Bill H.R.8032 titled “To encourage the extraction and processing of rare earth metals in the United States, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs 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. Brian Fitzpatrick with Josh Gottheimer as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8035 titled “To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture Armed Services and Science Space and Technology 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. Josh Harder with Jaime Herrera Beutler as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8045 titled “To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to alter the criteria for the designation of critical minerals” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger with Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez, Dan Newhouse as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8046 titled “To establish the César E Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz with Ruben Gallego, Raúl Grijalva, Zoe Lofgren as cosponsors.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 encourage the extraction and processing of rare earth metals in the United States, and for other purposes. | Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. | House of Representatives |
| To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, and for other purposes. | Rep. Harder, Josh | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to alter the criteria for the designation of critical minerals. | Rep. Pfluger, August | House of Representatives |
| To establish the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other purposes. | Rep. Ruiz, Raul | House of Representatives |
