Bill H.R.6201 titled “National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.
Bill S.4093 titled “Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Tommy Sen. Tuberville with Richard Shelby as cosponsor.
Bill S.4098 titled “A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by John Sen. Barrasso with Roger Marshall 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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act | Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie | Senate |
| Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act | Sen. Tuberville, Tommy | Senate |
| A bill to prohibit nationals of the Russian Federation and Belarus from working in Department of Energy National Laboratories. | Sen. Barrasso, John | Senate |
