Bill H.J.Res.85 titled “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joseph Morelle.
Bill H.Res.1078 titled “Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2022 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by everyday Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Al Green with Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Tony Cárdenas, Troy Carter, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Emanuel Cleaver, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Debbie Dingell, Dwight Evans, Eddie Johnson, Barbara Lee, Carolyn Maloney, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Michael San Nicolas, Janice Schakowsky, Mark Takano, Rashida Tlaib, Juan Vargas, Nydia Velazquez, Maxine Waters, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
The Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on four bills 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. | Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. | House of Representatives |
| Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2022 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by everyday Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, and religion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Rep. Green, Al |
