Bill H.R.7418 titled “Candace Owens Act” 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. Madison Cawthorn.
Bill H.R.7422 titled “Medical Records Access Fairness Act” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bill Foster with Joyce Beatty, Val Demings, Raúl Grijalva, Gregory Meeks as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7423 titled “America Reopens Act” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure Energy and Commerce and 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. Carlos Gimenez with Kat Cammack, Byron Donalds, Maria Salazar as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7427 titled “To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require CMI testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers and certain other providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, and for other purposes” 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. Doris Matsui with Sharice Davids, Ron Estes, Markwayne Mullin as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1041 titled “Supporting the designation of July 20, 2022, as Glioblastoma Awareness Day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Brian Mast with Mike Gallagher, James Langevin, Janice Schakowsky, David Trone as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on six bills per day, taking three 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Candace Owens Act | Rep. Cawthorn, Madison | House of Representatives |
| Medical Records Access Fairness Act | Rep. Foster, Bill | House of Representatives |
| America Reopens Act | Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require CMI testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers and certain other providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, and for other purposes. | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. | House of Representatives |
| Supporting the designation of July 20, 2022, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day". | Rep. Mast, Brian J. |
