations Pursuant to House Resolution 965.
    Participants: Members of the Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Investment.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

June 9, 2020--Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and 
        Secondary Education Non-Public Rehearsal of Remote Hearing.

    Purpose: To provide Members a non-public rehearsal 
opportunity pursuant to section B(4) of the Remote Committee 
Proceedings Regulations Pursuant to House Resolution 965.
    Participants: Members of the Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

June 9, 2020--Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services Non-
        Public Rehearsal of Remote Hearing.

    Purpose: To provide Members a non-public rehearsal 
opportunity pursuant to section B(4) of the Remote Committee 
Proceedings Regulations Pursuant to House Resolution 965.
    Participants: Members of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights 
and Human Services.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

June 15, 2020--Full Committee Hearing titled ``Budget Cuts and Lost 
        Learning: Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Public 
        Education.''

    Purpose: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
public K-12 education financing and student learning and 
discuss actions Congress must take to mitigate the negative 
impact of forthcoming state and local budget shortfalls.
    Witnesses: Dr. Michael Leachman, Vice President for State 
Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 
Washington, DC; Ms. Rebecca Pringle, Vice President, National 
Education Association, Washington, DC; Mr. Mark Johnson, 
Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Carolina Department 
of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC; and Mr. Eric Gordon, Chief 
Executive Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan Schools, Cleveland, 
OH.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

June 22, 2020--Full Committee Hearing titled ``Inequities Exposed: How 
        COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and 
        the Workforce.''

    Purpose: To examine persistent racial inequities across 
education, health, and workforce systems, the impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic in deepening such inequities, and actions 
Congress must take to lessen such inequities as the nation 
recovers.
    Witnesses: Dr. Camara Jones, Senior Fellow and Adjunct 
Associate Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, 
Georgia; Dr. Valerie Rawlston Wilson, Director, Program on 
Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy, Economic Policy Institute, 
Washington, DC; Mr. Avik Roy, Co-Founder and President, The 
Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, Austin, Texas; 
and Mr. John King, Jr., President and CEO, The Education Trust, 
Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

July 7, 2020--Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment 
        Hearing titled ``A Major Test: Examining the Impact of COVID-19 
        on the Future of Higher Education.''

    Purpose: To examine how institutions of higher education 
are adjusting practice and services to support students during 
the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Witnesses: Dr. Sharon J. Pierce, President, Minneapolis 
College, Minneapolis, MN; Dr. Timothy White, Chancellor, The 
California State University, Long Beach, CA; Ms. Scott 
Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University, Salt Lake 
City, UT; and Dr. Shaun Harper, President, American Educational 
Research Association, Los Angeles, CA.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

July 23, 2020--Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and 
        Secondary Education Hearing titled ``Underfunded and 
        Unprepared: Examining How to Overcome Obstacles to Safely 
        Reopen Public Schools.''

    Purpose: To examine the need for additional federal funding 
to support the safe return to teaching and learning for the 
2020-2021 academic year, in line with public health guidelines 
amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Witnesses: Dr. Michael Hinojosa, Superintendent, Dallas 
Independent School District, Dallas, TX; Ms. Leslie Boggs, 
President, National PTA, Alexandria, VA; Dr. Penny Schwinn, 
Commissioner of Education, Tennessee Department of Education, 
Nashville, TN; and Dr. Sean O'Leary, Vice Chair, Committee on 
Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics, Aurora, 
CO.
    Platform: Conducted in person in 2175 Rayburn with remote 
participation via Cisco Webex Meetings.

September 10, 2020--Full Committee Business Meeting.

    Purpose: To approve new subcommittee assignments and a 
subcommittee Ranking Member.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

September 10, 2020--Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee 
        Hearing titled ``On the Basis of Sex: Examining the 
        Administration's Attacks on Gender-Based Protections.''

    Purpose: To examine the Trump Administration's many 
discriminatory actions taken on the basis of sex, their 
negative impacts, and the future of gender-based protections 
considering the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton 
County.
    Witnesses: Ms. Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow, Center for 
American Progress, Washington, DC; Ms. Sasha Buchert, Senior 
Attorney, Lambda Legal, Washington, DC; Ms. Fatima Goss Graves, 
President and CEO, National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC; 
and Ms. Samantha Harris, Senior Fellow, Foundation for 
Individual Rights in Education, Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Cisco Webex 
Meetings.

