Bill H.R.7642 titled “Transportation Assistance for Olympic Cities Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Julia Brownley.
Bill H.R.7655 titled “Mindless Mask Mandate on Planes Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security 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. Markwayne Mullin with Randy Weber as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1082 titled “Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michael Burgess with Troy Balderson, Mike Bost, John Curtis, Rodney Davis, Paul Gosar, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Tim Walberg as cosponsors.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moves forward in some way on three 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation Assistance for Olympic Cities Act of 2022 | Rep. Brownley, Julia | House of Representatives |
| Mindless Mask Mandate on Planes Act of 2022 | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. |
