Bill H.Con.Res.88 titled “Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby” was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Steny Hoyer with Donald Beyer, Anthony Brown, Gerald Connolly, Eleanor Norton, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, Jennifer Wexton as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7696 titled “Clean Water Standards for PFAS 2.0 Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas.
Bill H.R.7697 titled “To support the development of limited equity cooperatives in the United States, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Financial Services and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce 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. Jamaal Bowman with Yvette Clarke, Mondaire Jones, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7699 titled “To rescind certain amounts appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services Transportation and Infrastructure and Foreign Affairs 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. Buddy Carter Earl with Lauren Boebert, Byron Donalds, Louie Gohmert, Clay Higgins, Nancy Mace, Markwayne Mullin, Ralph Norman, Scott Perry, Bill Posey as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7714 titled “To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish requirements for outleasing certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committee on Rules 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. Dina Titus with Peter Defazio as cosponsor.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. | House of Representatives |
| Clean Water Standards for PFAS 2.0 Act of 2022 | Rep. Pappas, Chris | House of Representatives |
| To support the development of limited equity cooperatives in the United States, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bowman, Jamaal | House of Representatives |
| To rescind certain amounts appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and for other purposes. | Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" | House of Representatives |
| To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish requirements for outleasing certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes. | Rep. Titus, Dina | House of Representatives |
