US Senate Committees
"One of the reasons that the Senate was structured and founded the way it is, as opposed to the House, it was designed for gridlock. It was designed to stop massive new laws being passed and voted on daily. It was designed to stop the growth of government."
US Senate Committees:
Through investigations and hearings, committees gather information on national and international problems within their jurisdiction in order to draft, consider, and recommend legislation to the full membership of the Senate. Only a small percentage of bills considered by committees reach the Senate floor. There are currently 24 Senate Committees in which Bills in the Senate legislative process can be sent. The Committee that the majority of the Bills that relate to Nursing and Healthcare will be sent to is the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee (HELP Committee). Members of the HELP Committee include:
Bernie Sanders (Chairman, Vermont)
Patty Murray (Washington)
Robert Casey Jr (Pennsylvania)
Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
Christopher Murphy (Connecticut)
Tim Kaine (Virginia)
Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
Tina Smith (Minnesota)
Ben Ray Lujan (New Mexico)
John Hickenlooper (Colorado)
Ed Markey (Maine)
Bill Cassidy (Louisiana)
Rand Paul (Kentucky)
Susan Collins (Maine)
Lisa Murkowski (Arkansas)
Mike Braun (Indiana)
Roger Marshall (Kansas)
Mitt Romney (Utah)
Tommy Tuberville (Alabama)
Markwayne Mullin (Oklahoma)
Ted Budd (North Carolina)
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You can contact your state's US Senator if they are a member of the HELP Committee and/or you can contact the Chair, which is Bernie Sanders of Vermont. If your US Senator is a member of this committee, I recommend contacting both Senator Sanders and your US Senator to request release of these Bills to the floor.