Bill H.R.8344 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to electrodiagnostic services under the Medicare program” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on 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. Pete Sessions.
Bill H.R.8352 titled “To protect clean air and public health by expanding fenceline and ambient air monitoring and access to air quality information for communities affected by air pollution, to require hazardous air pollutant monitoring at the fenceline of facilities whose emissions are linked to local health threats, to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates rules that require hazardous air pollutant data measurement and electronic submission at fencelines and stacks of industrial source categories, to expand and strengthen the national ambient air quality monitoring network, to deploy air sensors in communities affected by air pollution, 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. Lisa Blunt Rochester with Nanette Barragan, Jamaal Bowman, Kathy Castor, Pramila Jayapal, A. Mceachin, Bobby Rush, Lauren Underwood as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8354 titled “To prohibit Federal financial participation under Medicaid for non-emergency transportation provided to access services for which Federal financial participation is prohibited” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Buddy Carter Earl with Elise Stefanik as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8358 titled “To establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by ensuring the safety of food, preventing foodborne illness, maintaining safety reviews and reassessments of food additives, enforcing pesticide residue tolerances, improving the surveillance of foodborne pathogens, 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. Rosa DeLauro with Nanette Barragan, Sheila Jackson Lee, Gwen Moore, Jimmy Panetta, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1226 titled “Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2022, as Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they affect Black individuals”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester with Brian Fitzpatrick as cosponsor.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to electrodiagnostic services under the Medicare program. | Rep. Sessions, Pete | House of Representatives |
| To protect clean air and public health by expanding fenceline and ambient air monitoring and access to air quality information for communities affected by air pollution, to require hazardous air pollutant monitoring at the fenceline of facilities whose emissions are linked to local health threats, to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates rules that require hazardous air pollutant data measurement and electronic submission at fencelines and stacks of industrial source categories, to expand and strengthen the national ambient air quality monitoring network, to deploy air sensors in communities affected by air pollution, and for other purposes. | Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit Federal financial participation under Medicaid for non-emergency transportation provided to access services for which Federal financial participation is prohibited. | Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" | House of Representatives |
| To establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by ensuring the safety of food, preventing foodborne illness, maintaining safety reviews and reassessments of food additives, enforcing pesticide residue tolerances, improving the surveillance of foodborne pathogens, and for other purposes. | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 19 through July 25, 2022, as "Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week", and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of maternal mental health conditions as they affect Black individuals. | Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa |
