Bill S.4033 titled “ONSHORE Manufacturing Act Obtaining National and Secure Homeland Operations for Rare Earth Manufacturing Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Marco Sen. Rubio with Cindy Hyde-Smith as cosponsor.
Bill S.4038 titled “Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Parity Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by John Sen. Barrasso with Bill Cassidy, Steve Daines, Dianne Feinstein, Ben Lujan as cosponsors.
Bill S.4061 titled “A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the definition of water heater under energy conservation standards, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Debbie Sen. Stabenow with Marsha Blackburn as cosponsor.
Bill S.4062 titled “HOUSES Act of 2022 Helping Open Underutilized Space to Ensure Shelter Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Mike Sen. Lee with John Barrasso, Mitt Romney as cosponsors.
Bill S.4066 titled “Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by John Sen. Barrasso.
The Energy and Natural Resources 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ONSHORE Manufacturing Act Obtaining National and Secure Homeland Operations for Rare Earth Manufacturing Act | Sen. Rubio, Marco | Senate |
| Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Parity Act of 2022 | Sen. Barrasso, John | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the definition of water heater under energy conservation standards, and for other purposes. | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie | Senate |
| HOUSES Act of 2022 Helping Open Underutilized Space to Ensure Shelter Act of 2022 | Sen. Lee, Mike | Senate |
| Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 | Sen. Barrasso, John | Senate |
