Bill H.Con.Res.89 titled “Expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential health care, including the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Nikema Williams with Alma Adams, Jake Auchincloss, Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Joyce Beatty, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Jamaal Bowman, Anthony Brown, Julia Brownley, Cori Bush, Salud Carbajal, Tony Cárdenas, Andre Carson, Troy Carter, Matt Cartwright, Ed Case, Sean Casten, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Judy Chu, David Cicilline, Katherine Clark, Yvette Clarke, Emanuel Cleaver, Steve Cohen, Gerald Connolly, Angie Craig, Jason Crow, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Peter Defazio, Diana Degette, Suzan Delbene, Mark Desaulnier, Theodore Deutch, Lloyd Doggett, Veronica Escobar, Adriano Espaillat, Dwight Evans, Lizzie Fletcher, Lois Frankel, Ruben Gallego, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Al Green, Raúl Grijalva, Steven Horsford, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Eddie Johnson, Henry Johnson, Mondaire Jones, Robin Kelly, Ro Khanna, Derek Kilmer, John Larson, Brenda Lawrence, Al Lawson, Barbara Lee, Susie Lee, Andy Levin, Zoe Lofgren, Alan Lowenthal, Carolyn Maloney, Kathy Manning, Doris Matsui, Lucy Mcbath, Betty Mccollum, A. Mceachin, James Mcgovern, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Joseph Morelle, Seth Moulton, Jerrold Nadler, Grace Napolitano, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Ilhan Omar, Donald Payne, Scott Peters, Dean Phillips, Mark Pocan, Katie Porter, Ayanna Pressley, David Price, Mike Quigley, Jamie Raskin, Deborah Ross, Tim Ryan, Linda Sánchez, Mary Scanlon, Janice Schakowsky, Bradley Schneider, Robert Scott, Terri Sewell, Brad Sherman, Darren Soto, Jackie Speier, Melanie Stansbury, Haley Stevens, Eric Swalwell, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Norma Torres, Ritchie Torres, Lori Trahan, David Trone, Marc Veasey, Nydia Velazquez, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Peter Welch, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7736 titled “To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Janice Schakowsky with Jamaal Bowman, David Cicilline, Val Demings, Ro Khanna, Jerrold Nadler, Katie Porter, Bobby Rush as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7744 titled “To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to extend beyond the COVID-19 emergency period, with certain modifications, the Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver relating to training and certification of nurse aides to alleviate burdens imposed on staff of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on 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. Brett Guthrie with Madeleine Dean, David Mckinley as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7750 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Prostate Cancer Coordinating Committee, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Gregory Murphy with Bobby Rush as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7751 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a gasoline tax holiday, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on 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. Donald Norcross.
Bill H.R.7755 titled “To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve access to care for all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through models tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on 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. Terri Sewell with Lloyd Doggett, Dwight Evans, Jimmy Gomez, Marilyn Strickland, Thomas Suozzi as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7760 titled “To establish a procedure for terminating a determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to suspend the introduction of persons into the United States from designated places, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup with Michael Burgess, Andy Harris as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on five 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential health care, including the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes. | Rep. Williams, Nikema | House of Representatives |
| To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes. | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to extend beyond the COVID-19 emergency period, with certain modifications, the Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver relating to training and certification of nurse aides to alleviate burdens imposed on staff of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities. | Rep. Guthrie, Brett | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Prostate Cancer Coordinating Committee, and for other purposes. | Rep. Murphy, Gregory | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a gasoline tax holiday, and for other purposes. | Rep. Norcross, Donald | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve access to care for all Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through models tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes. | Rep. Sewell, Terri A. | House of Representatives |
| To establish a procedure for terminating a determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to suspend the introduction of persons into the United States from designated places, and for other purposes. | Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. | House of Representatives |