September 22, 2020--Full Committee Non-Public Rehearsal of Markup 
        Conducted with Remote Participation.

    Purpose: To provide Members a non-public rehearsal 
opportunity pursuant to section B(4) of the Remote Committee 
Proceedings Regulations Pursuant to House Resolution 965.
    Participants: Members of the Committee on Education and 
Labor.
    Platform: Conducted in person in 2175 Rayburn House Office 
Building with remote participation via Cisco Webex Meetings.

September 24, 2020--Full Committee Markup of H.R. 8294, the National 
        Apprenticeship Act of 2020.

    Sponsor: Rep. Susan Davis (CA).
    Disposition: H.R. 8294 was ordered to be favorably reported 
to the House, as amended, by a vote of 26 Yeas and 16 Nays.
    Committee Report: House Report 116-567 was filed on 
November 9, 2020.
    Platform: Conducted in person in 2175 Rayburn House Office 
Building with remote participation via Cisco Webex Meetings.

  Other Committee Activity (Briefings) Conducted Entirely Remotely or 
                       With Remote Participation


May 1, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Responding to the Impact 
        of COVID-19 on Students, Workers, and Health Care.''

    Purpose: To provide Committee Members an opportunity to 
discuss the impacts of COVID-19 in their districts and share 
solutions to address this crisis.
    Participants: Members of the Committee on Education and 
Labor.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

May 7, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Remote Learning in the 
        Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic.''

    Purpose: To examine the learning challenges schools are 
facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including: (1) challenges 
to deliver remote learning and the effect on students; (2) how 
schools are working to address both the equity gaps in remote 
learning and quality issues when it comes to instruction; and 
(3) the importance of federal emergency relief to help schools 
respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Experts: Mr. Marlon Styles, Jr., Superintendent, Middletown 
City School District, Middletown, OH; and Ms. Robin Lake, 
Director, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of 
Washington Bothell, Bothell, WA.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

May 14, 2020--Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Briefing titled 
        ``Protecting Workers from COVID-19.''

    Purpose: To assess the impact of COVID-19 on meatpacking 
workers and other front line workers and to explore what 
actions the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
should be taking to protect frontline workers.
    Experts: Mr. Ademola Oyfeso, Director of the Legislative 
and Political Action Department, United Food and Commercial 
Workers Union, New York City, NY; and Dr. David Michaels, 
Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health 
at the Milken Institute School of Public Health of the George 
Washington University, Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

May 18, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Addressing the Impact of 
        COVID-19 on Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities.''

    Purpose: To discuss the disproportionate impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic on seniors and individuals with disabilities, 
to learn about how communities are responding, and to identify 
additional needed solutions.
    Experts: Ms. Shireen McSpadden, Executive Director of the 
Department of Disability and Aging Services, City and County of 
San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Mr. Kelly Buckland, 
Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living, 
Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

May 26, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Child Care in Peril: How 
        COVID-19 is Pushing this Essential Sector to the Brink of 
        Collapse.''

    Purpose: To examine the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on 
the child care sector with emphasis on: (1) temporary closures 
of and decreases in enrollment and attendance in child care 
programs; (2) the rising cost of providing child care safely 
during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (3) the importance of federal 
support to help child care providers survive the COVID-19 
pandemic so that they are ready to care for children when 
parents go back to work.
    Experts: Ms. Hannah Matthews, Deputy Executive Director for 
Policy, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Washington, 
DC; and Ms. Mary De La Rosa, Family Child Care Provider, Los 
Angeles, CA.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

June 4, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Building a Community-
        Based Contact Tracing Workforce.''

    Purpose: To discuss the importance of contact tracing as a 
key component in safely reopening the economy, the role of the 
public workforce system in supporting the recruitment and 
training of contact tracers, the skills and competencies needed 
for individuals to successfully serve as contact tracers, and 
Congress' role in supporting a qualified, strong, community-
based contact tracing workforce.
    Experts: Dr. Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor of Global 
Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Director of 
the Harvard Global Health Institute, and Professor of Medicine 
at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA; and Ms. Abby Snay, 
Deputy Secretary for the Future of Work, California Labor and 
Workforce Development Agency, San Francisco, CA.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

June 10, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Obstacles to Union 
        Elections in the Era of COVID-19.''

