Bill S.4149 titled “Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker.
Bill S.4150 titled “Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn with Catherine Cortez Masto, Tom Cotton, Patrick Leahy, Thomas Tillis as cosponsors.
Bill S.4151 titled “Stop Pills That Kill Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley with John Cornyn, Dianne Feinstein, Maggie Hassan as cosponsors.
Bill S.4155 titled “Alien Tort Statute Clarification Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin with Sherrod Brown as cosponsor.
Bill S.4160 titled “Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn with Christopher Coons as cosponsor.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act | Sen. Booker, Cory A. | Senate |
| Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act | Sen. Cornyn, John | Senate |
| Stop Pills That Kill Act | Sen. Grassley, Chuck | Senate |
| Alien Tort Statute Clarification Act | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. | Senate |
| Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022 | Sen. Cornyn, John | Senate |
