Bill H.R.7614 titled “Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Agriculture by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson with Tom Emmer, Ro Khanna, Darren Soto as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7632 titled “Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Agriculture 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 Earl Blumenauer, Troy Carter, Sharice Davids, Diana Degette, Daniel Kildee, Gwen Moore, Eleanor Norton, Tom O'halleran, Gregorio Sablan, Kurt Schrader, Melanie Stansbury, Mike Thompson, Juan Vargas as cosponsors.
The Agriculture Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2022 | Rep. Thompson, Glenn | House of Representatives |
| Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022 | Rep. Neguse, Joe | House of Representatives |
