Bill H.R.7915 titled “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 referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jared Huffman with Salud Carbajal, Joe Neguse as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1149 titled “Commending Port Houston, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and Project 11 partners for their work on expanding the Houston Ship Channel”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia with Brian Babin, Dan Crenshaw, Lizzie Fletcher, Al Green, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moves forward in some way on two 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 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. | Rep. Huffman, Jared | House of Representatives |
| Commending Port Houston, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Project 11 partners for their work on expanding the Houston Ship Channel. | Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. |
