Bill H.R.7596 titled “Repurposing Elite Luxuries Into Emergency Funds for Ukraine Act” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Marcy Kaptur with Brian Fitzpatrick as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7599 titled “TPA Act Traditional Passport Act” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Lesko.
Bill H.R.7611 titled “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joe Wilson with Liz Cheney, Steve Cohen, Tom Malinowski, Elissa Slotkin, Michael Waltz as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1068 titled “Recognizing the 47th anniversary of Black April and the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Alan Lowenthal with J. Correa, Brian Fitzpatrick, Young Kim, Michelle Steel as cosponsors.
The Foreign Affairs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Repurposing Elite Luxuries Into Emergency Funds for Ukraine Act | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy | House of Representatives |
| TPA Act Traditional Passport Act | Rep. Lesko, Debbie | House of Representatives |
| Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 | Rep. Wilson, Joe | House of Representatives |
| Recognizing the 47th anniversary of Black April and the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. | Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. |
