Bill S.4133 titled “Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso with Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Christopher Coons, Maggie Hassan, Patrick Leahy, Cynthia Lummis, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, John Reed as cosponsors.
Bill S.4139 titled “HEATR Act Heating Efficiency and Affordability through Tax Relief Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar with Cory Booker, John Hickenlooper, Patrick Leahy, Jeff Merkley, Tina Smith, Sheldon Whitehouse as cosponsors.
Bill S.4143 titled “Protecting American Food Producers from Russia’s Market Distortions Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio.
Bill S.4144 titled “ICEE HOT Act of 2022 Installing Clean Efficient Energy Hastens Our Transition Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey with Cory Booker, Bernard Sanders, Tina Smith, Elizabeth Warren as cosponsors.
The Finance Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2022 | Sen. Barrasso, John | Senate |
| HEATR Act Heating Efficiency and Affordability through Tax Relief Act | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy | Senate |
| Protecting American Food Producers from Russia’s Market Distortions Act | Sen. Rubio, Marco | Senate |
| ICEE HOT Act of 2022 Installing Clean Efficient Energy Hastens Our Transition Act of 2022 | Sen. Markey, Edward J. | Senate |
