Bill H.R.8096 titled “To create a civil action to enforce the standards promulgated under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass with Andre Carson, Emanuel Cleaver, Danny Davis, Sheila Jackson Lee, Henry Johnson, Carolyn Maloney, Gwen Moore, Eleanor Norton, Donald Payne, Ayanna Pressley, Jackie Speier, Eric Swalwell as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8106 titled “To provide for disclosures of certain foreign contributions, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on House Administration and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and the Judiciary 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. Jared Golden with Lance Gooden, Paul Gosar, Katie Porter as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8107 titled “To prohibit States from imposing a tax on the retail sale of menstrual products” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Al Green with Grace Meng as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8118 titled “To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Grace Meng with Anthony Brown, Julia Brownley, Andre Carson, Madeleine Dean, Val Demings, Adriano Espaillat, Henry Johnson, Carolyn Maloney, Gregory Meeks, Joseph Morelle, Eleanor Norton, Donald Payne, Mike Quigley, Mary Scanlon, Thomas Suozzi, Dina Titus, Nydia Velazquez as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8119 titled “To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the ability to take into account the mental health of an applicant for asylum” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Troy Nehls with Brian Babin, Lauren Boebert, Louie Gohmert, Ronny Jackson, Thomas Tiffany, Jefferson Van Drew, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8126 titled “To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal background check system in the case of firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers before the completion of the related criminal background check, and to provide for annual reports on default firearm transfers” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Scott Schneider Bradley with Theodore Deutch, Jimmy Panetta, Mike Quigley as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8131 titled “To amend the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 to repeal the antitrust exemption applicable to graduate medical resident matching programs” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Victoria Spartz.
Bill H.R.8135 titled “To require the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the effects of anticompetitive contracting clauses in contracts between health insurers and health care providers and to determine actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice relating to the use of such clauses in such contracts and to assess their ability to effectively enforce the Federal antitrust laws with respect to such use” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Victoria Spartz.
Bill H.R.8139 titled “For the relief of Ivana Alexandra Sifuentes Arbirio and Luisa Mariana Sifuentes Arbirio” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Luis Correa. Provides for the relief of Ivana Alexandra Sifuentes Arbirio and Luisa Mariana Sifuentes Arbirio.
Bill H.Res.1183 titled “Denouncing domestic terrorist violence against religious organizations and domestic terrorist violence against groups and organizations providing pregnancy support for expectant mothers, and for other purposes”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin with Andy Biggs, Gus Bilirakis, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Michael Cloud, Dan Crenshaw, C. Franklin, Garret Graves, Michael Guest, Vicky Hartzler, Jody Hice, Mike Johnson, Mike Kelly, Doug Lamborn, Brian Mast, Alexander Mooney, Barry Moore, Bill Posey, Austin Scott, Christopher Smith, Claudia Tenney, Daniel Webster, Bruce Westerman as cosponsors.
The Judiciary 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 create a civil action to enforce the standards promulgated under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bass, Karen | House of Representatives |
| To provide for disclosures of certain foreign contributions, and for other purposes. | Rep. Golden, Jared F. | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit States from imposing a tax on the retail sale of menstrual products. | Rep. Green, Al | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions. | Rep. Meng, Grace | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the ability to take into account the mental health of an applicant for asylum. | Rep. Nehls, Troy E. | House of Representatives |
| To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal background check system in the case of firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers before the completion of the related criminal background check, and to provide for annual reports on default firearm transfers. | Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 to repeal the antitrust exemption applicable to graduate medical resident matching programs. | Rep. Spartz, Victoria | House of Representatives |
| To require the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the effects of anticompetitive contracting clauses in contracts between health insurers and health care providers and to determine actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice relating to the use of such clauses in such contracts and to assess their ability to effectively enforce the Federal antitrust laws with respect to such use. | Rep. Spartz, Victoria | House of Representatives |
| For the relief of Ivana Alexandra Sifuentes Arbirio and Luisa Mariana Sifuentes Arbirio. | Rep. Correa, J. Luis | House of Representatives |
| Denouncing domestic terrorist violence against religious organizations and domestic terrorist violence against groups and organizations providing pregnancy support for expectant mothers, and for other purposes. | Rep. Babin, Brian |
