Natural Resources Committee and the bills it addressed on May 17

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Natural Resources Committee and the bills it addressed on May 17

The Natural Resources Committee handled H.R.7792, H.R.7793, H.R.7801 bills on May 17, according to the US Congress.

Bill H.R.7792 titled “To provide for a national water data framework, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure Agriculture Energy and Commerce Science Space and Technology and Armed 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. Ann Stansbury Melanie with Sanford Bishop, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Michael Burgess, Andre Carson, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Ruben Gallego, Yvette Herrell, Susie Lee, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Joe Neguse, Tom O'halleran, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.7793 titled “To provide for the water security of the Rio Grande Basin, to reauthorize irrigation infrastructure grants, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ann Stansbury Melanie with Yvette Herrell, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Joe Neguse, Ed Perlmutter as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.7801 titled “To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin with Brian Mast as cosponsor.

The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on two 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.

Bills Addressed by Natural Resources Committee on May 17
Bill NameSponsorAction
To provide for a national water data framework, and for other purposes.Rep. Stansbury, Melanie AnnHouse of Representatives
To provide for the water security of the Rio Grande Basin, to reauthorize irrigation infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.Rep. Stansbury, Melanie AnnHouse of Representatives
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes.Rep. Levin, MikeHouse of Representatives