Bill H.R.7930 titled “To amend title 37, United States Code, to expand business costs, incurred by the spouse of a member of the uniformed services because of a permanent change of station or assignment for such member, eligible for reimbursement by the Secretary concerned” was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Veronica Escobar with Sheila Jackson Lee, Sara Jacobs, Rick Larsen, James Mcgovern, Eleanor Norton, Michael San Nicolas, Mikie Sherrill, Dina Titus as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7936 titled “To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 to modify the limitation on discharge of members of the Armed Forces solely on the basis of failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson.
Bill H.R.7939 titled “To make permanent certain educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services and the Budget 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. Mike Levin with Nancy Mace as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7945 titled “To amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care” was referred to the House Committee on Armed Services by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier with Jake Auchincloss, Nanette Barragan, Earl Blumenauer, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Suzanne Bonamici, Jamaal Bowman, Anthony Brown, Julia Brownley, Tony Cárdenas, Andre Carson, Ed Case, Sean Casten, Kathy Castor, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Judy Chu, Katherine Clark, Gerald Connolly, Jason Crow, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Peter Defazio, Diana Degette, Rosa Delauro, Lloyd Doggett, Veronica Escobar, Anna Eshoo, Adriano Espaillat, Dwight Evans, Lizzie Fletcher, Lois Frankel, Ruben Gallego, John Garamendi, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Jimmy Gomez, Raúl Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Steven Horsford, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sara Jacobs, Mondaire Jones, Kaiali'i Kahele, Derek Kilmer, John Larson, Brenda Lawrence, Barbara Lee, Andy Levin, Alan Lowenthal, Carolyn Maloney, Doris Matsui, Betty Mccollum, James Mcgovern, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Joseph Morelle, Seth Moulton, Frank Mrvan, Jerrold Nadler, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Chellie Pingree, Katie Porter, Ayanna Pressley, Jamie Raskin, Deborah Ross, Linda Sánchez, Janice Schakowsky, Kim Schrier, Darren Soto, Melanie Stansbury, Marilyn Strickland, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Lori Trahan, David Trone, Juan Vargas, Marc Veasey, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Peter Welch, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7946 titled “To provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 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. Mark Takano with J. Correa, Zoe Lofgren, Jerrold Nadler, Raul Ruiz, Juan Vargas as cosponsors.
The Armed Services 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 |
|---|---|---|
| To amend title 37, United States Code, to expand business costs, incurred by the spouse of a member of the uniformed services because of a permanent change of station or assignment for such member, eligible for reimbursement by the Secretary concerned. | Rep. Escobar, Veronica | House of Representatives |
| To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 to modify the limitation on discharge of members of the Armed Forces solely on the basis of failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, and for other purposes. | Rep. Johnson, Mike | House of Representatives |
| To make permanent certain educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, and for other purposes. | Rep. Levin, Mike | House of Representatives |
| To amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care. | Rep. Speier, Jackie | House of Representatives |
| To provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | Rep. Takano, Mark | House of Representatives |