    Purpose: To examine the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on 
the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) conducting union 
representation elections with emphasis on: (1) the barriers to 
the NLRB conducting elections electronically; (2) the effects 
of the NLRB's suspension of representation elections nationwide 
in March; and (3) the importance of the NLRB conducting safe 
representation elections in a timely manner.
    Experts: Mx. Amanda Jaret, Assistant General Counsel, 
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), 
Washington, DC; and the Honorable Linda Puchala, Chair, 
National Mediation Board (NMB), Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

June 18, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Relaunching America's 
        Workforce.''

    Purpose: To explore the needs of state and local workforce 
investment boards in the context of economic recovery from the 
COVID-19 pandemic. The panelists discussed resource needs, 
including provisions in the CARES Act (H.R. 748), The Heroes 
Act (H.R. 6800), and the Relaunching America's Workforce Act 
(H.R. 6466).
    Experts: Ms. Yvette Chocolaad, Policy Director, National 
Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), Washington, 
DC; and Ms. Nicole Sherard-Freeman, Executive Director, City of 
Detroit, Workforce Development & Detroit at Work., Detroit, MI.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

June 23, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Reopening and 
        Rebuilding America's Schools.''

    Purpose: To examine the infrastructure needs of K-12 public 
schools, including infrastructure specific to reopening and 
resuming teaching and learning after COVID-19.
    Experts: Ms. Jacqueline Nowicki, Director of Education, 
Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability 
Office, Washington, DC; and Ms. Randi Weingarten, President, 
the American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

July 16, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Failing Retirement 
        Savers: Examining Three Recent Labor Department Actions.''

    Purpose: To assess the impact to retirement savers from 
three Department of Labor (DOL) actions: (1) a final rule and 
proposed rule on retirement investment advice (new fiduciary 
rule), (2) a proposed rule on environmental, social, and 
governance (ESG) investing, and (3) an information letter 
allowing target date funds to include private equity (PE) 
investments as part of the portfolio.
    Experts: Ms. Barbara Roper, Director of Investor 
Protection, Consumer Federation of America, Pueblo, CO; and Mr. 
Aron Szapiro, Director of Research, Morningstar Research, 
Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

July 24, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Looked Over and Left 
        Behind: How the Administration's Failed COVID-19 Response Has 
        Hurt Native Students.''

    Purpose: To examine delays in federal support for Bureau of 
Indian Education-funded schools during the COVID-19 pandemic 
and the negative impact of such delays on native students and 
communities.
    Experts: Mr. Darrick Franklin, Second Vice President, 
National Indian Education Association, Washington, DC; and Mr. 
Kevin Allis, Chief Executive Officer, National Congress of 
American Indians, Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via Microsoft Teams.

August 14, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``Empty Promises: 
        Comparing the President's Executive Actions to The Heroes 
        Act.''

    Purpose: To examine the economic impacts of the recently 
expired additional $600 per week unemployment assistance 
payments and assess the Trump Administration's plan to use the 
Disaster Relief Fund to fund $300 weekly payments, and to 
examine the implications of the Administration's Executive 
Order on deferring student loans.
    Experts: Mr. Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Co-Executive Director, 
Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality and Adjunct 
Professor of Law, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; and 
Mr. Ben Miller, Vice President for Postsecondary Education, 
Center for American Progress, Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via ZoomGov.

September 23, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``America's Child 
        Hunger Crisis: Examining the Urgent Need for Federal Action.''

    Purpose: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 public 
health crisis on child hunger, the federal response to date, 
and the need for further federal action.
    Experts: Ms. Angela Richey, Nutrition Services Supervisor, 
Roseville Area and St. Anthony/New Brighton Schools, Roseville, 
MN; and Mr. Luis Guardia, President, Food Research and Action 
Center (FRAC), Washington, DC.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via ZoomGov.

September 30, 2020--Full Committee Briefing titled ``A Workforce at 
        Risk: Examining the Health and Financial Challenges Facing 
        Domestic Workers.''

    Purpose: To examine the economic challenges for domestic 
workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the policies needed to 
strengthen workplace protections for this workforce.
    Experts: Ms. Ai-jen Poo, Executive Director and Co-Founder, 
National Domestic Workers Alliance, Chicago, IL; and Ms. April 
Verrett, President, Service Employees International Union 
(SEIU), Local 2015, Los Angeles, CA.
    Platform: Conducted entirely remotely via ZoomGov.

