Bills addressed by Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on April 28

Bills addressed by Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on April 28

The Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee handled S.4109, S.4117 bills on April 28, according to the US Congress.

Bill S.4109 titled “National R u0026 D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Roger Sen. Wicker with Cynthia Lummis as cosponsor.

Bill S.4117 titled “Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by with John Thune as cosponsor.

The Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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.

Bills Addressed by Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on April 28
Bill NameSponsorAction
National R & D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022Sen. Wicker, Roger F.Senate
Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022Sen. Lujan, Ben RaySenate