Bill H.R.8296 titled “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Judy Chu with Veronica Escobar, Lois Frankel, Ayanna Pressley as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8297 titled “Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher with Jamie Raskin, Marilyn Strickland as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8299 titled “To allow for devices with a predetermined change control plan to be marketed without submitting a supplemental application or premarket notification if the changes to such devices are consistent with such plan” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis with Tom O'halleran as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8302 titled “To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a rule enhancing Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operator independence and responsiveness, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sean Casten with Peter Welch as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8303 titled “To provide for minimum transfer capability requirements between transmission planning regions, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sean Casten with Mike Levin, Jerry Mcnerney as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8306 titled “To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit State attorneys general to recover forfeiture penalties determined by the Federal Communications Commission for certain violations of section 227(b) of such Act, and for other purposes” 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. Richard Hudson.
Bill H.R.8307 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require certain medical information related to donors of reproductive tissue be made available to recipients of such tissue and persons conceived using such tissue, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Chris Jacobs with Don Bacon as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8310 titled “To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a State underground injection control program, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by .
Bill H.R.8311 titled “To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Electric Reliability Organization to jointly submit to Congress the results of a study on the need for, and feasibility of, establishing or modifying a reliability standard to ensure the reliable operation of thermoelectric power plants during droughts, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jerry McNerney with Sean Casten, Mike Levin as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8312 titled “To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a Natural Disaster Grid Mitigation Map that identifies critical electric grid infrastructure that is vulnerable to natural disasters, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom O'Halleran.
Bill H.R.8314 titled “To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to remove a limitation on amounts provided under the clean school bus program, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Katie Porter with Barbara Lee, Alan Lowenthal as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8316 titled “To require reports, evaluations, and research by the Department of Homeland Security regarding drug interdiction along the border, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform Energy and Commerce 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. Davis Spanberger Abigail with Andrew Garbarino as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8318 titled “To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson with Pramila Jayapal as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1220 titled “Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Linda Sánchez with Alma Adams, Robert Aderholt, Mark Amodei, Cynthia Axne, Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Sanford Bishop, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Anthony Brown, Shontel Brown, Julia Brownley, Cheri Bustos, K. Butterfield G., Salud Carbajal, Tony Cárdenas, Jerry Carl, Earl Carter, Sean Casten, Liz Cheney, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, David Cicilline, Katherine Clark, Steve Cohen, Gerald Connolly, Connie Conway, J. Correa, Jim Costa, Angie Craig, Jason Crow, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Peter Defazio, Diana Degette, Suzan Delbene, Val Demings, Mark Desaulnier, Debbie Dingell, Mike Doyle, Veronica Escobar, Anna Eshoo, Adriano Espaillat, Brian Fitzpatrick, Ruben Gallego, John Garamendi, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Jared Golden, Jimmy Gomez, Vicente Gonzalez, Josh Gottheimer, Raúl Grijalva, Michael Guest, Jahana Hayes, Brian Higgins, James Himes, Sheila Jackson Lee, Marcy Kaptur, William Keating, Daniel Kildee, Derek Kilmer, Andy Kim, Ron Kind, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ann Kuster, Conor Lamb, Rick Larsen, Brenda Lawrence, Al Lawson, Barbara Lee, Susie Lee, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Julia Letlow, Andy Levin, Zoe Lofgren, Barry Loudermilk, Alan Lowenthal, Tom Malinowski, Carolyn Maloney, Betty Mccollum, A. Mceachin, David Mckinley, Jerry Mcnerney, Grace Meng, Barry Moore, Joseph Morelle, Grace Napolitano, Richard Neal, Marie Newman, Donald Norcross, Ralph Norman, Eleanor Norton, Tom O'halleran, Frank Pallone, Jimmy Panetta, Chris Pappas, Scott Peters, Dean Phillips, Mark Pocan, Jamie Raskin, Kathleen Rice, Mike Rogers, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Raul Ruiz, A. Ruppersberger C., Bobby Rush, John Sarbanes, Mary Scanlon, Janice Schakowsky, Kurt Schrader, David Scott, Robert Scott, Terri Sewell, Mikie Sherrill, Elissa Slotkin, Adam Smith, Darren Soto, Abigail Spanberger, Greg Stanton, Pete Stauber, Haley Stevens, Marilyn Strickland, Thomas Suozzi, Eric Swalwell, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Tonko, Ritchie Torres, Lori Trahan, David Trone, David Valadao, Juan Vargas, Nydia Velazquez, Jennifer Wexton, Susan Wild, Nikema Williams, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 | Rep. Chu, Judy | House of Representatives |
| Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 | Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie | House of Representatives |
| To allow for devices with a predetermined change control plan to be marketed without submitting a supplemental application or premarket notification if the changes to such devices are consistent with such plan. | Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a rule enhancing Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operator independence and responsiveness, and for other purposes. | Rep. Casten, Sean | House of Representatives |
| To provide for minimum transfer capability requirements between transmission planning regions, and for other purposes. | Rep. Casten, Sean | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit State attorneys general to recover forfeiture penalties determined by the Federal Communications Commission for certain violations of section 227(b) of such Act, and for other purposes. | Rep. Hudson, Richard | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require certain medical information related to donors of reproductive tissue be made available to recipients of such tissue and persons conceived using such tissue, and for other purposes. | Rep. Jacobs, Chris | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a State underground injection control program, and for other purposes. | Rep. McKinley, David B. | House of Representatives |
| To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the Electric Reliability Organization to jointly submit to Congress the results of a study on the need for, and feasibility of, establishing or modifying a reliability standard to ensure the reliable operation of thermoelectric power plants during droughts, and for other purposes. | Rep. McNerney, Jerry | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a Natural Disaster Grid Mitigation Map that identifies critical electric grid infrastructure that is vulnerable to natural disasters, and for other purposes. | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to remove a limitation on amounts provided under the clean school bus program, and for other purposes. | Rep. Porter, Katie | House of Representatives |
| To require reports, evaluations, and research by the Department of Homeland Security regarding drug interdiction along the border, and for other purposes. | Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis | House of Representatives |
| To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce. | Rep. Thompson, Mike | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. |
