Bill S.4257 titled “A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish requirements for infant formula cost containment contracts, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Debbie Stabenow with Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, John Boozman, Sherrod Brown, Shelley Capito, Bob Casey, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Tammy Duckworth, Richard Durbin, Deb Fischer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles Grassley, Maggie Hassan, John Hoeven, Mark Kelly, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Ben Lujan, Roger Marshall, Tina Smith, Thomas Tillis, Raphael Warnock as cosponsors.
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 amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish requirements for infant formula cost containment contracts, and for other purposes. | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie | Senate |
