Bill H.R.7502 titled “Babies over Billionaires Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor 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. Jamaal Bowman with Andre Carson, Yvette Clarke, Danny Davis, Eleanor Norton, William Pascrell, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Susan Wild as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7503 titled “American Innovation Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan with Mike Kelly, Brad Wenstrup as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7504 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan with Mike Kelly as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7505 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan with Mike Kelly as cosponsor.
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.7515 titled “Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly with Vern Buchanan, Brad Wenstrup as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7521 titled “Helicopter Passenger Protection Act” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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. Joe Neguse with Andre Carson, Steve Cohen, Carolyn Maloney, Eleanor Norton, Ed Perlmutter 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.
The Ways and Means Committee moves forward in some way on four bills per day, taking one action 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Babies over Billionaires Act of 2022 | Rep. Bowman, Jamaal | House of Representatives |
| American Innovation Act of 2022 | Rep. Buchanan, Vern | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research. | Rep. Buchanan, Vern | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities. | Rep. Buchanan, Vern | House of Representatives |
| 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 |
| Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act of 2022 | Rep. Kelly, Mike | House of Representatives |
| Helicopter Passenger Protection Act | Rep. Neguse, Joe | House of Representatives |
| Plain Prescription Prices Act | Rep. Williams, Nikema | House of Representatives |
