Bill S.4326 titled “A bill to authorize the Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pay stipends to members of Transnational Criminal Investigative Units who have been properly vetted” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman with Maggie Hassan as cosponsor.
Bill S.4327 titled “A bill to amend the Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla with Dianne Feinstein, Martin Heinrich, Ben Lujan, Patty Murray as cosponsors.
Bill S.4328 titled “A bill to modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla with Dianne Feinstein, Martin Heinrich, Ben Lujan, Patty Murray as cosponsors.
Bill S.4337 titled “A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. James Lankford with Jim Inhofe, Angus King, Kyrsten Sinema as cosponsors.
Bill S.4339 titled “A bill to support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn with Ted Cruz, Mark Kelly, James Lankford, Alex Padilla, Kyrsten Sinema as cosponsors.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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 authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pay stipends to members of Transnational Criminal Investigative Units who have been properly vetted. | Sen. Portman, Rob | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes. | Sen. Padilla, Alex | Senate |
| A bill to modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other purposes. | Sen. Padilla, Alex | Senate |
| A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely. | Sen. Lankford, James | Senate |
| A bill to support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels, and for other purposes. | Sen. Cornyn, John | Senate |
