Judiciary Committee and the bills it addressed on April 1

The Judiciary Committee handled H.R.7354, H.R.7356, H.R.7366 bills on April 1, according to the US Congress.

Bill H.R.7354 titled “Preventing Terrorist Sympathizers from Appeasing Terrorists Act” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Scott Perry with Brian Mast, Mary Miller, Jefferson Van Drew as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.7356 titled “TPS Reform Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mo Brooks with Louie Gohmert, Paul Gosar, Mary Miller, Scott Perry as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.7366 titled “No User Fees for Gun Owners Act” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ronny Jackson with Don Bacon, Lauren Boebert, Mike Bost, Ken Buck, Tom Cole, Eric Crawford, Dan Crenshaw, Jake Ellzey, Randy Feenstra, Bob Good, Yvette Herrell, Doug Lamborn, Tracey Mann, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Alexander Mooney, Markwayne Mullin, Ralph Norman, John Rose, Adrian Smith, W. Steube, Jefferson Van Drew, Randy Weber, Roger Williams, Joe Wilson as cosponsors. This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing any insurance requirement, tax, user fee, or similar charge as a condition of the manufacture importation, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm or ammunition, with the exception of a proportionate sales tax. The bill imposes the same prohibition under the Internal Revenue Code for firearms, pistols, or revolvers, but allows for the assessment of a proportionate sales tax.

The Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on five bills per day, taking one action on average per day.

Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.

A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.