Chair's Press

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) highlighted the importance of fully implementing the No Surprises Act, which protects patients from surprise medical bills and ensures they know the cost of...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 31, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on how to lower health costs and make health care more affordable for American patients. Title: Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM ET/ 9:00...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s hearing on strengthening Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), empowering workers to have a stake in their company and build wealth for themselves and their families. ESOPs are employee...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 24, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on nominations for the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Agenda: Nomination of...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve six of President Trump’s nominees at the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Under...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 30, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on multiple pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening Americans’ access to quality health care and retirement. Agenda: S. 2292, Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments S. 1440, Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act S. ,...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, called on major health care provider and insurer organizations to comply with President Trump’s executive order (EO) to ensure children are not subjected to chemical and surgical castration. He also requested...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 24, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on nominations for the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Agenda: Nomination of...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 24, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on nominations for the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Agenda: Nomination of David Castillo to serve as...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 24, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on strengthening Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), empowering workers to have a stake in their company and build wealth for themselves and their families. ESOPs are employee retirement plans in which a company’s employees...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during hearing on how to empower independent workers to access portable workplace benefits, like health care and retirement. Last week, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the HELP...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Katie Britt (R-AL) led 20 Senate Republican colleagues requesting the Trump administration rescind Biden’s rule mandating Project Labor Agreements for federal construction projects. “The economic prosperity of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s hearing on three Trump administration nominees at the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 17, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on how to empower independent workers to access portable workplace benefits, like health care and retirement. Earlier this week, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the HELP Committee, Tim Scott (R-SC), and Rand...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 16, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on three Trump administration nominees at the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The nominations include: Crystal Carey to be General...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to favorably report the nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a vote of 12-11. The nomination will now move to the Senate floor for a final vote at a later date. Click here to watch the full...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s hearing to examine the future of health care, and how to improve cybersecurity to better protect Americans’ health privacy. Click here to watch the hearing live.  Cassidy’s speech as...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on the nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After the vote, the Committee will hold a hearing to examine the future of health care, and how to improve cybersecurity to better...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Tim Scott (R-SC), and Rand Paul (R-KY) unveiled a legislative package modernizing federal labor law to empower 27 million independent workers to access portable workplace benefits, like health care and...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing to examine the future of health care, and how to improve cybersecurity to better protect Americans’ health privacy. This hearing will take place directly after the Committee vote on the nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director...