Bill S.4322 titled “A bill to require disclosure of foreign government subsidies in the premerger notification process, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton with Bill Hagerty as cosponsor.
Bill S.4324 titled “A bill to clarify that convictions for kidnapping or sexual abuse are grounds for inadmissibility and deportability under the Immigration and Nationality Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary (text: CR S2754) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Thune with Bill Cassidy, James Lankford, Jerry Moran, Thomas Tillis as cosponsors.
Bill S.Res.651 titled “A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 3, 2022, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and June 2022 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month”. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Ben Cardin, Bob Casey, Tammy Duckworth, Dianne Feinstein, Ben Lujan, Edward Markey, Christopher Murphy, John Reed, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Bill S.Res.652 titled “A resolution recognizing June 2022 as LGBTQ Pride Month”. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown with Tammy Baldwin, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Thomas Carper, Bob Casey, Christopher Coons, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tammy Duckworth, Richard Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maggie Hassan, Martin Heinrich, John Hickenlooper, Mazie Hirono, Timothy Kaine, Mark Kelly, Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Patrick Leahy, Ben Lujan, Joseph Manchin, Edward Markey, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Jon Ossoff, Alex Padilla, Gary Peters, John Reed, Jacklyn Rosen, Bernard Sanders, Brian Schatz, Charles Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Kyrsten Sinema, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Chris Van Hollen, Mark Warner, Raphael Warnock, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Bill S.Res.653 titled “A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States”. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mazie Hirono with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Thomas Carper, Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mike Crapo, Tammy Duckworth, Richard Durbin, Charles Grassley, Maggie Hassan, Edward Markey, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Alex Padilla, Jacklyn Rosen, Brian Schatz, Jeanne Shaheen, Tina Smith, Mark Warner, Elizabeth Warren, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
The Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on four 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to require disclosure of foreign government subsidies in the premerger notification process, and for other purposes. | Sen. Cotton, Tom | Senate |
| A bill to clarify that convictions for kidnapping or sexual abuse are grounds for inadmissibility and deportability under the Immigration and Nationality Act. | Sen. Thune, John | Senate |
| A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 3, 2022, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2022 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month". | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. | |
| A resolution recognizing June 2022 as "LGBTQ Pride Month". | Sen. Brown, Sherrod | |
| A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. | Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. |
