Bill H.R.8405 titled “To preserve access to abortion medications” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Cori Bush with Donald Beyer, Sheila Jackson Lee, Betty Mccollum, Eleanor Norton, Ilhan Omar as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8407 titled “To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier.
Bill H.R.8408 titled “To require a time limitation on covered agency mask mandate requirements, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security Energy and Commerce and Rules 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. Jake Ellzey.
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 preserve access to abortion medications. | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections. | Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark | House of Representatives |
| To require a time limitation on covered agency mask mandate requirements, and for other purposes. | Rep. Ellzey, Jake | House of Representatives |
