Bill H.R.7969 titled “To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disaster spending and strategies for reducing the need for such spending, to amend the Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for certain activities relating to disasters and hazard mitigation, 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. Jr. Payne Donald with Troy Carter, Al Lawson, Carolyn Maloney, Mark Takano, Ritchie Torres, Juan Vargas, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7970 titled “To establish Ocean Innovation Clusters to strengthen the coastal communities and ocean economy of the United States through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committees on Science Space and Technology Transportation and Infrastructure and Financial 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. Chellie Pingree with Nanette Barragan, Maria Salazar 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 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 direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disaster spending and strategies for reducing the need for such spending, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for certain activities relating to disasters and hazard mitigation, and for other purposes. | Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. | House of Representatives |
| To establish Ocean Innovation Clusters to strengthen the coastal communities and ocean economy of the United States through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships, and for other purposes. | Rep. Pingree, Chellie | House of Representatives |
| To provide for the issuance of a Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp. | Rep. Walberg, Tim | House of Representatives |