 Conference Reports Filed With Committee Members Appointed as Conferees

    H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021, sponsored by Rep. Adam Smith (WA), conference 
report filed on December 3, 2020 (House Report 116-617).
    S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020, sponsored by Sen. James Inhofe (OK), conference 
report filed on December 9, 2019 (House Report 116-333).

                 Issue Reports Written by the Committee

October 10, 2019--Report detailing the U.S. Department of 
    Education's failed implementation of the Public Service 
    Loan Forgiveness program. This report describes and 
    releases documents demonstrating that the Department has 
    been aware of program implementation issues by the loan 
    servicer it contracts with (the Pennsylvania Higher 
    Education Assistance Agency) for this program.
June 25, 2020--Report detailing the U.S. Department of 
    Education's efforts to delay and deny debt relief for 
    student borrowers who were defrauded by predatory 
    institutions. The report captures nearly two years of 
    congressional oversight and provides a comprehensive look 
    into how Secretary Betsy DeVos prevented hundreds of 
    thousands of defrauded borrowers from receiving the relief 
    they deserved.
July 28, 2020--Report examining Dream Center Education 
    Holdings' (Dream Center) purchase, operation, and closure 
    of three for-profit college chains: Argosy University, 
    South University, and the Art Institutes. This report 
    details the Committee's concerns with Dream Center's 
    operations and raises serious questions regarding the U.S. 
    Department of Education's oversight of the relevant 
    institutions.
October 13, 2020--Report chronicling the National Labor 
    Relations Board's efforts under the Trump Administration to 
    undermine workers' rights under the National Labor 
    Relations Act through rulemaking and adjudication. The 
    report details the Committee's concerns with the Board's 
    ethics and recusal policies as well as its response to the 
    COVID-19 pandemic.
December 8, 2020--Report examining the ``future of work,'' 
    exploring how a flood of new technologies and business 
    models is shaping the American workforce. The report 
    identifies challenges and provides recommendations to 
    Congress on how to address those challenges in order to 
    protect, promote, and prepare American workers in the 
    coming decades.

                 Amicus Brief Written by the Committee

October 7, 2020--Brief submitted to the National Labor 
    Relations Board in Mountaire Farms, Inc., opposing 
    modifications to the contract bar rule, which prevents 
    processing of representation election petitions during the 
    first three years of a valid collective bargaining 
    agreement. This was a joint brief with House Committee on 
    Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
    Labor, and Pensions Chair Frederica Wilson and House 
    Committee on Education and Labor's Vice Chair Andy Levin.

            Committee Activity Statistics

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Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to the 
    Committee--1267
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Committee--62
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Full Committee--15
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Early 
    Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (including 1 
    joint hearing)--6
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Higher 
    Education and Workforce Investment (including 1 joint 
    hearing)--12
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, 
    Employment, Labor, and Pensions (including 2 joint 
    hearings)--9
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce 
    Protections (including 3 joint hearings)--12
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Civil 
    Rights and Human Services (including 1 joint hearing)--12
Total Number of Field Hearings (Held by the Subcommittee on 
    Higher Education and Workforce Investment jointly with the 
    House Committee on Veterans' Affairs' Subcommittee on 
    Economic Opportunity)--1
Total Number of Markup Sessions Held by the Committee--13
Total Number of Markup Sessions Held by the Full Committee--13
Total Number of Legislation Ordered Reported by the Full 
    Committee--19
Total Number of Committee Reports Filed for Legislation Ordered 
    Reported by the Full Committee--19
Total Number of Legislation Referred to the Committee that 
    Passed the House (including each time legislation passed)--
    42
Total Number of Legislation Referred to the Committee that 
    Passed the House in Another Measure (including each time 
    legislation passed in another measure)--114
Total Number of Legislation Within Committee Jurisdiction Not 
    Referred to the Committee that Passed the House (including 
    each time legislation passed)--21
Total Number of Legislation Referred to the Committee Enacted 
    Into Law--7
Total Number of Legislation Referred to the Committee Enacted 
    Into Law in Another Measure--48
Total Number of Legislation Within Committee Jurisdiction Not 
    Referred to the Committee Enacted Into Law--9
Total Number of Committee Initiated Correspondence--287
Total Number of Official Committee Proceedings Conducted 
    Entirely Remotely or with Remote Participation--8
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Committee Conducted 
    Entirely Remotely or with Remote Participation--6
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Full Committee Conducted 
    Entirely Remotely or with Remote Participation--2
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Early 
    Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Conducted 
    Entirely Remotely or with Remote Participation
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Higher 
    Education and Workforce Investment Conducted Entirely 
    Remotely or with Remote Participation--1
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, 
    Employment, Labor, and Pensions Conducted Entirely Remotely 
    or with Remote Participation--0
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Workforce 
    Protections Conducted Entirely Remotely or with Remote 
    Participation--1
Total Number of Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Civil 
    Rights and Human Services Conducted Entirely Remotely or 
    with Remote Participation--1
Total Number of Markup Sessions Held by the Full Committee 
    Conducted Entirely Remotely or with Remote Participation--1
Total Number of Other Committee Activity (Briefings) Conducted 
    Entirely Remotely or with Remote Participation--14
Total Number of Conference Reports Filed with Committee Members 
    Appointed as Conferees--2
Total Number of Issue Reports Written by the Committee--5
Total Number of Amicus Briefs Written by the Committee--1

