Bill S.3996 titled “Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by James Sen. Risch with Mike Braun, Mike Crapo, Bill Hagerty, Jerry Moran, Tim Scott as cosponsors.
Bill S.3999 titled “A bill to prohibit Amnesty International and its employees from receiving financial assistance from the United States Government” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rick Sen. Scott with Mike Braun as cosponsor.
Bill S.4000 titled “Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rob Sen. Portman with Roy Blunt, Amy Klobuchar, Gary Peters as cosponsors.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act | Sen. Risch, James E. | Senate |
| A bill to prohibit Amnesty International and its employees from receiving financial assistance from the United States Government. | Sen. Scott, Rick | Senate |
| Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act | Sen. Portman, Rob | Senate |
