Bill H.R.7612 titled “Desalination Research Advancement Act” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Science Space and Technology 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. Mike Levin with Nancy Mace as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7615 titled “LODGE Act Lodging Options Developed for Government Employees Act” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Blake Moore with Jimmy Panetta as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7618 titled “To designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Shontel Brown with Troy Balderson, Joyce Beatty, Mike Carey, Anthony Gonzalez, David Joyce, Marcy Kaptur, Tim Ryan as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7631 titled “Veterans for Mustangs Act” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lisa McClain with Brian Fitzpatrick, Maria Salazar 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.7633 titled “Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom O'Halleran.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on two 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Desalination Research Advancement Act | Rep. Levin, Mike | House of Representatives |
| LODGE Act Lodging Options Developed for Government Employees Act | Rep. Moore, Blake D. | House of Representatives |
| To designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. | Rep. Brown, Shontel M. | House of Representatives |
| Veterans for Mustangs Act | Rep. McClain, Lisa C. | House of Representatives |
| Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022 | Rep. Neguse, Joe | House of Representatives |
| Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom | House of Representatives |
