Bill H.R.7937 titled “To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, to establish a program to facilitate coal mine reclamation and award grants to certain States and Indian Tribes to carry out coal mine reclamation, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Conor Lamb with Mike Doyle as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7938 titled “To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Lesko with Andy Biggs, Madison Cawthorn, Paul Gosar, David Schweikert as cosponsors.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on two 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, to establish a program to facilitate coal mine reclamation and award grants to certain States and Indian Tribes to carry out coal mine reclamation, and for other purposes. | Rep. Lamb, Conor | House of Representatives |
| To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes. | Rep. Lesko, Debbie | House of Representatives |
