Bill H.R.7647 titled “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with David Cicilline, Steve Cohen, Madeleine Dean, Sylvia Garcia, Sheila Jackson Lee, Mondaire Jones, Lucy Mcbath, Jerrold Nadler, Mike Quigley, Deborah Ross as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7650 titled “International Press Freedom Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. William Keating with David Cicilline as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1087 titled “Remembering the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles insurrection”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022 | Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. | House of Representatives |
| International Press Freedom Act of 2022 | Rep. Keating, William R. | House of Representatives |
| Remembering the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles insurrection. | Rep. Waters, Maxine |
