Bill H.R.8167 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain excise taxes relating to firearms, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources 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. Andrew Clyde with Brian Babin, Jim Banks, Andy Biggs, Lauren Boebert, Mike Bost, Mo Brooks, Tim Burchett, Earl Carter, Madison Cawthorn, Michael Cloud, James Comer, Warren Davidson, Scott Desjarlais, Byron Donalds, Pat Fallon, A. Ferguson, Michelle Fischbach, Virginia Foxx, Russ Fulcher, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, Bob Good, Paul Gosar, Sam Graves, Marjorie Greene, H. Griffith, Glenn Grothman, Andy Harris, Diana Harshbarger, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, Ronny Jackson, Trent Kelly, Doug Lamalfa, Debbie Lesko, Barry Loudermilk, Tracey Mann, Thomas Massie, Brian Mast, Daniel Meuser, Mary Miller, Barry Moore, Markwayne Mullin, Troy Nehls, Ralph Norman, Scott Perry, Matthew Rosendale, Chip Roy, John Rutherford, Austin Scott, Elise Stefanik, W. Steube, Van Taylor, Thomas Tiffany, Randy Weber, Joe Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8168 titled “To improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture 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. Kevin McCarthy with Ami Bera, Sanford Bishop, Ken Calvert, Connie Conway, J. Correa, Jim Costa, John Curtis, Anna Eshoo, Russ Fulcher, John Garamendi, Mike Garcia, Kaiali'i Kahele, Young Kim, Doug Lamalfa, Tom Malinowski, Tom Mcclintock, Dan Newhouse, Jay Obernolte, Jimmy Panetta, Ed Perlmutter, Scott Peters, Kurt Schrader, Glenn Thompson, Mike Thompson, David Valadao, Bruce Westerman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8171 titled “To protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary Education and Labor Natural Resources and 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. Jim Banks with Brian Babin, Bob Good, Glenn Grothman, Diana Harshbarger, Doug Lamalfa, Tracey Mann, Ralph Norman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8176 titled “To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue decisions on applications for permits to drill that have been frozen in contravention of the spirit of such Act, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ted Budd with Andy Biggs, Mary Miller, Scott Perry, John Rose, David Rouzer, Victoria Spartz, W. Steube as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8187 titled “To require technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens with Jim Costa, Dan Newhouse, Pete Stauber, Chris Stewart as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8189 titled “To clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mark Pocan with Joe Courtney, Rosa Delauro, Glenn Grothman, Ron Kind, Stephen Lynch, James Mcgovern, Peter Meijer, Gwen Moore, Lori Trahan, Peter Welch 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 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain excise taxes relating to firearms, and for other purposes. | Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. | House of Representatives |
| To improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes. | Rep. McCarthy, Kevin | House of Representatives |
| To protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures. | Rep. Banks, Jim | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue decisions on applications for permits to drill that have been frozen in contravention of the spirit of such Act, and for other purposes. | Rep. Budd, Ted | House of Representatives |
| To require technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education, and for other purposes. | Rep. Owens, Burgess | House of Representatives |
| To clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. | Rep. Pocan, Mark | House of Representatives |
