House Education and Workforce Committee to mark up five bills on disability employment, health costs and retirement filing
Lawmakers are set to take up a package of education, health care and retirement measures this week as the House Committee on Education and Workforce advances legislation across several policy areas. The May 21 markup includes bills on employment options for adults with disabilities, civics and history instruction, prescription drug pricing, medical billing transparency and Form 5500 filing rules.
Highlights
- The House Education and Workforce Committee will mark up five bills on May 21, 2026, covering labor, education, health care, and benefits policy.
- Key bills include H.R. 8736 on disability employment, H.R. 7362 on Form 5500 filing simplification, and H.R. 7895 addressing PBM kickbacks.
- If advanced, the measures could impact employment access, prescription drug pricing, health billing transparency, and retirement plan compliance for employers and stakeholders.
Committee agenda and legislative scope
As announced by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, the panel will meet at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building to mark up five bills spanning labor, education, health care and benefits policy.The measures listed for consideration are H.R. 8736, the Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act; H.R. 8705, the Civics and History Advancement to Restore Learning, Integrity, and Education, CHARLIE, Act; H.R. 7362, the Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act; H.R. 7895, the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act; and H.R. 8684, the Transparency in Billing Act of 2026.
The committee is chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan. The markup is open to the press and is set to be live-streamed on the committee's YouTube page.
Policy implications across education, health care and benefits
The scheduled markup brings together proposals aimed at expanding employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities while also addressing classroom instruction, health care pricing practices and retirement plan administration. That combination signals a broad committee focus on workplace access, consumer costs and compliance requirements.For employers, health care stakeholders and retirement plan administrators, the bills could shape rules affecting prescription drug pricing oversight, billing transparency and benefit filing processes if they move forward. In education, the package also puts renewed attention on civics and history instruction as part of the committee's legislative agenda.
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