Bill H.R.7692 titled “Senior Citizens Inflation Relief Act” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey.
Bill H.R.7700 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery rebates to taxpayers” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.
Bill H.R.7702 titled “To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a craniofacial, oral, or maxillofacial congenital anomaly or birth defect” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means 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. Neal Dunn with H. Griffith as cosponsor.
The Ways and Means Committee moves forward in some way on three 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Citizens Inflation Relief Act | Rep. Posey, Bill | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery rebates to taxpayers. | Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | House of Representatives |
| To provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a craniofacial, oral, or maxillofacial congenital anomaly or birth defect. | Rep. Dunn, Neal P. | House of Representatives |
