Bill H.R.7781 titled “To designate baby formula as a scarce and critical material under the Defense Production Act of 1950, 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. Vern Buchanan.
Bill H.R.7783 titled “To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or construction permit through a system of competitive bidding, 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. Sharice Davids with Bill Johnson, John Joyce, Peter Welch as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7786 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit certain authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to require individuals to wear a mask, a face covering, or any other accessory during domestic air travel, to require the refund of civil fines imposed for refusal to wear such an accessory, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security 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. Markwayne Mullin with Ben Cline, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7787 titled “To allow Federal personnel stationed abroad to return to the United States with dogs, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on 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. Dean Phillips with Alma Adams, Andre Carson, Joaquin Castro, Steve Cohen, Brian Fitzpatrick, Andy Levin, Tom O'halleran, Maria Salazar, Linda Sánchez, Christopher Smith, Darren Soto, Dina Titus as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1118 titled “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States recognizes the mounting personal and financial burden of diet-related disease in the United States and calls on medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and other health professional training programs to provide meaningful physician and health professional education on nutrition and diet”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. James McGovern with Michael Burgess as cosponsor.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| To designate baby formula as a scarce and critical material under the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes. | Rep. Buchanan, Vern | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or construction permit through a system of competitive bidding, and for other purposes. | Rep. Davids, Sharice | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit certain authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to require individuals to wear a mask, a face covering, or any other accessory during domestic air travel, to require the refund of civil fines imposed for refusal to wear such an accessory, and for other purposes. | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne | House of Representatives |
| To allow Federal personnel stationed abroad to return to the United States with dogs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Phillips, Dean | House of Representatives |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States recognizes the mounting personal and financial burden of diet-related disease in the United States and calls on medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and other health professional training programs to provide meaningful physician and health professional education on nutrition and diet. | Rep. McGovern, James P. |
