Chair's Press

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), along with Republican colleagues introduce a resolution declaring October 5th – 11th 2025 as “Religious Education Week,” to recognize the millions of families that enroll their children in...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, October 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on American families and the workforce. Title: AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM ET/ 9:00 AM...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, October 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on Trump administration nominees at the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor. Agenda: Nomination of Crystal Carey to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Scott Mayer to be a Member of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) are seeking answers on how companies are protecting children from potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). This comes after recent tragedies where multiple children took their own lives...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 8, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on reforming federal labor law to protect worker freedoms and strengthen workers’ rights. This will be the first of two hearings in October on labor reform. Title: Labor Law Reform Part 1: Diagnosing the Issues, Exploring...

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 confirmation hearing on three Trump administration nominees at the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor.  The nominations include:  Scott Mayer to be a Member of the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, requested information from stakeholders on ways to improve transparency in higher education to lower costs and ensure students and families choose the best college option for them. “Americans want the most value for...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded President Trump’s recent Executive Order (EO) strengthening American workers’ access to retirement investments. As Chairman of the HELP Committee, Cassidy is committed to working with President Trump and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is seeking answers following allegations that Stanford University and Stanford Graduate Workers Union (SGWU) forced graduate students to pay union dues under threat of termination. SGWU is affiliated with the United...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) and Glen “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15) to introduce a resolution recognizing September 22nd –26th 2025 as “National Hazing Awareness Week.” Cassidy’s...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, blasted New York Governor Kathy Hochul for her new policy that undermines workers’ right to join a union if they choose. According to federal law, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has the sole authority to...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 1, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on three Trump administration nominees at the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor. The nominations include: Scott Mayer to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board James Murphy to be a Member of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and James Lankford (R-OK) along with Republican colleagues introduced the Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, ensuring those in religious student organizations do not face discrimination on college campuses. U.S....

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed the American Medical Association (AMA) for continuing to promote gender mutilation and castration for children against scientific data. This comes after reports that AMA established a medical fellowship in 2021...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is demanding answers following allegations that school officials at Fairfax County’s Centreville High School illegally arranged and paid for an abortion for a minor student and attempted to do the same for another...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is leading the Pathways to Paychecks Act, which empowers states to better connect employers with American workers. The Wagner-Peyser Employment Service (ES) program facilitates connections between job seekers and...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) postponing a vote to change the recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. If a recommendation for a vaccine is altered...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the U.S. Senate passage of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, which bolsters prevention, treatment, and recovery services for Americans with substance use...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted the importance of delivering President Trump and Secretary Kennedy’s mission to restore radical transparency at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to protect children’s health. This...

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 the troubling state of K-12 education. According to the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 12th graders are leaving high school with the lowest...