Bill H.R.7810 titled “To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos and mixtures and articles containing commercial asbestos, 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. Suzanne Bonamici.
Bill H.R.7814 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to health care providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Veronica Escobar with Alma Adams, Colin Allred, Jake Auchincloss, Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Donald Beyer, Earl Blumenauer, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Suzanne Bonamici, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Jamaal Bowman, Julia Brownley, Cheri Bustos, Salud Carbajal, Andre Carson, Troy Carter, Sean Casten, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Judy Chu, David Cicilline, Yvette Clarke, Gerald Connolly, Charlie Crist, Jason Crow, Madeleine Dean, Peter Defazio, Diana Degette, Lloyd Doggett, Adriano Espaillat, Dwight Evans, Lizzie Fletcher, Lois Frankel, Ruben Gallego, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Jimmy Gomez, Al Green, Raúl Grijalva, Steven Horsford, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Eddie Johnson, Henry Johnson, Mondaire Jones, Ro Khanna, Brenda Lawrence, Al Lawson, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, Alan Lowenthal, Carolyn Maloney, Kathy Manning, Lucy Mcbath, Betty Mccollum, James Mcgovern, Jerry Mcnerney, Gwen Moore, Joseph Morelle, Seth Moulton, Jerrold Nadler, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Donald Payne, Mark Pocan, Katie Porter, Ayanna Pressley, Jamie Raskin, Deborah Ross, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Linda Sánchez, Mary Scanlon, Janice Schakowsky, Mikie Sherrill, Albio Sires, Darren Soto, Jackie Speier, Mike Thompson, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Tonko, Norma Torres, Lori Trahan, David Trone, Lauren Underwood, Marc Veasey, Nydia Velazquez, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7815 titled “To require the President to submit a report on the actions Executive agencies are taking to end the infant formula shortage” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. John Curtis with Earl Carter, John Joyce, Barbara Lee, Carolyn Maloney, Blake Moore, Markwayne Mullin, Burgess Owens, Mikie Sherrill as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7816 titled “To prohibit fetal remains in publicly owned water systems, 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. Jim Banks.
Bill H.R.7819 titled “To amend the Communications Decency Act to remove immunity for online firearms marketplaces, 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. Jason Crow with Hakeem Jeffries, Katie Porter, Haley Stevens as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7820 titled “To require the Secretary of Commerce to identify the resources, regulatory changes, and private sector engagement needed to achieve annual travel and tourism goals, including a travel and tourism recovery strategy from COVID-19, and to prepare a strategy to address potential future pandemics, 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. Neal Dunn with Maria Salazar, Darren Soto as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7822 titled “To allow for duty-free importation and sale of infant formula that is lawfully marketed as such in its country of origin, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Mark Green with Ken Calvert, Warren Davidson, J. Hill as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7828 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 5 years” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Janice Schakowsky with Rosa Delauro, Lloyd Doggett, Jesus Garcia, Marcy Kaptur, Ro Khanna, Mark Pocan, Bruce Westerman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7830 titled “To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to improving the infant formula supply chain, 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. Elise Stefanik with Stephanie Bice, Ashley Hinson, Cathy Rodgers as cosponsors.
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 amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos and mixtures and articles containing commercial asbestos, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to health care providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients. | Rep. Escobar, Veronica | House of Representatives |
| To require the President to submit a report on the actions Executive agencies are taking to end the infant formula shortage. | Rep. Curtis, John R. | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit fetal remains in publicly owned water systems, and for other purposes. | Rep. Banks, Jim | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Communications Decency Act to remove immunity for online firearms marketplaces, and for other purposes. | Rep. Crow, Jason | House of Representatives |
| To require the Secretary of Commerce to identify the resources, regulatory changes, and private sector engagement needed to achieve annual travel and tourism goals, including a travel and tourism recovery strategy from COVID-19, and to prepare a strategy to address potential future pandemics, and for other purposes. | Rep. Dunn, Neal P. | House of Representatives |
| To allow for duty-free importation and sale of infant formula that is lawfully marketed as such in its country of origin, and for other purposes. | Rep. Green, Mark E. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 5 years. | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to improving the infant formula supply chain, and for other purposes. | Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. | House of Representatives |
