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.7996 titled “To require congressional authorization for the drawdown and sale of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon.
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.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.8010 titled “To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to act upon pending submissions for new infant formula, to increase regulatory flexibility in the event of an infant formula shortage, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie with Kelly Armstrong, Gus Bilirakis, Larry Bucshon, Earl Carter, Neal Dunn, H. Griffith, John Joyce, David Mckinley as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8013 titled “To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the Department of Energy and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Science Space and Technology 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. Ann Kuster with Anthony Gonzalez as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8014 titled “To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jake LaTurner with Rodney Davis, Jake Ellzey, Michael Guest, Dusty Johnson, John Joyce, Brian Mast, William Timmons, Bruce Westerman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8019 titled “To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for skilled internationally educated health professionals” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard with Adam Smith as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8021 titled “To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in the United States, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Adam Smith with Lucille Roybal-Allard 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.1165 titled “Declaring gun violence a public health crisis”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Adriano Espaillat with Emanuel Cleaver, James Cooper, Madeleine Dean, Veronica Escobar, Dwight Evans, John Garamendi, John Larson, Barbara Lee, Thomas Suozzi, Eric Swalwell, Ritchie Torres, Juan Vargas, Nydia Velazquez, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on four 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 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 require congressional authorization for the drawdown and sale of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. | Rep. Fallon, Pat | 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 prohibit the mass cancellation of student loans. | Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV | House of Representatives |
| To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to act upon pending submissions for new infant formula, to increase regulatory flexibility in the event of an infant formula shortage, and for other purposes. | Rep. Guthrie, Brett | House of Representatives |
| To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the Department of Energy and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative, and for other purposes. | Rep. Kuster, Ann M. | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs. | Rep. LaTurner, Jake | House of Representatives |
| To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for skilled internationally educated health professionals. | Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille | House of Representatives |
| To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in the United States, and for other purposes. | Rep. Smith, Adam | 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 |
| Declaring gun violence a public health crisis. | Rep. Espaillat, Adriano |
