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858 bills referred in the 116th Congress

8,275 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 1,014. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 116th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 24

Everyone who held a seat in the 116th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-WA	Patty Murray	Ranking Member
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
R-LA	Bill Cassidy
D-CT	Christopher Murphy
D-AL	Doug Jones
D-MA	Elizabeth Warren
D-NV	Jacky Rosen
R-GA	Johnny IsaksonLeft Dec 19, 2019
R-GA	Kelly LoefflerJoined Jan 6, 2020
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
D-NH	Margaret Wood Hassan
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-IN	Mike Braun
R-UT	Mitt Romney
R-KS	Pat Roberts
R-KY	Rand Paul
R-NC	Richard Burr
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr. JR.
R-ME	Susan M. Collins
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin
D-VA	Tim Kaine
R-SC	Tim Scott
D-MN	Tina Smith

Subcommittees, 116th Congress 3

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 116th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 5084	A bill to increase transparency and access to group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 22, 2020
S 5082	Expanding COVID–19 Testing Capacity Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 22, 2020
S 5079	SUCCESS Act	Referred To	Dec 21, 2020
S 5073	STOP COVID–19 Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2020
S 5071	Build America's Libraries Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2020
HR 1966	Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019	Discharged From	Dec 19, 2020
S 5068	Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act	Referred To	Dec 18, 2020
HR 2468	School-Based Allergies and Asthma Management Program Act	Discharged From	Dec 17, 2020

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Hearings to examine COVID-19, focusing on an update on the federal response.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Sep 23, 2020
Meeting	Hearings to examine fixing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.Dirksen Senate Office Building 430	Scheduled	Sep 17, 2020
Meeting	Hearings to examine compensating college athletes, focusing on the potential impact on athletes and institutions.Dirksen Senate Office Building 430	Scheduled	Sep 15, 2020
Meeting	Hearings to examine vaccines, focusing on saving lives, ensuring confidence, and protecting public health.Dirksen Senate Office Building 430	Scheduled	Sep 9, 2020
Meeting	Hearings to examine COVID-19, focusing on an update on progress toward safely getting back to work and back to school.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Jun 30, 2020
Meeting	Hearings to examine COVID-19, focusing on lessons learned to prepare for the next pandemic.Dirksen Senate Office Building 430	Scheduled	Jun 23, 2020
Meeting	Hearings to examine telehealth, focusing on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.Dirksen Senate Office Building 430	Scheduled	Jun 17, 2020
Meeting	Hearings to examine COVID-19, focusing on going back to school safely.Dirksen Senate Office Building 430	Scheduled	Jun 10, 2020

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 116th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 116-531	COVID-19: an Update on the Federal Response166 pages 4 witnesses Fauci, Anthony, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Redfield, Robert, M.D., Director, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA Giroir, Brett, M.D., Admiral, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC Hahn, Stephen, M.D., Commissioner Of Food and Drugs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD	Sep 23, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-535	Time to Finish Fixing the Fafsa74 pages 5 witnesses Cook, Kim, Executive Director, National College Attainment Network, Washington, DC Feldman. Rachelle, Associate Provost and Director, Scholarships and Student Aid, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Hultquist, Kristin, Founding Partner, HCM Strategists, Englewood, CO Long, Bridget Terry, Dean and Saris Professor of Education and Economics, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA Scott-Clayton, Judith, Ph.d., Associate Professor of Economics and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY	Sep 17, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-526	Compensating College Athletes: Examining the Potential Impact on Athletes and Institutions197 pages 4 witnesses Blank, Rebecca, Chancellor, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Dennis, Karen, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Hartwell, John, Vice President & Director of Athletics, Utah State University, Logan, UT Huma, Ramogi, Executive Director, National College Players Association, Norco, CA	Sep 15, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-527	Vaccines: Saving Lives, Ensuring Confidence, and Protecting Public Health63 pages 2 witnesses Collins, Francis, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Adams, Jerome M., VADM, M.D., MPH, Surgeon General of The United States, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC	Sep 9, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-523	COVID-19: Update on Progress Toward Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School85 pages 5 witnesses Fauci, Anthony, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Prepared statement of Doctors Fauci, Redfield, Giroir, and Hahn Redfield, Robert, M.D., Director, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA Giroir, Brett, Admiral, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC Hahn, Stephen, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD	Jun 30, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-518	COVID-19: Lessons Learned to Prepare for the Next Pandemic96 pages 4 witnesses Frist, William, M.D., Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Nashville, TN Khaldun, Joneigh S., M.D., MPH, FACEP, Chief Medical Executive And Chief Deputy Director For Health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI Gerberding, Julie L., M.D., MPH, Executive Vice President And Chief Patient Officer, Merck & Co., Inc., Co-Chair, CSIS Commission on Strengthening America's Health Security, Kenilworth, NJ Leavitt, Michael O., Former U.S. Secretary of Health And Human Services, Salt Lake City, UT	Jun 23, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-515	Telehealth: Lessons from. the COVID-19 Pandemic72 pagesOn H.R. 1873, H.R. 5199, H.R. 6800, S. 880, S. 1618 4 witnesses Rheuban, Karen S., M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Senior Associate Dean of Continuing Medical Education, and Director, University of Virginia Karen S. Rheuban Center for Telehealth, Charlottesville, VA Kvedar, Joseph C., M.D., President, American Telemedicine Association, Professor, Harvard Medical School, Senior Advisor, Virtual Care, Mass General Brigham, Editor, npj Digital Medicine, Boston, MA Arora, Sanjeev, M.D., M.A.C.P., F.A.C.G., Distinguished and Regents' Professor, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Founder and Director, Project ECHO/ECHO Institute, Albuquerque, NM Willis, Andrea D., M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P., Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN	Jun 17, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-551	COVID 19: Going Back to School Safely91 pagesOn S. 3548 4 witnesses Schwinn, Penny, Commissioner of Education, Tennessee Department of Education, Nashville, TN Blomstedt, Matthew, Commissioner of Education, Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln, NE Cordova, Susana, Superintendent, Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO King, Hon. John B. Jr., President and CEO, The Education Trust, Washington, DC	Jun 10, 2020

