Bill H.R.7397 titled “To restart oil and gas leasing and permitting on Federal land, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture 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. Michael Burgess.
Bill H.R.7398 titled “Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture 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. Steve Cohen with Earl Blumenauer, Cori Bush, Gerald Connolly, James Cooper, Adriano Espaillat, Ruben Gallego, Raúl Grijalva, Sara Jacobs, Andy Levin, Grace Meng, Jerrold Nadler, Eleanor Norton, Mark Takano, Dina Titus as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7399 titled “LBL Recreation and Heritage Act Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act” was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources 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. James Comer with Mark Green as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7409 titled “TRUST for Puerto Rico Act of 2022 Territorial Relief Under Sustainable Transitions for Puerto Rico Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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. Ritchie Torres with Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Raúl Grijalva, Darren Soto, Nydia Velazquez as cosponsors.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on two bills per day, taking two actions 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.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| To restart oil and gas leasing and permitting on Federal land, and for other purposes. | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. | House of Representatives |
| Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022 | Rep. Cohen, Steve | House of Representatives |
| LBL Recreation and Heritage Act Land Between the Lakes Recreation and Heritage Act | Rep. Comer, James | House of Representatives |
| TRUST for Puerto Rico Act of 2022 Territorial Relief Under Sustainable Transitions for Puerto Rico Act of 2022 | Rep. Torres, Ritchie | House of Representatives |
