Bill S.4371 titled “A bill to establish the Cesar E Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2895-2896) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla with Dianne Feinstein as cosponsor.
Bill S.4377 titled “A bill to designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn with Ben Lujan as cosponsor.
The Energy and Natural Resources 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other purposes. | Sen. Padilla, Alex | Senate |
| A bill to designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial, and for other purposes. | Sen. Cornyn, John | Senate |
