[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
_______________________________________________________________________
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
42-830 WASHINGTON : 2020
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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR DURING
THE 116TH CONGRESS
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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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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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