Bill H.Con.Res.85 titled “Expressing the sense of Congress that the President of the United States should consider the potential impacts to the workforce, economy, and energy security of Pennsylvania and the greater national energy industry when pursuing domestic and international energy policy, including the purchase of energy resources from foreign adversaries, the approval of pipelines, and the consideration of permits for energy and minerals development” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson with John Joyce, Fred Keller, Mike Kelly, Daniel Meuser, Guy Reschenthaler, Lloyd Smucker as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7434 titled “Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Paul Tonko with Scott Peters as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7439 titled “Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services and Education and Labor 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. Cori Bush with Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Jamaal Bowman, Andre Carson, Sean Casten, Yvette Clarke, Steve Cohen, Jason Crow, Adriano Espaillat, Jesus Garcia, Raúl Grijalva, Jared Huffman, Pramila Jayapal, Mondaire Jones, Ro Khanna, Barbara Lee, Andy Levin, Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Joe Neguse, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Mikie Sherrill, Mark Takano, Rashida Tlaib, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7450 titled “Build the Wall Now Act” was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources Energy and Commerce Transportation and Infrastructure Armed Services Agriculture Small Business the Judiciary and Oversight and Reform 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. Ted Budd with Dan Bishop, Madison Cawthorn, Jeff Duncan, Andy Harris, Nancy Mace, David Mckinley, Alexander Mooney, Ralph Norman, Bill Posey, Thomas Tiffany, William Timmons, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7453 titled “EV GRID Act Electric Vehicle Grid Readiness, Improvement, and Development Act” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sean Casten with Paul Tonko as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7458 titled “Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jared Golden with Don Bacon, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzales, Stephanie Murphy, Tom O'halleran, Chris Pappas, August Pfluger, Maria Salazar, Greg Stanton as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7460 titled “ONSHORE Manufacturing Act Obtaining National and Secure Homeland Operations for Rare Earth Manufacturing Act” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor Foreign Affairs and Financial Services 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. Tony Gonzales with Carlos Gimenez as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7463 titled “Gas Price Gouging Prevention Act” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder.
Bill H.R.7472 titled “Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney with Mark Desaulnier, Katie Porter, Jamie Raskin, Janice Schakowsky, Peter Welch as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7474 titled “Pharmaceutical Research Transparency Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services 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. Carolyn Maloney with Mark Desaulnier, Katie Porter, Jamie Raskin, Janice Schakowsky, Peter Welch as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7475 titled “Mamas First Act” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore with Alma Adams, Debbie Dingell, Ayanna Pressley, Lauren Underwood as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7478 titled “SAFE PLAY Act Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor 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. Jr. Pascrell Bill.
Bill H.R.7481 titled “To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds relating to the Office for Environmental Justice and any other program, project, or activity relating to climate change of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and 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. Scott Perry.
Bill H.R.7482 titled “TREAT Long COVID Act Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID Act” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ayanna Pressley with Donald Beyer, Lisa Blunt Rochester as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7483 titled “Cost of Mental Illness Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler with David Trone as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7484 titled “Food before Fuel Act” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom Rice with Zoe Lofgren as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1045 titled “Supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee with Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, David Cicilline, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Jahana Hayes, Ted Lieu, Grace Meng, Eleanor Norton, Bobby Rush, Terri Sewell, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Paul Tonko, Bonnie Watson Coleman 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Expressing the sense of Congress that the President of the United States should consider the potential impacts to the workforce, economy, and energy security of Pennsylvania and the greater national energy industry when pursuing domestic and international energy policy, including the purchase of energy resources from foreign adversaries, the approval of pipelines, and the consideration of permits for energy and minerals development. | Rep. Thompson, Glenn | House of Representatives |
| Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022 | Rep. Tonko, Paul | House of Representatives |
| Energy Security and Independence Act of 2022 | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| Build the Wall Now Act | Rep. Budd, Ted | House of Representatives |
| EV GRID Act Electric Vehicle Grid Readiness, Improvement, and Development Act | Rep. Casten, Sean | House of Representatives |
| Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 | Rep. Golden, Jared F. | House of Representatives |
| ONSHORE Manufacturing Act Obtaining National and Secure Homeland Operations for Rare Earth Manufacturing Act | Rep. Gonzales, Tony | House of Representatives |
| Gas Price Gouging Prevention Act | Rep. Harder, Josh | House of Representatives |
| Discounted Drugs for Clinical Trials Act | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. | House of Representatives |
| Pharmaceutical Research Transparency Act of 2022 | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. | House of Representatives |
| Mamas First Act | Rep. Moore, Gwen | House of Representatives |
| SAFE PLAY Act Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act | Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds relating to the Office for Environmental Justice and any other program, project, or activity relating to climate change of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. | Rep. Perry, Scott | House of Representatives |
| TREAT Long COVID Act Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID Act | Rep. Pressley, Ayanna | House of Representatives |
| Cost of Mental Illness Act of 2022 | Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy | House of Representatives |
| Food before Fuel Act | Rep. Rice, Tom | House of Representatives |
| Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day". | Rep. Lee, Barbara |
