Bill H.R.7511 titled “Cut Red Tape Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and in addition to the Committee on Rules 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. Josh Gottheimer with Rodney Davis, Ron Kind as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7514 titled “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building” was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly with Brendan Boyle, Matt Cartwright, Madeleine Dean, Mike Doyle, Dwight Evans, Brian Fitzpatrick, Chrissy Houlahan, John Joyce, Fred Keller, Conor Lamb, Daniel Meuser, Scott Perry, Guy Reschenthaler, Mary Scanlon, Lloyd Smucker, Glenn Thompson, Susan Wild as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7518 titled “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23200 John R Road in Hazel Park, Michigan, as the Roy E Dickens Post Office” was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin.
Bill H.R.7519 titled “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the Dr Ezra S Parke Post Office Building” was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Levin.
Bill H.Res.1054 titled “Recognizing the accomplishments and the contributions of Vietnamese Americans”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Luis Correa.
Bill H.Res.1056 titled “Supporting the designation of April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day
in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia with Nanette Barragan, Julia Brownley, Katherine Clark, Lloyd Doggett, Adriano Espaillat, Ruben Gallego, John Garamendi, Al Green, Daniel Kildee, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, Jerry Mcnerney, Gwen Moore, Eleanor Norton, Jimmy Panetta, Ayanna Pressley, Thomas Suozzi, Juan Vargas as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1060 titled “Expressing support for the designation of April 14, 2022, as Remanufacturing Day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Haley Stevens.
The Oversight and Reform Committee moves forward in some way on two bills 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cut Red Tape Act of 2022 | Rep. Gottheimer, Josh | House of Representatives |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the "Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building". | Rep. Kelly, Mike | House of Representatives |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23200 John R Road in Hazel Park, Michigan, as the "Roy E. Dickens Post Office". | Rep. Levin, Andy | House of Representatives |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the "Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building". | Rep. Levin, Andy | House of Representatives |
| Recognizing the accomplishments and the contributions of Vietnamese Americans. | Rep. Correa, J. Luis | |
| Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta. | Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. | |
| Expressing support for the designation of April 14, 2022, as "Remanufacturing Day". | Rep. Stevens, Haley M. |
