Bill H.R.7394 titled “Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce 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. Karen Bass with Nancy Mace, Jackie Speier as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7395 titled “Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Anthony Brown with Colin Allred, Karen Bass, Suzanne Bonamici, Shontel Brown, Andre Carson, Sean Casten, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Jahana Hayes, James Langevin, Eleanor Norton, Jimmy Panetta, Katie Porter, Jamie Raskin, Darren Soto, Thomas Suozzi, Bennie Thompson, Juan Vargas, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7400 titled “American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means 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. Angie Craig with Markwayne Mullin as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7401 titled “Autofill Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bill Foster.
Bill H.R.7410 titled “American Made Medicine Act” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup with A. Ferguson as cosponsor.
The Ways and Means Committee moves forward in some way on four 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.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act | Rep. Bass, Karen | House of Representatives |
| Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022 | Rep. Brown, Anthony G. | House of Representatives |
| American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2022 | Rep. Craig, Angie | House of Representatives |
| Autofill Act of 2022 | Rep. Foster, Bill | House of Representatives |
| American Made Medicine Act | Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. | House of Representatives |
