Bill H.R.7879 titled “To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study radiological contamination in Coldwater Creek, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services 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. Cori Bush.
Bill H.R.7894 titled “To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and 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. Ayanna Pressley with Alma Adams, Jake Auchincloss, Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Ami Bera, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Jamaal Bowman, Anthony Brown, Julia Brownley, Cheri Bustos, Salud Carbajal, Tony Cárdenas, Sean Casten, Kathy Castor, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Judy Chu, David Cicilline, Katherine Clark, Yvette Clarke, Gerald Connolly, Danny Davis, Peter Defazio, Diana Degette, Rosa Delauro, Suzan Delbene, Mark Desaulnier, Lloyd Doggett, Adriano Espaillat, Dwight Evans, Lizzie Fletcher, Lois Frankel, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Jimmy Gomez, Raúl Grijalva, Jared Huffman, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Henry Johnson, Mondaire Jones, Ro Khanna, Derek Kilmer, Raja Krishnamoorthi, John Larson, Brenda Lawrence, Barbara Lee, Andy Levin, Ted Lieu, Alan Lowenthal, Carolyn Maloney, Kathy Manning, Lucy Mcbath, Betty Mccollum, James Mcgovern, Jerry Mcnerney, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Jerrold Nadler, Grace Napolitano, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Donald Payne, Scott Peters, Mark Pocan, Katie Porter, Mike Quigley, Jamie Raskin, Linda Sánchez, Janice Schakowsky, Bradley Schneider, Kim Schrier, Adam Smith, Darren Soto, Jackie Speier, Marilyn Strickland, Eric Swalwell, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Ritchie Torres, Lori Trahan, David Trone, Lauren Underwood, Juan Vargas, Nydia Velazquez, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7897 titled “To require manufacturers of PFAS to submit analytical reference standards to the Environmental Protection Agency, 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. John Sarbanes.
Bill H.Res.1145 titled “Recognizing Menstrual Hygiene Day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng with Karen Bass, Joyce Beatty, Jamaal Bowman, Yvette Clarke, Adriano Espaillat, Al Green, Henry Johnson, Barbara Lee, Ted Lieu, Carolyn Maloney, Gwen Moore, Eleanor Norton, Janice Schakowsky, Jackie Speier, Mark Takano, Norma Torres, David Trone, Nydia Velazquez, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1147 titled “Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as Healthy Vision Month to promote eye care, thereby helping Americans of all ages maintain healthy vision that can keep you safe and active each day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush.
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 require the Comptroller General of the United States to study radiological contamination in Coldwater Creek, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives. | Rep. Pressley, Ayanna | House of Representatives |
| To require manufacturers of PFAS to submit analytical reference standards to the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. | Rep. Sarbanes, John P. | House of Representatives |
| Recognizing Menstrual Hygiene Day. | Rep. Meng, Grace | |
| Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as Healthy Vision Month to promote eye care, thereby helping Americans of all ages maintain healthy vision that can keep you safe and active each day. | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. |
