Bill H.R.7437 titled “No Timber From Tyrants Act” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture 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. Bruce Westerman with Mark Amodei, Brian Babin, Cliff Bentz, Jack Bergman, Stephanie Bice, Lauren Boebert, Mike Bost, Ken Buck, Ted Budd, Michael Burgess, Ken Calvert, Kat Cammack, Mike Carey, Jerry Carl, Earl Carter, Liz Cheney, Tom Cole, Eric Crawford, John Curtis, Mario Diaz-Balart, Neal Dunn, Pat Fallon, Brian Fitzpatrick, Charles Fleischmann, Russ Fulcher, Mike Gallagher, Mike Garcia, Carlos Gimenez, Louie Gohmert, Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Lance Gooden, Garret Graves, Sam Graves, Glenn Grothman, Michael Guest, Vicky Hartzler, Yvette Herrell, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, J. Hill, Mike Johnson, David Kustoff, Doug Lamalfa, Doug Lamborn, Billy Long, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Nicole Malliotakis, Tom Mcclintock, David Mckinley, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Blake Moore, Dan Newhouse, Ralph Norman, Jay Obernolte, Burgess Owens, Steven Palazzo, Scott Perry, Amata Radewagen Aumua, Cathy Rodgers, Matthew Rosendale, David Rouzer, John Rutherford, Austin Scott, Pete Sessions, Michael Simpson, Jason Smith, Victoria Spartz, Pete Stauber, Elise Stefanik, Chris Stewart, Glenn Thompson, Thomas Tiffany, William Timmons, David Valadao, Ann Wagner, Daniel Webster, Roger Williams, Robert Wittman, Steve Womack 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.7455 titled “IHS Contract Support Cost Amendment Act” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole with Shontel Brown, Ed Case, Liz Cheney, Sharice Davids, Peter Defazio, Steven Horsford, Dusty Johnson, Kaiali'i Kahele, Betty Mccollum, Gwen Moore, Markwayne Mullin, Melanie Stansbury as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7456 titled “SHIP IT Act Stopping Hindrances to Invigorate Ports and Increase Trade Act” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security Agriculture Natural Resources Armed Services and 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. Michelle Fischbach.
Bill H.R.7471 titled “Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Elaine Luria with A. Mceachin, Robert Scott as cosponsors.
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.Res.1049 titled “Recognizing the significance of California ricelands to wildlife conservation”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson with Jim Costa, John Garamendi, Doug Lamalfa, Doris Matsui, Jimmy Panetta, David Valadao as cosponsors.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on two bills per day, taking two 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 |
|---|---|---|
| No Timber From Tyrants Act | Rep. Westerman, Bruce | House of Representatives |
| Build the Wall Now Act | Rep. Budd, Ted | House of Representatives |
| IHS Contract Support Cost Amendment Act | Rep. Cole, Tom | House of Representatives |
| SHIP IT Act Stopping Hindrances to Invigorate Ports and Increase Trade Act | Rep. Fischbach, Michelle | House of Representatives |
| Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2022 | Rep. Luria, Elaine G. | 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 |
| Recognizing the significance of California ricelands to wildlife conservation. | Rep. Thompson, Mike |
