Georgia State Capitol Legislative Day 15 for the General Assembly was also 4-H Day, Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and Young Lawyers Day at Capitol. Representatives of organizations made their presence known in crowded halls. There were even alligators to promote Okefenokee Swamp.
President Biden signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act PWFA and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act PUMP Act. These relatively unknown laws are important pieces of legislation carrying with them significant changes to the workplace for pregnant employees.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, the US House Energy & Commerce Committee approved Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act HR 7666 to reauthorize mental health and substance use disorder programs in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA
General Assembly returned to Capitol, lack of floor action in chambers seemed more like Legislative Day 3 than Legislative Day 32. Neither the House nor the Senate had Rules Calendars as the standoff over HB 1013, Speaker Ralston’s Mental Health Parity Act.
President Joe Biden is not expected to release his fiscal year 2023 budget until later this spring, which will be followed by congressional hearings and oversight on our nation’s federal spending. Congress is still mired in passing the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills