Bill H.R.7995 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Michael Burgess with Vicente Gonzalez, Ronny Jackson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7997 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration and to make the Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 with Don Bacon, Charlie Crist, Adriano Espaillat, Brian Fitzpatrick, Amata Radewagen Aumua, Maria Salazar, Darren Soto, Nydia Velazquez as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8000 titled “To provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady with Jodey Arrington, Vern Buchanan, James Comer, Ron Estes, A. Ferguson, Kevin Hern, Mike Kelly, David Kustoff, Darin Lahood, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Carol Miller, Gregory Murphy, Tom Rice, Steve Scalise, David Schweikert, Adrian Smith, Jason Smith, Lloyd Smucker, Jackie Walorski, Brad Wenstrup as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8005 titled “To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Transportation and Infrastructure 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. Peter DeFazio with Alma Adams, Jamaal Bowman, Steve Cohen, Jesus Garcia, Raúl Grijalva, Sheila Jackson Lee, Pramila Jayapal, Barbara Lee, Stephen Lynch, James Mcgovern, Gwen Moore, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Donald Payne, Chellie Pingree, Jamie Raskin, Michael San Nicolas, Janice Schakowsky, Rashida Tlaib as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8006 titled “To prohibit the mass cancellation of student loans” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Energy and Commerce 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. IV Ferguson Drew with Mike Gallagher as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8017 titled “To make certain improvements to the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means 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. Chris Pappas with Ben Cline as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8020 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Linda Sánchez with A. Ferguson as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8022 titled “To address barriers immigrants and refuges face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Adam Smith with Lucille Roybal-Allard as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1168 titled “Reaffirming the economic partnership between the United States and the Caribbean nations and recognizing the need to strengthen trade and investment between the United States and the Caribbean nations, our Third Border”. The bill is sponsored by Del. Stacey Plaskett with Earl Blumenauer, Terri Sewell, Brad Wenstrup as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1169 titled “Requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the proposed waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Adrian Smith.
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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes. | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration and to make the Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions. | Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer | House of Representatives |
| To provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. | Rep. Brady, Kevin | House of Representatives |
| To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program. | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the mass cancellation of student loans. | Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV | House of Representatives |
| To make certain improvements to the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Pappas, Chris | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions, and for other purposes. | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. | House of Representatives |
| To address barriers immigrants and refuges face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes. | Rep. Smith, Adam | House of Representatives |
| Reaffirming the economic partnership between the United States and the Caribbean nations and recognizing the need to strengthen trade and investment between the United States and the Caribbean nations, our "Third Border". | Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. | |
| Requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the proposed waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. | Rep. Smith, Adrian |
