Bill H.R.7613 titled “21st Century FREE Speech Act 21st Century Foundation for the Right to Express and Engage in Speech Act” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Taylor Greene Marjorie.
Bill H.R.7617 titled “Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester with Brian Fitzpatrick, Debbie Wasserman Schultz as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7624 titled “Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michael Doyle with Gus Bilirakis, Earl Carter, Diana Degette, Jeff Duncan, Anna Eshoo, Brett Guthrie, Richard Hudson, Adam Kinzinger, Ann Kuster, Robert Latta, Billy Long, Doris Matsui, A. Mceachin, Jerry Mcnerney, Tom O'halleran, Janice Schakowsky, Kim Schrier, Fred Upton, Tim Walberg, Peter Welch as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7630 titled “To maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul with K. Butterfield G., Mike Kelly, Jackie Speier 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.
Bill H.R.7634 titled “Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means 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. Cathy McMorris Rodgers with Jim Banks, Michael Burgess, Brad Wenstrup as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1069 titled “Expressing support for the designation of May 7 each year as Brain Donation Awareness Day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer with Brian Fitzpatrick as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1072 titled “Expressing support for the designation of April 30, 2022, as National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day”. The bill is sponsored by with Don Bacon, Ed Case, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Judy Chu, Emanuel Cleaver, Steve Cohen, Madeleine Dean, Brian Fitzpatrick, Barbara Lee, Grace Meng, Terri Sewell, Adam Smith, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1075 titled “Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Donald McEachin with Nanette Barragan, Earl Blumenauer, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Suzanne Bonamici, Julia Brownley, Salud Carbajal, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Emanuel Cleaver, Steve Cohen, Gerald Connolly, Peter Defazio, Diana Degette, Debbie Dingell, Anna Eshoo, Raúl Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Steven Horsford, Jared Huffman, Derek Kilmer, Ann Kuster, Ted Lieu, Alan Lowenthal, Doris Matsui, James Mcgovern, Jerry Mcnerney, Joe Neguse, Marie Newman, Chellie Pingree, Katie Porter, Mike Quigley, Bobby Rush, Gregorio Sablan, Adam Schiff, David Scott, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Tonko, David Trone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Peter Welch, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on five bills per day, taking two actions 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21st Century FREE Speech Act 21st Century Foundation for the Right to Express and Engage in Speech Act | Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor | House of Representatives |
| Preventive Care Awareness Act of 2022 | Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa | House of Representatives |
| Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 | Rep. Doyle, Michael F. | House of Representatives |
| To maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes. | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. | House of Representatives |
| Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022 | Rep. Neguse, Joe | House of Representatives |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2022 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of May 7 each year as "Brain Donation Awareness Day". | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl | |
| Expressing support for the designation of April 30, 2022, as "National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day". | Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. | |
| Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes. | Rep. McEachin, A. Donald |