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 116th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 116-26	Report on Legislative Activities of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions	Apr 1, 2019

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 116th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1717	Andrew A. De Mello, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, Department of Education, vice Kathleen S. Tighe, resigned.Department of Education	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Apr 6, 2020
PN1694	Keith E. Sonderling, of Florida, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2024, vice Charlotte A. Burrows, term expired.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Confirmed Sep 22, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 41. Record Vote Number: 189.	Mar 16, 2020
PN1693	Jocelyn Samuels, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2021, vice Constance Smith Barker, term expired.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Confirmed Sep 23, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 42. Record Vote Number: 193.	Mar 16, 2020
PN1692	Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2024. (Reappointment)National Labor Relations Board	Confirmed Jul 29, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 42. Record Vote Number: 151.	Mar 16, 2020
PN1691	Andrea R. Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2025, vice Victoria A. Lipnic, term expiring.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Confirmed Sep 22, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 44. Record Vote Number: 187.	Mar 16, 2020
PN1690	Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2025. (Reappointment)National Labor Relations Board	Confirmed Jul 29, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 149.	Mar 16, 2020
PN1689	Richard Giacolone, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, vice Allison Beck, resigned.Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services	Confirmed Aug 13, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 16, 2020
PN1428	Julie Elizabeth Hocker, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Kathleen Martinez, resigned.Department of Labor	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jan 28, 2020

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6193	A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights" (RIN1210-AB91) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 17, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2020
EC-6192	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Supplemental Awards for Fiscal Year 2020 Report to Congress"; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2020
EC-6191	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2020 Update"; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2020
EC-6190	A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Grandfathered Group Health Plans and Grandfathered Group Health Insurance Coverage" (RIN1210-AB89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 17, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2020
EC-6141	A communication from the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption" (RIN1250-AA09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 10, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 16, 2020
EC-6105	A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Regulatory Clean Up Initiative" (RIN0991-AC19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2020
EC-6089	A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Amendments to the HHS-operated Risk Adjustment Data Validation (HHS-RADV) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's HHS-operated Risk Adjustment Program (CMS-9913-F)" (RIN0938-AU23) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 10, 2020
EC-6073	A communication from the Director of the Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Transparency in Coverage" ((RIN1545-BP32)(TD 9916)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2020

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 116th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 116-63	Legislative Calendar One Hundred Sixteen Congress First Session	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 116-3	Rules of Procedure of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Prepared by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	26	888	42	3	1	76	12	65	211	0
118th2023–2024	21	1,014	34	12	2	46	40	32	319	1
117th2021–2022	22	994	18	20	0	67	57	58	255	1
116th2019–2020	24	858	17	13	1	24	25	30	317	2
115th2017–2018	25	583	29	21	1	—	66	62	449	2
114th2015–2016	22	561	34	11	1	—	57	24	485	2
113th2013–2014	22	508	32	16	4	—	69	58	451	0
112th2011–2012	22	430	10	4	1	—	64	100	440	4
111th2009–2010	26	535	13	12	2	—	80	139	216	2
110th2007–2008	21	604	27	12	10	—	73	157	367	0
109th2005–2006	20	461	34	20	27	—	64	141	529	1
108th2003–2004	21	403	36	17	30	—	55	197	536	1
107th2001–2002	21	436	33	13	18	—	62	191	415	0

Membership changes 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 116th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 6, 2020	Kelly Loeffler R-GA	Joined	S.Res. 464
Dec 19, 2019	Johnny Isakson R-GA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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