Bill S.4228 titled “A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to immediately resume oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso with Ted Cruz, John Hoeven, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Cynthia Lummis, Roger Marshall, James Risch as cosponsors.
Bill S.4229 titled “A bill to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso with Ted Cruz, John Hoeven, Cynthia Lummis, Roger Marshall, James Risch as cosponsors.
Bill S.4231 titled “A bill to support water infrastructure in Reclamation States, and other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein with Mark Kelly, Kyrsten Sinema as cosponsors.
Bill S.4232 titled “A bill to address the recovery of certain costs with respect to certain Reclamation facilities in the Colorado River Basin, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly.
Bill S.4233 titled “A to bill amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide for critical maintenance and repair of certain Bureau of Reclamation reserved or transferred works, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso.
Bill S.4236 titled “A bill to provide for a national water data framework, to provide for the water security of the Rio Grande Basin, to reauthorize irrigation infrastructure grants, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich with Ben Lujan as cosponsor.
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to immediately resume oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes. | Sen. Barrasso, John | Senate |
| A bill to empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, and for other purposes. | Sen. Barrasso, John | Senate |
| A bill to support water infrastructure in Reclamation States, and other purposes. | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne | Senate |
| A bill to address the recovery of certain costs with respect to certain Reclamation facilities in the Colorado River Basin, and for other purposes. | Sen. Kelly, Mark | Senate |
| A to bill amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide for critical maintenance and repair of certain Bureau of Reclamation reserved or transferred works, and for other purposes. | Sen. Barrasso, John | Senate |
| A bill to provide for a national water data framework, to provide for the water security of the Rio Grande Basin, to reauthorize irrigation infrastructure grants, and for other purposes. | Sen. Heinrich, Martin | Senate |
