Bill H.Con.Res.100 titled “Expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the establishment of a new United States consulate or diplomatic mission in Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lee Zeldin with Lauren Boebert, Ted Budd, Ben Cline, Eric Crawford, Brian Fitzpatrick, Andrew Garbarino, Carlos Gimenez, Louie Gohmert, Yvette Herrell, Ronny Jackson, Bill Johnson, David Kustoff, Doug Lamborn, Peter Meijer, John Moolenaar, Ralph Norman, Scott Perry, Cathy Rodgers, Maria Salazar, Elise Stefanik, Ann Wagner, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8372 titled “To prohibit the exercise of authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to the United Nations and related organizations” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro with James Mcgovern as cosponsor.
The Foreign Affairs Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to the establishment of a new United States consulate or diplomatic mission in Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians. | Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the exercise of authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to the United Nations and related organizations. | Rep. Castro, Joaquin | House of Representatives |
