Bill H.R.7652 titled “Social Security Guarantee Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Alexander Mooney.
Bill H.R.7660 titled “RAISE Act of 2022 Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor 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. Adam Schiff with Alma Adams, Sanford Bishop, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Jamaal Bowman, Andre Carson, Jahana Hayes, Henry Johnson, John Larson, Lucy Mcbath, Betty Mccollum, Joseph Morelle, Joe Neguse, Eleanor Norton, Frank Pallone, Katie Porter, Ayanna Pressley, Lucille Roybal-Allard, A. Ruppersberger C., Michael San Nicolas, Mary Scanlon, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Peter Welch, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
The Ways and Means Committee moves forward in some way on three 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Guarantee Act of 2022 | Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. | House of Representatives |
| RAISE Act of 2022 Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act of 2022 | Rep. Schiff, Adam B. | House of Representatives |
