Bill H.R.7871 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies, to establish gas price rebates to individuals for 2022, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Donald McEachin with Earl Blumenauer, Sean Casten as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7872 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joseph Morelle with Brian Fitzpatrick as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7875 titled “To provide for the expedited and duty-free importation of infant formula that may be lawfully marketed in the European Union, Canada, Japan, or the United Kingdom, 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. Brad Sherman with Don Bacon, Steve Cohen, Val Demings, Josh Gottheimer, Kathy Manning, Mike Thompson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7876 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect access to telehealth services under the Medicare program” 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. Adrian Smith with Kelly Armstrong, Tom O'halleran as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7878 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the ability of renal dialysis facilities to serve as originating sites for telehealth services under the Medicare program” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means 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. Brad Wenstrup with Lisa Blunt Rochester, John Joyce, Daniel Kildee as cosponsors.
The Ways and Means Committee moves forward in some way on three bills per day, taking one action 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies, to establish gas price rebates to individuals for 2022, and for other purposes. | Rep. McEachin, A. Donald | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals. | Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. | House of Representatives |
| To provide for the expedited and duty-free importation of infant formula that may be lawfully marketed in the European Union, Canada, Japan, or the United Kingdom, and for other purposes. | Rep. Sherman, Brad | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect access to telehealth services under the Medicare program. | Rep. Smith, Adrian | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the ability of renal dialysis facilities to serve as originating sites for telehealth services under the Medicare program. | Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. | House of Representatives |
