Bill H.R.7772 titled “To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of aliens, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 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. Chip Roy with Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Lauren Boebert, Michael Cloud, Byron Donalds, Louie Gohmert, Bob Good, Paul Gosar, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, Mary Miller, Ralph Norman, Scott Perry, Bill Posey, Matthew Rosendale, Thomas Tiffany as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1114 titled “Expressing support for recognizing National Police Week”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michael Guest with Don Bacon, Troy Balderson, Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Sanford Bishop, Ted Budd, Kat Cammack, Andre Carson, Earl Carter, Madison Cawthorn, Steve Chabot, Liz Cheney, Andrew Clyde, Jim Costa, Dan Crenshaw, Warren Davidson, Val Demings, Tom Emmer, Scott Fitzgerald, Brian Fitzpatrick, Andrew Garbarino, Mike Garcia, Carlos Gimenez, Louie Gohmert, Bob Good, Garret Graves, Andy Harris, Jody Hice, Ashley Hinson, Richard Hudson, Bill Huizenga, Darrell Issa, Chris Jacobs, Bill Johnson, Dusty Johnson, Mike Johnson, David Joyce, John Katko, Mike Kelly, Trent Kelly, Daniel Kildee, Young Kim, David Kustoff, Doug Lamborn, Robert Latta, Jake Laturner, Julia Letlow, Nicole Malliotakis, Tracey Mann, Lisa Mcclain, Tom Mcclintock, Peter Meijer, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, John Moolenaar, Alexander Mooney, Troy Nehls, Ralph Norman, Tom O'halleran, Jay Obernolte, Burgess Owens, Steven Palazzo, Greg Pence, Guy Reschenthaler, Mike Rogers, Tim Ryan, Maria Salazar, Steve Scalise, Abigail Spanberger, Pete Stauber, Bryan Steil, Glenn Thompson, William Timmons, Beth Van Duyne, Jackie Walorski, Brad Wenstrup, Bruce Westerman, Joe Wilson, Robert Wittman as cosponsors.
The Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on four 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 |
|---|---|---|
| To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of aliens, and for other purposes. | Rep. Roy, Chip | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for recognizing "National Police Week". | Rep. Guest, Michael |
