Bill H.J.Res.83 titled “Authorization for Use of Military Force to defend America’s Allies Resolution of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Adam Kinzinger.
Bill H.R.7635 titled “INVESTIGAR Act Iranian Nuclear and Venezuelan Energy, Sanctions and Terrorism Investigation Government Accountability Report Act” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Elvira Salazar Maria with Steve Chabot, Mario Diaz-Balart, C. Franklin, Carlos Gimenez, Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Bill Johnson, David Mckinley, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Alexander Mooney, Stephanie Murphy, Michael Waltz 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Authorization for Use of Military Force to defend America’s Allies Resolution of 2022 | Rep. Kinzinger, Adam | House of Representatives |
| INVESTIGAR Act Iranian Nuclear and Venezuelan Energy, Sanctions and Terrorism Investigation Government Accountability Report Act | Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes. | Rep. McEachin, A. Donald |
