Bill H.R.8261 titled “To prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bernice Johnson Eddie with Lori Trahan as cosponsor.
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.
Bill H.R.8274 titled “To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Financial Services and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy and Commerce 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. Elise Stefanik with Eric Crawford, Dusty Johnson, Austin Scott, Brad Wenstrup as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1216 titled “Expressing support for the designation of June as the Month of Life”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Carol Miller with Jodey Arrington, Brian Babin, Don Bacon, Jim Banks, Andy Biggs, Ken Buck, Ted Budd, Kat Cammack, Jerry Carl, Earl Carter, Madison Cawthorn, Michael Cloud, Andrew Clyde, Eric Crawford, Jeff Duncan, C. Franklin, Bob Gibbs, Paul Gosar, Glenn Grothman, Diana Harshbarger, Vicky Hartzler, Jody Hice, Bill Huizenga, Ronny Jackson, Dusty Johnson, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, Mike Kelly, Doug Lamborn, Jake Laturner, Nancy Mace, Tracey Mann, David Mckinley, John Moolenaar, Alexander Mooney, Ralph Norman, Greg Pence, August Pfluger, Adrian Smith, Elise Stefanik, W. Steube, Glenn Thompson, Tim Walberg, Jackie Walorski, Randy Weber, Joe Wilson as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on three bills 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 prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging. | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice | 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 |
| To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes. | Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of June as the "Month of Life". | Rep. Miller, Carol D. |