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                              Introduction

    Committee Republicans in the 116th Congress stood firm in 
their efforts to oppose the destructive policies that defined 
the majority of the Committee Democrats' legislative agenda. In 
stark contrast to the hopeful words of bipartisanship the 
Chairman offered when the 116th Congress began, the Committee 
Democrats pushed through radical, one-size-fits-all legislation 
benefiting left-wing special interests, including Big Labor and 
trial lawyers. These Democrat-led efforts resulted in policies 
that would stifle the American economy, reduce opportunities 
for workers, punish small businesses, and hurt students. In 
stark contrast, Committee Republicans' offered pro-growth, pro-
worker, and pro-student reforms so that all Americans have the 
opportunity to succeed.

                              Policy Goals

                               EDUCATION

    Committee Republicans worked to promote access to high-
quality education and lifelong learning in order to prepare 
students to compete in the 21st century economy.
Fighting for K-12 Students
    In the 116th Congress, Democrats launched an all-out attack 
on private and charter schools and consistently put the 
interests of teacher unions above students. During Committee 
hearings on K-12 issues, Republicans highlighted the benefits 
of allowing parents to select the best school for their 
children. A high-quality education is the path out of poverty 
for millions and provides students with the tools and skills 
they need to build a successful life. Every child should have 
access to an excellent education. No child should be limited by 
circumstances out of their control like where they live.
    On July 23, 2020, the Committee held a hearing titled 
``Examining How to Overcome Obstacles to Safely Reopen Public 
Schools.'' The Democrats' distaste for school choice was 
obvious from the title of the hearing, and their rhetoric 
during the hearing doubled down on the narrative that they 
believe money for public schools is the only way to help 
families and without that money schools should stay closed. 
Understanding that all school circumstances are unique, 
Committee Republicans took a more balanced approach, and 
emphasized that medical experts, like the American Academy of 
Pediatrics, were telling the nation that schools can reopen if 
proper safety precautions are taken.
Fighting for Better Postsecondary Education
    The nation's postsecondary education system is in desperate 
need of complete reform. Unfortunately, the Democrats' 
legislation doubles down on policies that hurt students. 
Republicans have sought to advance innovative practices that 
help students transition from the classroom to a career. In 
contrast, Democrats have advanced a radical higher education 
agenda that cements the failed status and does nothing to help 
set up the next generation of Americans for career success.
    During a three-day markup of the Democrats' bill, H.R. 
4674, the College Affordability Act, Republicans highlighted 
the Democrats' dangerous bill to reauthorize the Higher 
Education Act, a bill that costs hundreds of billions of 
dollars, limits educational freedom, increases the cost of 
postsecondary education, and does nothing to close the skills 
gap. In opposing this bill, Committee Republicans focused on 
the excessive bureaucracy reinforced in the bill and the lack 
of support to help students in all programs--and this was 
before addressing the significant concerns with the 
astronomical cost borne by hardworking taxpayers as a result of 
the legislation. The Republicans' concerns were supported by 
the countless educational stakeholders who publicly opposed the 
legislation.
Fighting for a Better Workforce Development System
    Building a more resilient workforce development system has 
long been a priority for Committee Republicans. Fortunately, 
there is bipartisan support behind creating a strong workforce 
through earn-and-learn programs like apprenticeships. 
Unfortunately, Democrats destroyed any meaningful reform with 
their demands to include kickbacks to unions in their 
apprenticeship bill.
    On September 24, 2020, the Committee held a markup for H.R. 
8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. The Democrats' 
bill will force job creators to deal with overly prescriptive 
requirements and will close pathways to new innovative 
apprenticeship models. Committee Republicans offered an 
amendment that would create more pathways to work for students 
and job seekers, by giving job creators the flexibility to 
innovate and develop high-quality earn-and-learn programs 
without overreach from Washington. Democrats claimed the bill 
expanded apprenticeship opportunities while maintaining a check 
on quality. However, giving the unions what they want is not 
quality; their bill limits opportunities and stifles innovation 
in the field. Alternatively, Republicans offered a complete 
substitute bill that could have been signed into law and would 
have actually delivered on the promise of expanding 
apprenticeship opportunities.

