Bill S.4027 titled “Inspired to Serve Hiring Improvements 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. Lankford with Mike Braun as cosponsor.
Bill S.4032 titled “A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, as the Sergeant Bret D Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by James Sen. Lankford with Jim Inhofe as cosponsor. Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, as the Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building.
Bill S.4044 titled “REPLACE Act Replacing Essential Passports and Licenses After Certain Emergencies Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by John Sen. Hickenlooper with Michael Bennet as cosponsor.
Bill S.4055 titled “LIBERATE Act Locating the Inefficiencies of Bureaucratic Edicts to Reform And Transform the Economy Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Mike Sen. Lee with Mike Braun, Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson, Rick Scott as cosponsors.
Bill S.4057 titled “Strategic EV Management Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Gary Sen. Peters with Richard Burr, Bill Hagerty, Mitt Romney 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspired to Serve Hiring Improvements Act | Sen. Lankford, James | Senate |
| A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, as the "Sergeant Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building". | Sen. Lankford, James | Senate |
| REPLACE Act Replacing Essential Passports and Licenses After Certain Emergencies Act | Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. | Senate |
| LIBERATE Act Locating the Inefficiencies of Bureaucratic Edicts to Reform And Transform the Economy Act | Sen. Lee, Mike | Senate |
| Strategic EV Management Act of 2022 | Sen. Peters, Gary C. | Senate |
