Bill H.R.7506 titled “New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease 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 with Gus Bilirakis as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7512 titled “Protecting Patients from Deceptive Health Plans Act” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor 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. Jahana Hayes with Janice Schakowsky as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7513 titled “PREPARE Act of 2022 Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-prohibition Adult-use Regulated Environment Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary Ways and Means Agriculture 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. David Joyce with Hakeem Jeffries, Brian Mast as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7516 titled “Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Financial Services and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Daniel Kildee with Henry Cuellar, Josh Gottheimer, Donald Payne, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Jackie Walorski as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7529 titled “Plain Prescription Prices 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. Nikema Williams with Don Bacon, Angie Craig, Bryan Steil as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1059 titled “Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2022, as National Lineman Appreciation Day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. David Rouzer.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act | Rep. Butterfield, G. K. | House of Representatives |
| Protecting Patients from Deceptive Health Plans Act | Rep. Hayes, Jahana | House of Representatives |
| PREPARE Act of 2022 Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-prohibition Adult-use Regulated Environment Act of 2022 | Rep. Joyce, David P. | House of Representatives |
| Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022 | Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. | House of Representatives |
| Plain Prescription Prices Act | Rep. Williams, Nikema | House of Representatives |
| Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2022, as National Lineman Appreciation Day. | Rep. Rouzer, David |
