Bill S.4083 titled “Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Martin Sen. Heinrich with Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Ben Lujan, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Bill S.4084 titled “Leveraging our National Laboratories to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by with Marsha Blackburn as cosponsor.
The Energy and Natural Resources 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2022 | Sen. Heinrich, Martin | Senate |
| Leveraging our National Laboratories to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act of 2022 | Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray | Senate |
