Bill H.R.7951 titled “To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve Federal agency teleworking programs, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Gerald Connolly with John Sarbanes as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7960 titled “To amend the Real ID Act of 2005 to include citizenship status as part of the minimum requirements with respect to a driver's license and identification card issued to a person by a State, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and in addition to the Committee on House Administration 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. Rodney Davis.
Bill H.R.7966 titled “To provide for increased authorization of funding to secure schools, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Oversight and Reform 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. Richard Hudson with Kelly Armstrong, Don Bacon, Jack Bergman, Mike Bost, Jerry Carl, John Curtis, Rodney Davis, Sam Graves, Kevin Hern, Ashley Hinson, Darrell Issa, Mike Johnson, David Joyce, John Joyce, Barry Moore, Markwayne Mullin, Gregory Murphy, David Rouzer, Austin Scott, Elise Stefanik, Michael Waltz, Brad Wenstrup, Bruce Westerman, Steve Womack as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7975 titled “To provide for the issuance of a Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp” was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources 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. Tim Walberg with Jack Bergman, Shontel Brown, Angie Craig, Debbie Dingell, Anthony Gonzalez, Bill Huizenga, David Joyce, Marcy Kaptur, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Robert Latta, Andy Levin, Lisa Mcclain, Peter Meijer, John Moolenaar, Dean Phillips, Tim Ryan, Elissa Slotkin, Elise Stefanik, Haley Stevens, Claudia Tenney, Rashida Tlaib, Fred Upton as cosponsors.
The Oversight and Reform 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 5, United States Code, to improve Federal agency teleworking programs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Real ID Act of 2005 to include citizenship status as part of the minimum requirements with respect to a driver's license and identification card issued to a person by a State, and for other purposes. | Rep. Davis, Rodney | House of Representatives |
| To provide for increased authorization of funding to secure schools, and for other purposes. | Rep. Hudson, Richard | House of Representatives |
| To provide for the issuance of a Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp. | Rep. Walberg, Tim | House of Representatives |
