Chair's Press

WASHINGTON – Today’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on how to strengthen the retirement system to benefit American workers and their families is postponed. The hearing will be rescheduled at a future date.   Title: The Future of Retirement   Date: TBD   Time: TBD   Location: 430 Dirksen Senate Office...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, November 19, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on Trump administration nominees for the National Labor Relations Board and the National Endowment for the Arts.   Agenda: Nomination of Scott Mayer to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Mary Anne Carter...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, November 19, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on Trump administration nominees for the National Labor Relations Board and the National Endowment for the Arts.   Agenda: Nomination of Scott Mayer to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Mary Anne Carter...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, November 19, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on Trump administration nominees for the National Labor Relations Board and the National Endowment for the Arts. Agenda: Nomination of Scott Mayer to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Mary Ann Carter to...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, November 19, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on Trump administration nominees for the National Labor Relations Board and the National Endowment for the Arts.   Agenda: Nomination of Scott Mayer to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Mary Ann Carter...

WASHINGTON – Wednesday's Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and improving access to lifesaving organs is postponed. The hearing will be rescheduled at a future date. Title: Examining the Future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, November 20, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on how to strengthen the retirement system to benefit American workers and their families. Title: The Future of Retirement Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM ET/ 9:00 AM CT Location: 430 Dirksen Senate Office...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, November 19, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on Trump administration nominees for the National Labor Relations Board and the National Endowment for the Arts. Agenda: Nomination of Scott Mayer to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Mary Ann Carter to...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, November 19, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and improving access to lifesaving organs. Title: Examining the Future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Date: Wednesday, November 19,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a legislative package to reform labor laws to strengthen worker freedoms and protect Americans’ rights in the workplace. This comes after Cassidy held two hearings on labor reform last month. “Congress has not...

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 increasing financial transparency in higher education to empower families with better information and increase students’ access to educational opportunities. Click here to...

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 how to best support apprenticeships to strengthen America’s workforce and economy.  Click here to watch the full hearing. Cassidy’s speech as prepared for delivery can be found...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act. This legislation protects Americans’ private health data by expanding health privacy protections to account for new technologies that are not currently...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced legislation to prevent left-wing activists from jeopardizing millions of Americans’ retirement savings. “Fiduciaries’ sole responsibility is to prioritize what is best for the...

WASHINGTON – Today’s Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on the nomination of Dr. Casey Means to be Surgeon General is postponed. The hearing will be rescheduled at a future date. Agenda: Nomination of Casey Means to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and Surgeon...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, November 6, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on increasing financial transparency in higher education to empower families with better information and increase students’ access to higher education. Title: Reforming Financial Transparency in Higher Education Date:...

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 how we can better deliver lifesaving cures to patients and maintain American dominance in medical innovation. Click here to watch the full hearing. Cassidy’s speech as prepared...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, November 5, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on how to best support apprenticeships to strengthen America’s workforce and economy. Title: Registered Apprenticeship: Scaling the Workforce for the Future Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM ET/ 9:00 AM...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 14 Republican senators nominating Charlie Kirk to be included in the National Garden of American Heroes for his historic contributions to the nation and American democracy. The Garden of American Heroes is a...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Learning Innovation and Family Empowerment (LIFE) with AI Act. This legislation establishes a parent-centered framework to safeguard student data privacy, enhance transparency, and encourage the...