Bill H.R.7665 titled “Mt. Hood and Columbia River Gorge Recreation Enhancement and Conservation Act of 2022 REC Act of 2022” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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. Earl Blumenauer.
Bill H.R.7668 titled “FEMA Equity Act Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services 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. Bennie Thompson with Val Demings as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7673 titled “To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to require that the compensation plan for Tennessee Valley Authority employees be based on an annual survey of prevailing compensation for similar private industry positions in the United States and Canada, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Hood and Columbia River Gorge Recreation Enhancement and Conservation Act of 2022 REC Act of 2022 | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl | House of Representatives |
| FEMA Equity Act Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to require that the compensation plan for Tennessee Valley Authority employees be based on an annual survey of prevailing compensation for similar private industry positions in the United States and Canada, and for other purposes. | Rep. Cohen, Steve | House of Representatives |
