Bill H.R.8265 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the charitable mileage rate” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Angie Craig with Pete Stauber as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8268 titled “To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from acquiring ammunition” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz with Jeff Duncan, Paul Gosar, Marjorie Greene as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8270 titled “To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide notices relating to prescription drug refills to individuals covered under such plans or coverage who reside in emergency areas during emergency periods” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and Labor 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. Lucy McBath with Ann Kuster as cosponsor.
The Ways and Means Committee moves forward in some way on two bills 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 increase the charitable mileage rate. | Rep. Craig, Angie | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from acquiring ammunition. | Rep. Gaetz, Matt | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide notices relating to prescription drug refills to individuals covered under such plans or coverage who reside in emergency areas during emergency periods. | Rep. McBath, Lucy | House of Representatives |
