Bill H.R.7693 titled “National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman with Vern Buchanan, Earl Carter, Ed Case, Eric Crawford, John Curtis, Peter Defazio, Mark Desaulnier, Debbie Dingell, Brian Fitzpatrick, Raúl Grijalva, Jared Huffman, David Joyce, Derek Kilmer, Ron Kind, Doug Lamborn, Nicole Malliotakis, David Mckinley, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Blake Moore, Jerrold Nadler, Joe Neguse, Dan Newhouse, Eleanor Norton, Scott Peters, Amata Radewagen Aumua, Maria Salazar, Albio Sires, Pete Stauber, Chris Stewart, Mike Thompson, David Trone, Peter Welch as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1101 titled “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the safe and responsible development of its energy resources via drilling, in an effort to maintain a robust energy supply chain that promotes national security, safeguards against energy scarcity, and reduces energy poverty for all Americans”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Fred Keller with Jodey Arrington, Troy Balderson, Dan Bishop, Mike Bost, Ken Buck, Liz Cheney, Rodney Davis, Jake Ellzey, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Yvette Herrell, Mike Kelly, Doug Lamalfa, Tracey Mann, David Mckinley, Dan Newhouse, August Pfluger, Pete Stauber, David Valadao, Roger Williams as cosponsors.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on two 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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022 | Rep. Westerman, Bruce | House of Representatives |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the safe and responsible development of its energy resources via drilling, in an effort to maintain a robust energy supply chain that promotes national security, safeguards against energy scarcity, and reduces energy poverty for all Americans. | Rep. Keller, Fred |
