Bill H.R.7560 titled “Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act” was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier with Alma Adams, Troy Balderson, Karen Bass, Anthony Brown, Cheri Bustos, Judy Chu, Emanuel Cleaver, James Cooper, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Debbie Dingell, Veronica Escobar, Adriano Espaillat, John Garamendi, Sylvia Garcia, Tony Gonzales, Jahana Hayes, Sara Jacobs, Robin Kelly, Ron Kind, Ann Kuster, Barbara Lee, Mike Levin, Stephen Lynch, Carolyn Maloney, James Mcgovern, Markwayne Mullin, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Scott Peters, Chellie Pingree, Katie Porter, Amata Radewagen Aumua, Deborah Ross, Adam Schiff, Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin, Abigail Spanberger, Greg Stanton, Marilyn Strickland, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Paul Tonko, Juan Vargas, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7561 titled “BAH Restoration Act” was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Strickland with Donald Beyer, Sanford Bishop, Anthony Brown, Madeleine Dean, Jahana Hayes, Al Lawson, James Mcgovern, Marie Newman, Chris Pappas, Deborah Ross as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7562 titled “BAH Calculation Improvement Act” was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Strickland with Sanford Bishop, Anthony Brown, Jahana Hayes, Ted Lieu, Nicole Malliotakis as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7563 titled “Increasing Homeownership for Servicemembers Act” was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Strickland.
Bill H.R.7564 titled “Building More Housing for Servicemembers Act” was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and in addition to the Committee on 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. Marilyn Strickland with Anthony Brown, Andre Carson as cosponsors.
The Armed Services 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act | Rep. Speier, Jackie | House of Representatives |
| BAH Restoration Act | Rep. Strickland, Marilyn | House of Representatives |
| BAH Calculation Improvement Act | Rep. Strickland, Marilyn | House of Representatives |
| Increasing Homeownership for Servicemembers Act | Rep. Strickland, Marilyn | House of Representatives |
| Building More Housing for Servicemembers Act | Rep. Strickland, Marilyn | House of Representatives |