                               WORKFORCE

    Committee Republicans are committed to providing the best 
outcomes for workers, small businesses, and job creators 
through policies that will allow the workforce to flourish 
without overly burdensome government intrusion.
Fighting to Protect Small Businesses
    Democrats consistently pander to union bosses and other 
special interests at the expense of American workers. This was 
most apparent in their bill, H.R. 2474, the Protecting the 
Right to Organize Act, a sweeping and socialist backwards-
looking bill that would harm the economy and provide a 
political gift to self-interested labor-union leaders, while 
diminishing or extinguishing the rights of workers and 
employers alike. This bill included a far-reaching wish list of 
radical labor policy changes which benefit union bosses and 
punish job creators, including a card-check style union 
election voting scheme, provisions undermining the privacy 
rights of employees, nationwide adoption of California's 
unworkable and discredited ``ABC'' worker classification test, 
a repeal of 27 states' right-to-work laws, and reinstatement of 
discredited, punitive Obama-era regulations. To counter the 
harmful provisions included in this bill, Committee Republicans 
offered 31 amendments during the markup of H.R. 2474 that would 
keep power hungry and corrupt union bosses, such as those at 
the United Auto Workers (UAW), in check.
    Ahead of House consideration of H.R. 2474, Republican 
Leader Foxx and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Republican Leader of 
the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, 
sent a letter to Chairman Scott requesting a public hearing to 
examine the growing corruption scandal within the UAW. This 
letter followed two earlier letters asking that the Chairman 
and the Committee take action to examine UAW corruption. The 
Republican requests came after press reports that federal 
investigators had uncovered more than a decade of rampant 
corruption among the senior ranks of the UAW, which included 
money laundering, tax fraud, bribery, and embezzling workers' 
hard-earned union dues for lavish personal expenses. Committee 
Democrats have refused to call out UAW's widespread illegal 
activity, and Chairman Scott never responded to Committee 
Republicans' requests to examine this troubling behavior.
    Committee Republicans also strongly opposed H.R. 582, the 
Raise the Wage Act, which increases the federal minimum wage 
from $7.25 to $15 per hour over a five-year period and indexes 
it to the median hourly wage of all employees thereafter. When 
opposing this bill, Republicans emphasized that raising the 
federal minimum wage to $15 would cause disruptive job losses 
and harm entry-level workers in many regions around the 
country. In a comprehensive study issued in July 2019, the 
nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that up to 
3.7 million jobs would be lost from a minimum wage increase to 
$15, with a median impact of 1.3 million workers losing their 
jobs because of the mandated wage hike.
Fighting to Protect Religious Organizations
    On September 16, 2019, Republican Leader Foxx and Rep. 
James Comer (R-KY), then-Republican Leader of the Subcommittee 
on Civil Rights and Human Services, submitted a comment letter 
in strong support of the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed 
rule protecting the religious liberty of federal contractors. 
DOL published the final rule in the Federal Register on 
December 9, 2020.
    On June 25, 2019, Committee Democrats convened a full 
Committee hearing on H.R. 1450, the Do No Harm Act, a radical 
bill that substantially limits the application of the Religious 
Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA). During the hearing, 
Committee Republicans and the Republican-invited witnesses 
defended the First Amendment and religious freedoms guaranteed 
to Americans under the U.S. Constitution, and offered numerous 
reasons why H.R. 1450 guts RFRA's protections of religious 
liberty.
    On December 17, 2020, Republican Leader Foxx and Rep. Ben 
Cline (R-VA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil 
Rights and Human Services, submitted a comment letter 
commending the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
(EEOC) for taking steps to update its guidance on religious 
discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
prohibits employment discrimination based on religion and 
protects the freedom of religious organizations to make 
religiously-based employment decisions. EEOC's proposed updates 
to the compliance manual on religious discrimination addresses 
protections for employees and religious organizations and 
incorporates U.S. Supreme Court and lower court decisions since 
2008, which is the last time the manual was updated.

