Bill H.R.7929 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery rebates to taxpayers” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.
Bill H.R.7932 titled “To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to expand foster parent training and authorize new appropriations to support the obtainment of a driver's license” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Danny Davis with Don Bacon, Gwen Moore as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7935 titled “To reinforce commercial relationships with Latin American and Caribbean allies and expand critical supply chains in the Americas” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 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. Adriano Espaillat with Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7949 titled “To improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Financial Services and in addition to the Committees on Science Space and Technology Energy and Commerce Ways and Means and Education and Labor 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. Bonnie Watson Coleman with Earl Blumenauer, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Tony Cárdenas, Yvette Clarke, Peter Defazio, Dwight Evans, Barbara Lee, Carolyn Maloney, Doris Matsui, Eleanor Norton, Donald Payne, Michael San Nicolas, Janice Schakowsky, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib 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 provide for additional recovery rebates to taxpayers. | Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | House of Representatives |
| To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to expand foster parent training and authorize new appropriations to support the obtainment of a driver's license. | Rep. Davis, Danny K. | House of Representatives |
| To reinforce commercial relationships with Latin American and Caribbean allies and expand critical supply chains in the Americas. | Rep. Espaillat, Adriano | House of Representatives |
| To improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat, and for other purposes. | Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie | House of Representatives |
