Members

Recent Primary Bills

• S5318-119

  SENATE

  A bill to create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5287-119

  SENATE

  A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and improve early detection of colorectal cancer in young individuals, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5283-119

  SENATE

  A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5305-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the grant program for mental health and substance use disorder services for students in higher education and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to address youth suicide prevention and intervention, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5327-119

  SENATE

  A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on suicide risk factors faced by construction workers, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5317-119

  SENATE

  A bill to enable schools serving grades 6 through 12 that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to remodel or build new facilities to provide STEM classrooms and laboratories and support high-speed internet, to establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5280-119

  SENATE

  A bill to require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5312-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5292-119

  SENATE

  A bill to provide for green and resilient health care infrastructure, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5260-119

  SENATE

  A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out research and data collection to improve the quality of stroke care, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5268-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the rate employers pay for overtime hours from one and one-half to two times the regular rate.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5244-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the drug discount program, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5246-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend title XXX of the Public Health Service Act to establish standards and protocols to improve patient matching.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5248-119

  SENATE

  A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to improve the knowledge, credentials, compensation, and professional development of early childhood educators working with children in early childhood education programs.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5263-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide to States and local areas information on the best practices for addressing the effects that substance use disorder has on the workforce, and to provide local areas with grants to provide training activities related to the treatment and prevention of substance use disorder.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5242-119

  SENATE

  A bill to provide for digital communication of prescribing information for drugs (including biological products), and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5237-119

  SENATE

  A bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to award a competitive grant for the Antibiotic Resistance Leadership Group for the purpose of facilitating a clinical research network on antibiotic resistance, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5232-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize rural residency planning and development grant programs, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5225-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include certain curriculum expenses as permissible use of funds, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5207-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to maintain the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5219-119

  SENATE

  A bill to improve end-of-life care.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5213-119

  SENATE

  A bill to support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S3315-119

  SENATE

  Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• HR1048-119

  HOUSE

  DETERRENT Act

  Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• HR1049-119

  HOUSE

  Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

  Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• HR1069-119

  HOUSE

  PROTECT Our Kids Act

  Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• HR1005-119

  HOUSE

  Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act

  Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5190-119

  SENATE

  A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5195-119

  SENATE

  A bill to establish a Green New Deal for public schools.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5179-119

  SENATE

  A bill to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5193-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5202-119

  SENATE

  A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition for minors.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• SJRES199-119

  SENATE

  A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".

  Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533.
• S5157-119

  SENATE

  A bill to promote the use of accessible, seamless, intrastate data available through robust, secure, and tailored statewide longitudinal data systems, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5166-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5155-119

  SENATE

  A bill to require employers seeking a permanent labor certification classification for the hiring of foreign workers to pay a fee of at least $10,000, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5146-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid process for homeless and foster care youth.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5137-119

  SENATE

  A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a grant program to be known as the Mental Health Licensure Portability Program to award grants to eligible entities, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5134-119

  SENATE

  A bill to establish a Green New Deal for Health to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and well-being of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• SRES814-119

  SENATE

  A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling to protect the right of individuals with disabilities to live in their own homes and communities.

  Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4270-4271)
• S5128-119

  SENATE

  A bill to prohibit the award of Federal education funds to educational institutions and agencies that do not allow for religious exemptions to vaccination requirements, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5108-119

  SENATE

  A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5116-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the standards for accreditation of an institution of higher education to assess the institution's adoption of admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment in admissions based on an applicant's relationship to alumni of, or donors to, the institution, to authorize a feasibility study on data collection, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5110-119

  SENATE

  A bill to add requirements for certain literacy activities carried out under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5113-119

  SENATE

  A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report on the state of men's health in the United States and to establish an Office of Men's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5099-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a grant program for addressing dental workforce needs.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5077-119

  SENATE

  A bill to authorize workforce development innovation grants for the implementation, expansion, and evaluation of evidence-based workforce programs, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5065-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5064-119

  SENATE

  A bill to modify the procedure for an institution of higher education to change the institution's primary accrediting agency or association, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• S5053-119

  SENATE

  A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, and for other purposes.

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.