Fighting to Empower Patients, Families, and the Employer-Based Health 
        Care System

    Committee Republicans support affordable, employer-
sponsored health care options which cover 155 million Americans 
and have rallied behind the Trump administration's actions to 
expand access to association health plans.
    Committee Republicans are further committed to preserving 
patient access and promoting innovation through bipartisan drug 
pricing reforms included in H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More 
Cures Act of 2019, and rejecting Democrats' radical drug 
pricing scheme, H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs 
Now Act. The Democrats' health care proposal would impose a 
socialist mandate on our health care industry and lead to fewer 
lifesaving cures. Committee Republicans also fought against 
attempts by Democrats on and off the Committee to create and 
expand government-run health care through bills like H.R. 1010, 
H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering 
Prescription Drug Costs Act, and H.R. 1425, the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act.
    During the 116th Congress, Republicans also worked in a 
bipartisan fashion to advance legislation (H.R. 5800, the Ban 
Surprise Billing Act) to protect consumers from the financially 
crippling practice of surprise billing.

                          Committee Procedures

    When the country is hurting its elected leaders need to 
step up, not shrink from hard work and tough decisions. 
Following the passage of H. Res. 95, a partisan resolution 
which radically altered the rules of the House of 
Representatives by upending more than 200 years of precedent 
and jeopardizing the deliberative process of the ``People's 
House,'' Republican Leader Foxx took to the House floor and 
said, ``Today is a dark day in the history of our country . . 
.''
    Committee Republicans stood firm in their belief that in 
order to carry out the important job of serving as the people's 
representatives, all Members should be physically present just 
as America's Founders intended. That is why Committee 
Republicans traveled to Washington to participate in person 
from the Committee's hearing room.
    Committee Democrats remained at home while hardworking 
Americans on the front lines stepped up and continued to work 
during this difficult time in America's history. Democrats' 
virtual roundtables, briefings, and hearings let Members check 
a box without truly working together and collaborating as the 
American people have hired them to do.
    In addition, dysfunction persisted throughout the Democrat-
run virtual hearings and hybrid markups and valuable time was 
wasted as Committee Democrats struggled to resolve several 
technical difficulties.
    Furthermore, Committee Democrats trampled on the rights of 
the minority during the 116th Congress. During markup of H.R. 
397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, 
Democrats shut down debate on the bill and prevented Committee 
Republicans from offering any amendments to the bill. This 
nearly unprecedented action prevented Committee Republicans 
from offering any constructive and meaningful proposals to help 
workers and retirees in multiemployer pension plans that are in 
desperate need of a responsible, bipartisan solution. It was 
shameful and hypocritical coming from a majority who had 
previously proclaimed an interest in working together in ``good 
faith.''

                               Conclusion

    Committee Democrats' priorities during the 116th Congress 
included dangerous, socialist policies that amounted to little 
more than a government endorsed power grab.
    While Committee Democrats continue to pursue Washington-
knows-best policies that limit choice, opportunity, and 
freedom, Committee Republicans will continue to offer policies 
that give students the choice to learn in a classroom that fits 
their needs, empower workers with the tools they need to 
succeed, and give job creators the flexibility they need to 
thrive.

                                   Virginia Foxx,
                                           Ranking Member.
                                   David P. Roe, M.D.
                                   Glenn ``GT'' Thompson.
                                   Tim Walberg.
                                   Brett Guthrie.
                                   Bradley Byrne.
                                   Glenn Grothman.
                                   Elise M. Stefanik.
                                   Rick W. Allen.
                                   Lloyd Smucker.
                                   Jim Banks.
                                   Mark Walker.
                                   James Comer.
                                   Ben Cline.
                                   Russ Fulcher.
                                   Ron Wright.
                                   Daniel Meuser.
                                   Dusty Johnson.
                                   Fred Keller.
                                   Gregory F. Murphy.


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